Tribal TANF Training & Technical Assistance

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OFA Peer TA

Have an innovative solution? Or are you wondering how other tribal programs handled a challenge you are facing? Check out OFA Peer TA. Peer TA’s goal is to establish linkages among TANF agencies and their partners serving TANF and low-income families at the state, county, local, and tribal level.

The Office of Family Assistance provides Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) to state, tribal, and local TANF programs. Through TTA, OFA helps TANF agencies strengthen their programs so they can better and promote the self-sufficiency of TANF participants and TANF-eligible individuals. Training and technical assistance specialists provide program expertise, resources, information, and connections to research and practice specialists.

OFA administers proactive and responsive TTA using a variety of methods, including webinars, virtual workshops, and online forums, as well as site exchanges, roundtables, and site visits. OFA invests heavily in long-term TTA activities, such as communities of learnings to policy academies. All TTA activities are documented in reports, practice briefs, podcasts, or other platforms and made available on the Peer TA Network website, www.peerta.acf.hhs.gov . The website serves as a repository for all TANF TTA activities, field-generated questions and responses, weekly and special email alerts, and more. Additionally, state, tribal, and local TANF agencies can request TTA online on the PeerTA website.

Below are significant pages on the PeerTA website:

  • Webinars - PeerTA has a vast library of recent and historical webinars that can be accessed on demand.
  • Career Pathways Information - Resources from OFA and partners on career pathways.
  • Peer Connections - Members of the TANF community can support each other through a question and response page.
  • Online Learning Center - The TANF community can access online trainings and webinars such housed on the website.

We encourage you to visit the PeerTA website and join our growing community of TANF stakeholders by signing up for of our email newsletter to receive the latest information and trends.

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