One-Time TANF (OTTANF) - Crisis Cash Payment
Run by Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), a state agency
One-time $1,000 cash payment for Texas families with children who are facing a short-term financial crisis - loss of job, loss of housing, medical emergency, or loss of child support. Designed to keep families stable without enrolling them in monthly TANF. Available once per 12-month period. A separate One-Time TANF for Relatives provides a once-in-a-lifetime $1,000 payment to grandparents, aunts, uncles, and siblings caring for a related child under age 18. The income threshold for OTTANF (200% FPL) is far more accessible than monthly TANF (50% FPL), so many Texas families overlook this option.
- Award
- $1,000
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Run by
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
- State
Who it's for
- Texas resident with at least one child age 18 or younger. Family income at or below 200% FPL. Resources at or below $1,000. Must be experiencing a qualifying crisis (job loss, housing loss, medical emergency, or loss of child support). Cannot currently receive monthly TANF. Choosing OTTANF makes the household ineligible for TANF, TANF-SP, or another OTTANF for 12 months.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) decides who gets help.
How to apply
You apply on the program's own website. GrantLantern doesn't process applications. We link you straight to the source.
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One-Time TANF (OTTANF) - Crisis Cash Payment is one option. What else may help?
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Where this comes from
Details are based on the program's official information. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) decides who is eligible, not GrantLantern. Check current requirements on their site before you apply.