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The OFA PeerTA Archive captures historical information from the peerta.acf.hhs.gov website for reference and record-keeping purposes. The PeerTA site contains information posted within the past three years. You can search for any prior information below.

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

This announcement from the Center on Law and Social Policy (CLASP) shares that state Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) plans must describe strategies to prioritize employment and training services for “public…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

This Office of Family Assistance Program Instruction (PI) reminds TANF jurisdictions that federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Maintenance-of-Effort (MOE) funds cannot be used to provide juvenile justice services. The Office of…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

This Information Memorandum (IM) encourages TANF and child welfare agencies to coordinate and share data on the children, youth, and families they both serve. It reminds TANF programs that they are permitted under federal law to determine their own…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

In this “Dear Colleague” letter, the Department of Education clarifies important information about student eligibility for Pell Grants and student financial aid. Through the Higher Education Act’s “Ability to Benefit” provision, federal aid will be…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

This "Dear Colleague Letter," issued by the Office of Family Assistance in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the new roles for state Temporary Assistance for…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

This Training and Employment Notice provides information for State and local workforce system leaders, One Stop Centers, and other employment and training system stakeholders. The Notice explains the Employment and Training Administration’s plans to…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

The Administration for Children and Families' Office of Family Assistance issued a "Dear Colleague" letter to their TANF program stakeholders. The letter highlights a Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) issued on March 26, 2015 by the…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

The U.S. Department of Labor recently published this letter to provide guidance and planning information to states, local workforce areas, and other recipients of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title I youth formula funds on activities related to…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

On Monday, March 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced its second round of 811 Project Rental Assistance (PRA) awards of $150,369,989 in rental assistance to 25 state housing agencies. In turn, the state…