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Building and Sustaining Data Analytics Capacity: The TANF Data Collaborative Pilot Initiative Final Report

In 2017, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began the TANF Data Innovation (TDI) project. Its goal was to expand TANF agencies use of TANF administrative and employment data to improve program services and outcomes for families with low incomes. This report focuses on the…

Organizations: MDRC, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy (AISP)

Authors: Melissa Wavelet, Erika Lundquist, Stephanie Rubino, Robert M. Goerge

Published Year: 2024

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In 2017, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began the TANF Data Innovation (TDI) project. Its goal was to expand TANF agencies use of TANF administrative and employment data to improve program services and outcomes for families with low incomes. This report focuses on the TANF Data Collaborative (TDC) component of the TDI. TDC provided technical assistance (TA) and learning opportunities to two groups: all TANF agencies serving families on or eligible for TANF, and a select few agencies chosen for the TDC Pilot Initiative.