# 2026-11797: HHS Seeks Comments on TANF Pilot Evaluation

2026-11797, Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Pilot Evaluation, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Children and Families Administration published 2026-06-12, effective Comments due July 13, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-19).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11797
- Title: Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Pilot Evaluation
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 35690
- Published: 2026-06-12
- Effective: Comments due July 13, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-13
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-19

## In one line

HHS Seeks Comments on TANF Pilot Evaluation

## Summary

The government is testing new ways to help families get Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits by picking up to five states to try out fresh performance goals. They’ll study how these pilots work and how families do afterward, using surveys and interviews. This project starts soon, asks for public feedback by July 13, 2026, and aims to improve future help programs with smart data.

## Abstract

The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is proposing to collect data for the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Pilot Evaluation.

## Effects PRIA read

- Up to Five States Will Pilot TANF Benchmarks: mixed, medium. The Department of Health and Human Services may select up to five states to test new outcomes-based performance benchmarks in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. The pilot results will be studied and used to produce a report to Con…
- Surveys and Interviews Will Require Participant Time: cost, low. The evaluation will collect data from TANF staff and participants using multiple instruments, including a 12-month post-TANF-exit survey of 3,000 participants (0.75 hours each) and 100 in-depth participant interviews (1.25 hours each). The package of instruments totals an estimated 2,414 annual bur…

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## Sources
- [2026-11797 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/12/2026-11797/submission-for-office-of-management-and-budget-review-temporary-assistance-for-needy-families-tanf)
- [2026-11797 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-12/pdf/2026-11797.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11797 (as of 2026-06-19).