What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "TANF Policy Academy for Innovative Employment Strategies- Career Pathways", offered by Administration for Children and Families - OFA. It is associated with CFDA program 93.475. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is announcing the solicitation of applications to award cooperative agreements in accordance with Section 413 (a), (c), and (h) of the Social Securit...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on May 29, 2018. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is $125,000 -- $125,000. Total estimated funding: $500,000. Expected number of awards: 4.

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Closed · HHS-2018-ACF-OFA-FJ-1345 · CFDA 93.475 · Discretionary

TANF Policy Academy for Innovative Employment Strategies- Career Pathways

Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - OFA, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$125K-$125K
Award range: Closed
Status: May 29, 2018
Close date: 4
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

TANF Policy Academy for Innovative Employment Strategies- Career Pathways is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families - OFA that offered $125,000 -- $125,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 22 other opportunities from Administration for Children and Families - OFA.

$125K-$125K
award range: Closed
application status: 4
expected awards: 93.475
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

TANF Policy Academy for Innovative Employment… is closed (last close May 29, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Administration for Children and Families - OFA still indexes 22 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 29, 2018

Posted Mar 29 Closes May 29

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is announcing the solicitation of applications to award cooperative agreements in accordance with Section 413 (a), (c), and (h) 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. State agencies receiving cooperative agreements under this Funding Opportunity Announcement will work closely with ACF program, and research and evaluation staff, the local evaluator, and other collaborative partners to enhance and improve career pathways in local TANF programs to improve TANF participants’ employment outcomes. Career pathways provide training, work experience and support services designed to enable low-income, low skilled individuals to acquire credentials and advance in high-demand, growth industries. 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.

Public-sector applicant lane · Administration for Children and Families - OFA

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for TANF Policy Academy for Innovative Employment… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). 2 other Administration for Children and Families - OFA listings share this eligibility-code string (9% of 23).

Code 00: State governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

ACF Applications Help Desk app_support@acf.hhs.gov

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