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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF):
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides assistance and work opportunities to needy families by granting states the Federal funds and wide flexibility to develop and implement their own welfare programs.

The Office of Family Assistance (OFA), which is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, oversees the TANF Program, which was created by the Welfare Reform Law of 1996. TANF became effective July 1, 1997, and replaced what was then commonly known as welfare: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) programs.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Family Assistance

Thrifty Food Plan (TFP):
Eligible households are issued a monthly allotment of Food Stamps based on the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), a low-cost model diet plan. The TFP is based on National Academy of Sciences’ Recommended Dietary Allowances, and on food choices of low-income households.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Trade Adjustment Assistance:
Part of the One-Stop Career Center System, the program assists people who have been laid off because of the impact of foreign imported goods on products they produced through their employer or because their company outsourced work outside of the United States.
Source: Department of Labor