30d FRN TANF Comments

June 20, 2025
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
RE:
Comment on Fiscal Responsibility Act TANF Pilot Programs
To Whom It May Concern:
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Fiscal Responsibility Act TANF Pilot
Programs. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) exists to strengthen marriage and family life
and advance the welfare of children through research and public education. We appreciate the
direction being taken in these pilot programs and are especially encouraged by the emphasis on
both work and family strengthening. A TANF program that prioritizes not only employment
outcomes but also family stability is essential for promoting the long-term flourishing of families
and children. As the program enters its next phase, we would like to provide evidence and
support for the outcomes TANF hopes to achieve.
1. A recent IFS and UPenn report on working men and family formation found that men aged 2554 who are married and living with their own children are much more likely to have a full-time
job with a good wage (greater than $60,000 per year) and benefits than unmarried men,
demonstrating the unmistakable positive relationship between marriage and work. Qualities such
as responsibility and accountability which are essential for succeeding in the work place are
often strengthened and reinforced by the commitment of marriage.
2. As research shows, marriage, in particular, is a pillar of stability in a child’s life. Children born
to married parents are significantly less likely to see the dissolution of their family, by about 20%
on average. Furthermore, there is ample evidence that suggests marriage is a cause of human
flourishing. As such, it should be a vital outcome of the TANF pilot programs which seek to help
families rise above their current circumstances.
Therefore, the IFS supports the goals of the new TANF pilot programs which seek to create a
stronger, self-sufficient American families.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Sincerely,
Grant Bailey
Research Associate
The Institute for Family Studies

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Grant Bailey
InfoCollection (ACF)
Request For Proposals: Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) Pilot Projects Under The Fiscal
Responsibility (FRA) Act Of 2023
Friday, June 20, 2025 5:25:49 PM
IFS TANF Comments.pdf

June 20, 2025
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
RE:      Comment on Fiscal Responsibility Act TANF Pilot Programs
To Whom It May Concern:
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the Fiscal Responsibility Act TANF
Pilot Programs. The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) exists to strengthen marriage and family
life and advance the welfare of children through research and public education. We appreciate
the direction being taken in these pilot programs and are especially encouraged by the
emphasis on both work and family strengthening. A TANF program that prioritizes not only
employment outcomes but also family stability is essential for promoting the long-term
flourishing of families and children. As the program enters its next phase, we would like to
provide evidence and support for the outcomes TANF hopes to achieve.
1. A recent IFS and UPenn report on working men and family formation found that men aged
25-54 who are married and living with their own children are much more likely to have a fulltime job with a good wage (greater than $60,000 per year) and benefits than unmarried men,
demonstrating the unmistakable positive relationship between marriage and work. Qualities
such as responsibility and accountability which are essential for succeeding in the work place
are often strengthened and reinforced by the commitment of marriage.
2. As research shows, marriage, in particular, is a pillar of stability in a child’s life. Children
born to married parents are significantly less likely to see the dissolution of their family, by
about 20% on average. Furthermore, there is ample evidence that suggests marriage is a cause
of human flourishing. As such, it should be a vital outcome of the TANF pilot programs which
seek to help families rise above their current circumstances.
Therefore, the IFS supports the goals of the new TANF pilot programs which seek to create a
stronger, self-sufficient American families.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Sincerely,
Grant Bailey
Research Associate
The Institute for Family Studies

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Zuriceida Quinones
InfoCollection (ACF)
Monday, May 26, 2025 8:45:57 PM

Necesito el programa TNAF urgentemente. Soy madre soltera y tengo un niño de 3 años, vivía
con una amiga y me echo a la calle con violencia y me estoy quedando con unos
desconocidos.

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public commento n federal register
Monday, May 26, 2025 4:32:14 PM

no american tax dollars should be spent on illegal immigrants who have no right to be in this country. they should
not be in this country unless they can pay their own way. no american ever asked for any bill that would pay theway
and keep giving free phones, free transport, free rent, free food, free medical care, freee education to these grifters.
they dont pay their own way they are dregs on america. stop robbing america.
jean publiee [email protected]

On Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 05:06:01 PM EDT, jean public wrote:

sanctuary states - can they be trusted
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
    1. [OMB #: 0970-0531]

AGENCY:
Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.

ACTION:
Request for public comments.

SUMMARY:
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing to reissue an information collection to request
information from interested states for the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) pilot program. This request is proposed under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 09700531 and is a reissuing of a previously approved information collection to select states for the FRA pilot program.

DATES:
Comments due June 20, 2025. OMB will make a decision about the collection of information after this public
comment period ends and comments have been considered.

ADDRESSES:
You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of information and submit comments by emailing
[email protected]. Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description: The FRA authorized a new opportunity for states to pilot program performance and accountability
measures in TANF. Under the pilot, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may select up to
five state TANF grantees to negotiate performance benchmarks for work and family stability outcomes instead of
adhering to the standard TANF Work Participation Rate. The ACF Office of Family Assistance (OFA) administers
federal grant programs that foster family economic stability and independence, including the TANF program. As
such, OFA is responsible for designing and carrying out the FRA TANF Pilot Program, including selecting the five
states to participate in the pilot, working with the states to identify performance benchmarks and associated targets,
and monitoring performance of the pilot states throughout the duration of the pilot.
ACF received approval for a previous information collection (Title: Fiscal Responsibility Act TANF Pilot Program;
OMB #: 0970-0531) on July 17, 2024. Twenty-three states and territories responded to the information collection
from July through September 2024. In November 2024, ACF announced the selection of five states to participate in
the FRA TANF Pilot Program. In March 2025, the Trump Administration announced a new direction for the FRA
TANF Pilot Program, ending pilot participation for the states selected in November of 2024 and communicating
plans to issue a new request for pilot proposals aligned with the Administration's focus on promoting work and
reducing dependency and the key measures of success related to those priorities. This new request to OMB is to
collect information from states about their interest and suitability for participation in the new direction being taken
for the FRA TANF Pilot Program.
OFA also intends to provide programmatic technical assistance (TA) to the pilot states. ACF's Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) studies ACF programs, including TANF, and the populations they serve through
rigorous research and evaluation projects. OPRE will be responsible for the federal evaluation of the FRA TANF
Pilots Program and intends to provide data- and evaluation-related TA to the pilot states.
Respondents: States operating TANF programs and interested in innovations within those programs focused on
promoting work and reducing dependency. In accordance with title IV-A of the Social Security Act, states is defined
as the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States
Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. See42 U.S.C. 619(5).
Annual Burden Estimates
The Proposal for TANF Pilot Program Participation is intentionally succinct and will be considered in combination
with existing sources of administrative data. Therefore, ACF estimates that a state will spend approximately 10
hours compiling information and responding to the request. In the first issuing of this information collection in July
2024, ACF received responses from 23 states and territories. The estimated number of respondents in the table

below is based on the number of responses received in the first round and ACF's expectations for number of
responses in the second round.
Instrument Total number of respondents Total number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per
response Total burden hours Proposal for TANF Pilot Program Participation 25 1 10 250
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 611(e).
Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.

[FR Doc. 2025-09098 Filed 5-20-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4184-36-P

Published Document: 2025-09098 (90 FR 21776)

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Curtis Bess
InfoCollection (ACF)
How it works
Sunday, May 25, 2025 1:51:04 AM

I would like to be sent what is about for single white males and how the whole program works
tanf. Curtis Lee bess