Coordinating Employment Services Across the TANF and WIA Programs

This report, developed by Mathematica Policy Research for HHS Administration for Children and Families, examines coordination efforts between two systems that are providing parallel services.  The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs provide employment and training services to a targeted population of low income individuals. The similarities between the TANF and WIA programs have generated interest in the coordination and integration of services across the two programs since their inception in the late 1990s. Nonetheless, it remains unclear how and to what degree the programs are coordinating at the state and local level. The Study of TANF/WIA Coordination, initiated in 2011 by the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, explored the supports, strategies, and considerations that influence coordination within selected locations across the country. Read the report here.