662839 - FY27 RFP COAEEAP27007 for TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE for NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) GRANT PROPOSAL
Funding Opportunity Details

Community Access

Final Application Deadline: Jun 18, 2026 4:00 PM

Description

• Purpose

  The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) # COAEEAP26007 is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to select the most qualified applicants to provide state-wide and local programming that supports economic mobility for Iowa families. Funds are made available through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and must achieve one of the four purposes of TANF:

  1. Provide assistance to needy families
  2. End dependence on benefits
  3. Prevent and reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies
  4. Encourage two-parent families

   

  Priority Projects will demonstrate that they can make measurable progress in the following areas:

  · Reducing barriers to consistent and stable employment for the TANF-eligible (≤ 200% FPL) population

  · Enhancing opportunities for TANF-eligible Iowans who are employed to increase their income

  · Reducing dependence on government-provided benefits or assistance

  · Improving overall education and work-readiness gains for the TANF-eligible population

  · Enhancing community-based and local programming focused on economic mobility for the TANF-eligible population

   

  Schedule of Important Dates (All times and dates listed are local Iowa time.)

  The following dates are set forth for informational purposes. The Agency reserves the right to modify these dates at its discretion.

  EVENT	DATE
  RFP Issued	May 14, 2026
  Written Questions and Responses
  1st Round Questions Due: 1st Round Responses Posted By:   Final Questions Due: Final Responses Posted By:	May 21, 2026 May 28, 2026   June 4, 2026 June 11, 2026
  Applications Due	June 18, 2026, by 4:00 PM Local Iowa Time
  Post Notice of Intent to Award	On or around July 8, 2026

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