The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) offers cooperative agreements for its Temporary Assistance for Needy Families’ (TANF) Policy Academy for Innovative Employment Strategies (PAIES) project. This grant is for state TANF programs to develop and implement innovative approaches to increase employment outcomes for TANF participants. Grantees will transition from traditional case management to coaching models, working closely with ACF and partners. The PAIES aims to document and disseminate promising strategies to the TANF field. These 18-month agreements will inform best practices for improving participant employment.
Opportunity ID: 293925
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2018-ACF-OFA-FJ-1280 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | TANF Policy Academy for Innovative Employment Strategies-Coaching |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.475 — TANF Policy Academy for Innovative Employment Strategies (PAIES) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 29, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 29, 2018 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 29, 2018 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jun 28, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $125,000 |
| Award Floor: | $125,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Human service agencies from States, including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are eligible to receive assistance. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Administration for Children and Families – OFA |
| Description: |
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) is announcing the solicitation of applications to award cooperative agreements in accordance with Section 413 (a) of the Social Security Act, to participate in a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families’ (TANF) Policy Academy for Innovative Employment Strategies (PAIES) project. The PAIES is a series of interactive engagement and technical assistance activities designed to help state TANF programs develop, plan, and implement comprehensive, innovative approaches to increase employment outcomes for TANF participants.
Cooperative agreements under this Funding Opportunity Announcement will work closely with ACF program, and research and evaluation staff, the local scholar/evaluator, and other collaborative partners to transition from traditional models of case management to coaching models to improve TANF participants’ employment outcomes. The PAIES work performed under the cooperative agreements will inform the TANF field by documenting and disseminating emerging and promising strategies to increase TANF participants’ employment outcomes. Cooperative Agreements awarded to state TANF programs under this FOA provide 18 months of funding to participate in the PAIES subject to the availability of funds. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2018-ACF-OFA-FJ-1280 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
ACF Applications Help Desk
app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email:app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov Email: app_support@acf.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.475 | HHS-2018-ACF-OFA-FJ-1280 | TANF Policy Academy for Innovative Employment Strategies-Coaching | PKG00239819 | Mar 29, 2018 | May 29, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
293925 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
293925 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
293925 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
293925 SF424A-1.0.pdf
293925 SF424B-1.1.pdf
293925 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
293925 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
293925 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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