Planning Tools, Policy Resources, and Funding Guidance

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Tools to help you plan, implement, and review your child support-led employment services program as well as guidance identifying allowable federal funding sources.

Implementation and Program Planning Guide and Checklist

To help child support programs implement or enhance a noncustodial parent employment program, we’ve developed a guide and checklist. These documents identify most decisions that should be considered during planning and implementation.

Policy Resources

Policy resources identifying allowable federal funding sources and strategies.

Office of Family Assistance Funding Guidance

Office of Child Support Enforcement Funding Guidance

Federal Funding Models

There are only three federal funding approaches for an employment services program for noncustodial parents who are unable to pay child support; Section 1115 Waiver, Exemption to Reinvest Child Support Incentive Payments, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

These overviews are for the two OCSE-sponsored approaches. They present information that should be considered while exploring each funding option:

This overview provides information about creating partnerships with TANF agencies to provide noncustodial parent employment services.