Feds Extend Job Program Survey for One Year
Published Date: 4/29/2026
Notice
Summary
The Administration for Children and Families is asking to extend a survey for one more year to track how well new job programs help people with tough challenges, like health issues or limited work experience, find and keep jobs. This affects participants in the NextGen Project and helps measure real changes in their lives up to nearly two years after joining. Public comments are open until May 29, 2026, with no extra costs involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
You may be asked to take a follow-up survey
If you are enrolled in the NextGen Project, OPRE plans to continue the second follow-up survey through April 2027 so participants can be surveyed about outcomes 18 to 21 months after enrollment. The survey covers topics like employment, earnings, health, and criminal-justice involvement; the extension would collect up to 160 responses and each response averages 0.83 hours.
NextGen targets people with complex challenges
The Next Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies (NextGen) Project tests new employment programs designed to help people with complex challenges (for example, physical or mental health conditions, criminal-justice involvement, or limited work skills) secure economic independence. The project also partners with the Social Security Administration to focus on early employment interventions for people with current or foreseeable disabilities who have limited work history and may be potential Supplemental Security Income applicants.
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