C.F.R. » Title 45 » CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE (ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › PART 264—OTHER ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS › Subpart B—What Are the Requirements for the Contingency Fund?

45 C.F.R. § 264.71

What determines the amount of the provisional payment of contingency funds that will be made to a State?

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We will make a provisional payment to a State that meets the requirements of § 264.70, within the following limits:

(a) The amount that we will pay to a State in a fiscal year will not exceed an amount equal to 1/12 times 20 percent of that State's SFAG for that fiscal year, multiplied by the number of eligible months for which the State has requested contingency funds;

(b) The total amount that we will pay to all States during a fiscal year will not exceed the amount appropriated for this purpose; and

(c) We will pay contingency funds to States in the order in which we receive requests for such payments.