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Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration

Program Information

Popular name

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Program Number

93.648

Program objective

This program supports research and demonstration projects which are of national or regional significance and special projects for the demonstration of new methods which show promise of substantial contribution to the advancement of child welfare. Projects are intended to demonstrate the utilization of research in the field of child welfare to encourage experimental and special types of child welfare services, and provide professional education opportunities to prospective and current child welfare agency staff and to develop competency-based training curricula and special projects for training child welfare personnel in specific areas.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    It is anticipated that grants will continue to fund child welfare research training or demonstration programs in the areas of child welfare workforce training, workforce recruitment and retention, and the child welfare workforce curriculum development. 8 grants were awarded in FY 2016.

  2. 2017

    6 non-competing continuation grants were awarded.

  3. 2018

    6 grants were awarded in FY 2018.

  4. 2019

    6 grants were awarded in FY 2019.

  5. 2020

    6 grants were awarded in FY 2020.

  6. 2021

    8 grants were awarded in FY 2021.

  7. 2022

    12 grants were awarded in FY 22.

  8. 2023

    9 awards were awarded in FY 2023

  9. 2024

    It is anticipated that 15 awards will be issued in FY 2024.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Recipients may refer to the Remarks section of their Notice of Grant Award for specific Terms and Conditions pertaining to their grant program. Information on Post Award Requirements are posted at: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/discretionary-post-award-requirements

  1. 426 and 429, Social Security Act, Section 426 and 429, 42 U.S.C. 626 and 628b.