Project Grant 90XP0573

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Social Services Research and Demonstration (CFDA 93.647) program to Adoptive & Foster Families Of Maine, Inc. This 12-month grant, running from August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025, aims to address critical gaps in the support and recognition of kinship care in Maine and at the federal level through the "Kinship Caregiver Support Management System...

The National Council For Adoption received a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption Opportunities program (CFDA 93.652). The funding will be used to enhance and disseminate existing curricula to educate and empower hospital-based staff on providing adoption-sensitive interactions with expectant parents considering adoption. The project, titled the HBAST (Hospital-Based...

This $1,898,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Social Services Research and Demonstration (CFDA 93.647) program will fund the Clark County, NV Family Services Foster Care Recruitment and Placement Project. The project aims to increase outreach and recruitment efforts to obtain quality caregivers, as well as provide fingerprinting and background check services. The award period runs from August 31, 2024 to August 30, 2025. As the primary...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) is focused on investigating practices of foster caregivers and the developmental outcomes of youth in foster care. The $506,454 grant, awarded to Virginia Commonwealth University, has an award period from September 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029. The key objectives of this research project are three-fold: 1) to...

The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families received a $1.73 million formula grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The objective of this federal grant program is to incentivize states to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services a $1,044,000 Formula Grant under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments (CFDA 93.603) program. The grant period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025. The grant aims to increase the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship annually. Toward this end, sub-awards were provided to...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families has awarded a $80,987,811 Adoption Assistance Block Grant (CFDA 93.659) to the Oregon Department of Human Services, Self-Sufficiency Division. The grant will fund the provision of adoption subsidies and support services for children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families. Key products and services to be delivered include comprehensive adoption support, such as pre- and...

This federal Block Grant award, with a total funding amount of $261,486,845.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659). The funding supports the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families, enabling the Florida Department of Children and Families and its partner organizations to deliver comprehensive adoption support services, including...

The Department of Social Services in Missouri received a $116,138,820 federal block grant award from the Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption Assistance program (CFDA 93.659). This grant funding will be used to support the adoption of children with special needs who cannot be reunited with their families. The grant enables the Missouri Department of Social Services to deliver comprehensive adoption support services, including adoption subsidies, pre- and post-adoption...

This $23.5 million formula grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families funds the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments Program (CFDA 93.603) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The program provides incentives to California and eligible tribes to increase annually the number of children in foster care who are adopted or placed in legal guardianship. The Department of Social Services of California receives the award and...