ACF-196R Narrative Excellence Guide: Template 3

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This template can be used for Other Expenditures (Line 23 - includes Tribal TANF Programs and unique programs). It offers guidance on key components and proposed questions to answer.

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2025-10-07T00:00:00
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ACF-196R Narrative Excellence Guide: Template 2

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This template can be used for Non-Assistance Authorized Solely Under Prior Law (Lines 8a-8c). It offers guidance on key components and proposed questions to answer.

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ACF-196R Narrative Excellence Guide: Template 1

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This template can be used for Assistance Authorized Solely Under Prior Law (Lines 7a-7c). It offers guidance on key components and proposed questions to answer.

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Coaching in a Virtual World Module

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Through technology, the opportunity to provide coaching virtually has become a reality. The Coaching in a Virtual World module was developed for case managers and their supervisors to enhance their knowledge of how to implement best coaching practices in a virtual world. It discusses the benefits of virtual coaching, and how to implement virtual coaching in a person-centered way. The module also provides strategies to address virtual coaching challenges. 

The Coaching in a Virtual World module builds upon and incorporates the previous modules from the Coaching for Success series designed for TANF employment case managers.

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2025-10-15T00:00:00
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2025-10-15
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TANF Fraud Risk Management: EBT Card Fraud Prevention Checklist

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This guide addresses two significant fraud vulnerabilities the GAO identified: beneficiary misuse of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards (including selling cards on e-commerce platforms) and EBT card fraud perpetrated by agency employees. The checklist provides concrete security features, monitoring protocols, and response procedures to safeguard TANF benefits delivered through EBT cards.

The entirety of the TANF Fraud Risk Management: Visual Resources for TANF Agencies can be accessed here: https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/tanf-fraud-risk-management-visual-resources-tanf-agencies.

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2025-10-01T00:00:00
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TANF Fraud Risk Management: TANF Fraud Risk Quick Reference Guide

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This visual guide, developed in alignment with GAO recommendations, focuses on key TANF fraud risks organized by the type of individual potentially involved in committing fraud (e.g., beneficiary, agency employee, subrecipient, contractor) and outlines clear risk indicators, prevention strategies, and detection methods. The guide is designed to support TANF agencies in strengthening program integrity through a user-centered, accessible format that promotes transparency and accountability.

The entirety of the TANF Fraud Risk Management: Visual Resources for TANF Agencies can be accessed here: https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/tanf-fraud-risk-management-visual-resources-tanf-agencies.

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TANF Fraud Risk Management: Visual Resources for TANF Agencies

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These visual guides support TANF agencies in proactively identifying, preventing, and mitigating fraud risks before they escalate to federal oversight. Grounded in the findings of GAO Report 25-107290, these resources address specific vulnerabilities in TANF fraud risk management and translate those insights into practical tools. By implementing these strategies, TANF agencies can strengthen program integrity, reduce inefficient spending, enhance accountability, and prevent the diversion of funds from their intended purpose, thereby upholding TANF’s core mission of assisting families in need.

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2025-10-01T00:00:00
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Funding Kinship Services: A Primer on Federal Funding Sources

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This Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network primer was developed to offer service providers basic information about federal programs that can be used to finance kinship services and programs. Information for each source includes which federal agency administers the funding source, services the funding source can finance, and basic eligibility information. This funding primer is not intended to be an in-depth explanation of each source but, rather, a high-level overview that can be used to aid further research.

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2025-06-10T00:00:00
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2025-06-10
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TANF, SSP-MOE, and Tribal TANF - Data Reporting System Transmission Files Layouts and Edits

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The Office of Family Assistance released these resources to aid grantees in data reporting for TANF, SSP-MOE, and Tribal TANF.

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2025-02-05T00:00:00
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2025-02-05
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ANA Awards Over $21 Million to 26 New Community Partners in Fiscal Year 2024

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The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) awarded $21.4 million to 26 Tribes and Native organizations to help improve their communities’ social and economic well-being and Native language programs in Fiscal Year 2024. This ANA resource announces the community partners who received funding for the Native Language Preservation and Maintenance programming, the Esther Martinez Language Immersion grant, Strategic Economic Development (SEDS), Strategic Economic Development — Alaska (SEDS-AK), and Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE).

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2024-11-20T00:00:00
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2024-11-20
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