Welfare Pilot Projects to Start Anew

Excerpt:  “ACF sent a letter to officials in five states, notifying them they were deselected from a pilot project the Biden administration attempted to finalize after the election. The Trump administration will take a new approach aligned with the commitment to promoting work and reducing dependency. The previously selected states will be subject to work participation rates for Fiscal Year 2026 unless they are selected under a new request for pilot proposals. The letter encouraged the five states to reapply for the pilot once the new application is released. ACF, through its Office of Family Assistance, will issue a new solicitation for proposals in the coming weeks – aimed at promoting work and reducing dependency – and will work to meet statutory deadlines and select a new cohort of states for the pilot later this year.”