Administration For Children & Families Cancels TANF Pilot Project Awarded In November 2024

The federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) canceled a five-state pilot project for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work and Family Well-Being pilot. The selected states, announced in November 2024—California, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, and Ohio—were testing new program performance and accountability measures over the six-year pilot term. ACF announced the cancellation on March 10, 2025. The notice to the five states said the ACF Office of Family Assistance intends to issue a new solicitation for proposals to select a new cohort of states. ACF encouraged the previously selected states to reapply to . . .