Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Innovation (TDI) Project

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval to conduct a needs assessment as part of the TANF Data Innovation (TDI) project. The purpose is to gather information about state TANF agencies’ needs and capacities to set up and operate linked administrative data systems and to use data to improve programs. The primary goal of this information collection is to inform our approach to providing state and county TANF agencies training and technical assistance on using data to build evidence. We also intend to summarize findings from the needs assessment in a published report and use aggregated data for internal ACF planning purposes. ACF/OPRE is seeking permission to contact state TANF agency administrators for this purpose.

The latest form for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Data Innovation (TDI) Project expires 2022-02-28 and can be found here.