This Office of Family Assistance webpage is a directory of free resources available for Temporary Assistance for Needy (TANF) block grant programs and other federal workforce development programs. This 2025 edition of the Catalog includes 24 identified toolkits that were published by federal agencies, state agencies, research organizations, and workforce stakeholders. Each featured resource aligns with ACF priorities and uplifts the presidential administration’s streamlining of fragmented workforce development programs that have been historically too disconnected from propelling workers into secure, well-paying, and high-need American jobs. They include information on collaborating with employers, strengthening registered apprenticeship programs, linking community college or job training into sequential credentials, starting a Career Pathways initiative, and engaging state, local, and county partners.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) non-assistance funds flow through workforce boards, employment program providers, and community partners—but data about service delivery often lives in separate systems. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified this as a core program integrity challenge: without cross-agency data infrastructure, TANF agencies struggle to assess provider performance, identify service gaps, and connect spending to participant outcomes.

As a result, the Office of Family Assistance’s State and Tribal Technical Assistance and Resources (STAR) team developed the TANF Program Integrity Office Hours as a series of topical peer learning sessions where TANF agencies can share what's working, explore real challenges, and walk away with practical strategies they can use to address the challenge identified by GAO.

This recording includes key takeaways from the July session, highlights from peer discussions, and an overview of how to use and navigate the companion resource, which can help TANF programs assess and strengthen their own provider contracts and accountability structures.

This Office of Family Assistance brief focuses specifically on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) child-only cases in which a child receives assistance while a parent is excluded from the assistance unit because of citizenship or immigration status. The brief examines how common these cases are among broader TANF child-only cases and brings greater attention to a part of TANF that can be easy to overlook.

For TANF practitioners, this resource provides useful context for understanding the families behind child-only cases and the different circumstances that can shape eligibility. It can help TANF staff understand the impact of child-only cases involving a parent excluded because of immigration status and how they impact program caseloads, spending, and reporting.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services added new peer support programs to the Title-IV Prevention Services Clearinghouse, for which all states can now claim federal reimbursement. The expansion advances the Trump Administration’s Great American Recovery and A Home for Every Child initiatives by equipping states with evidence-based resources to help parents overcome addiction, thereby strengthening families and reducing the number of children entering foster care. The services are designed to connect parents and caregivers with people who have lived experience navigating similar challenges, providing practical support, encouragement, and connections to community resources before families reach a crisis point. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) practitioners can use this resource to better understand how peer support can complement existing services, engage families in a more accessible and supportive way, and connect parents and caregivers to resources that can help promote family stability and well-being.

This Administration for Children and Families announcement highlights $6 million in funding for 10 jurisdictions to advance the use of predictive risk modeling in child welfare. These jurisdictions will pilot technology aimed at using data to help child welfare agencies identify patterns and potentially recognize situations where families may benefit from earlier or more targeted support.

This announcement is useful for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) leaders and staff who are thinking about how to strengthen coordination across systems and improve early intervention efforts. The announcement may encourage practitioners to consider how data can support human judgment, relationship-building, and direct engagement with families. Ultimately, it offers a window into how child welfare systems are evolving and what that may mean for the broader network of services that support family stability.

Parents who face barriers to employment often need coordinated support to remain actively involved in their children's lives. This Office for Planning, Research and Evaluation report shares lessons learned from programs serving disadvantaged noncustodial parents, including strategies for improving employment, parenting, and family engagement outcomes. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) practitioners can use these findings to develop more effective services that address the unique needs of noncustodial parents while supporting stronger family stability.

Join the Office of Family Assistance for a webinar on September 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. ET to learn about the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Fund. The session will cover Contingency Fund basics and highlight important updates, including the latest Terms and Conditions and the new application process. TANF practitioners, administrators, grants management staff, and relevant personnel are encouraged to attend.

Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards make it possible for people receiving benefits to access assistance when and where they need it, including when they are temporarily outside their home state. At the same time, long-term out-of-state EBT activity can raise questions about whether a household has moved and may be receiving benefits from more than one state. The Closing Long-term Out-of-State EBT (CLOSE) guidance by the Office of Family Assistance gives Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other assistance programs a structured approach for identifying and addressing these situations while strengthening program integrity.

TANF practitioners must balance two priorities: protecting public resources and making sure eligible families do not lose access to benefits because of a misunderstanding or temporary travel. The guidance can help TANF programs and their partnering agencies establish clearer processes for reviewing extended out-of-state EBT use, determining when additional information is needed, and taking appropriate action. For TANF programs, it offers best practices for improving fraud prevention and case management while creating a more consistent approach to a situation that can otherwise be difficult to navigate.

In April 2026, the Office of Family Assistance launched the TANF Program Integrity Office Hours: a series of topical peer learning sessions where state agencies can share what's working, explore real challenges, and walk away with practical strategies they can use. This landing page hosts session recordings with companion tools, lessons learned, and helpful resources.

The Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) helps states improve program integrity by securely comparing public assistance data across state lines. This Administration for Children and Families resource provides a sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines how state public assistance agencies can participate in interstate data matching and establish a framework for sharing information while protecting privacy. TANF administrators and program staff can use this MOU template to better understand how interstate data matching supports accurate eligibility determinations, reduces duplicate participation across states, and helps ensure public assistance benefits are administered efficiently and responsibly.