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TANF Program Service Delivery Options In addition to funding basic cash assistance and employment and training programs for TANF recipients, D.C. uses or intends to use federal TANF or MOE Separate State funds for the following activities for TANF-eligible families (for programs and services other than cash assistance, D.C. has eligibility criteria of under 300% of the Federal Poverty Level):

1. Employment, educational, and support service offerings developed through a multigenerational framework: a. Job Placement (JP) Service Providers help customers navigate and engage in purposeful career exploration to identify the customer’s preferred work industry and career pathway. Together, the customer and Case Manager work collaboratively to create a series of detailed Individual Responsibility Plans (dIRPs) that document the iterative steps and activities the customer will pursue to meet their employment goals. This falls under TANF purpose #3 and is not considered assistance.

b. Education & Occupational Training (EOT) Service Providers assist customers to navigate and enroll in education programs that lead to nationally recognized certifications and credentials. The EOT incentive structure recognizes education and occupational training enrollment, maintenance, and completion. Programs may include, but are not limited to, linkage to adult education and vocational educational training, programs that provide fast-track GED exam in 10 weeks or less, English as a Second Language programs, and family literacy programs. For example, DHS worked with its education partner, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), to develop a Community Health Worker (CHW) training program for TANF customers in response to the city’s efforts to hire 900 Contact Tracers to address the spread of COVID-19 during the national public health