Fund Balances and Collections Reported for the Title IV-A Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program by Wyoming Department of Family Services

This final report provides you with the results of our audit entitled Fund Balances and Collections Reported for the Title IV-A Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program by the Wyoming Department of Family Services ; Cheyenne, Wyoming.  The Department of Family Services was designated as the single State agency responsible for program administration (State agency).  Our objective was to determine whether TANF grant awards of $82,230,508 for the period January 1, 1997 through December 31, 2000, were expended or obligated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.   We found that expenditures totaling $72,130 did not meet rules applicable to use of reserve funds. We are recommending the State restore these funds to their TANF account.