Child Welfare Training Grant funds are authorized each fiscal year for grants to public or other non-profit institutions of higher learning for special projects to train personnel for work in the field of child welfare. Federal funds for Child Welfare Training Projects were available for 1) training child welfare practitioners to work effectively with youth transitioning out of foster care through the Federal Independent Living Program; 2) training managers and supervisors to enhance their capability to understand and implement ASFA; 3) competency-based training of child welfare agency supervisors; and 4) professional education for current and prospective public child welfare agency staff to obtain bachelor of social work degrees. This section of the Compendium describes the 5 Child Welfare Training Discretionary Grants funded in FY 2001 under the following priority areas: 2001D.1: Demonstration Sites: Building Analytic Capacity for Child Welfare Programs in State Systems 2001D.2: Mentor Sites: Building Analytic Capacity for Child Welfare Programs in State Systems The State of Oklahoma will establish a contractual relationship with the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare (KUSSW) to build the analytic capacity of DCFS to implement a Results Oriented Management (ROM) model developed by KUSSW and refined through this initiative. This approach emphasizes the use of information generated by an enhanced management-reporting model and research system, an organizational culture centered on creating a learning organization, and the increasing skills of managers to interpret and take action for program and policy improvements. Such a reports system offers relevant performance information at all levels of the agency in a flexible format that enables managers to obtain far more detail and analyses. A research and evaluation program will be implemented that informs agency policy and program development and culminates in a long-term research agenda providing a framework for future research. Training and technical assistance will be provided to facilitate the use of these new reports and research results. Several methods of communicating information and engaging staff in using data for program improvement will be undertaken, including research briefs and a listserv. To engage local stakeholders, three demonstration sites will be established in the community to engage community stakeholders in program improvement activities. The Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) will build its data analysis capacity by expanding on its public-private partnership with Hornby Zeller Associates (HZA). By the end of this project, DCFS expects to produce monthly and quarterly reports for management decision making, focusing on case status, case flow, performance, outcome achievement, and costs and benefits. In addition, research and evaluation activities will occur regularly inside the Program Evaluation and Data (PED) unit, and DCFS management will have extensive experience in using data, and have a thorough understanding of the findings of the different analyses. HZA's extensive experience in designing and operating data analysis units for child welfare agencies will ensure that the growth in data analysis capacity occurs quickly. Under this project, PED will begin producing monthly status and case flow information out of the State Automated Child Welfare Information System in the beginning of 2002 and outcome information will become available within 6 months thereafter. More in-depth research and evaluation projects are slated to begin during the third year of the project; the training of managers in the use of data will be an ongoing process throughout the course of the project. The Division of Child Welfare of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) will build its data-analytic capacity. The three primary objectives of the project are to establish a research center to generate studies to inform the

This document provides a list of Children's Bureau discretionary grants and cooperative agreements awarded in fiscal year 2002: 2002A: Adoption Opportunities (approximately $8,400,000) 2002A.1 Developing Projects for Increasing Adoptive Placement of Minority Children - up to $300,000 each year for three years 2002A.2 Developing Projects For Post-Legal Adoption Services - up to $300,000 each year for three years 2002A.3 Developing Projects off Respite Care as a Service For Families who Adopt Children with Special Needs - up to $300,000 each year for 3 years 2002A.4 National Adoption Internet Photolisting Service - AdoptUSKids, The National Adoption Information Exchange System, and Special Needs Adoption Recruitment and Adoptive Family Support Project - up to $4,439,000 each year for 5 years 2002B: Abandoned Infants (approximately $700,000) 2002B.1 National Resource Center For Programs Serving Abandoned Infants and Infants at Risk of Abandonment and their Families - up to $700,000 each year for four years 2002C: Child Abuse and Neglect: Community-Based Family Resource and Support Program (approximately $1,078,350) 2002C.1 National Resource Center For Community-Based Family Resource and Support Programs - up to $1,075,000 each year for two years 2002C.2 Grants to Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Migrant Programs For Community-Based Family Resource and Support Programs - up to $109,450 each year for three years Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

The major efforts mandated by the authorizing Adoption Opportunities program legislation, section 205 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, as amended (P.L. 95-266) are developing and implementing a national adoption and foster care data gathering and analysis system; developing and implementing a national adoption information exchange system; developing and implementing an adoption training and technical assistance program; increasing services in support of the placement in adoptive families of minority children who are in foster care and have the goal of adoption with a special emphasis on the recruitment of minority families; increasing post-legal adoption services for families who have adopted children with special needs; studying the nature, scope, and effects of the placement of children in kinship care arrangements and pre-adoptive or adoptive homes; and studying the efficacy of States' contracting with public and private non-profit agencies (including community-based and other organizations). In these areas, research and demonstration grants are awarded through a competitive process to States, local government entities, Federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations, colleges and universities, public or private non-profit licensed child welfare agencies, adoption exchanges and community-based organizations with experience working with minority populations. This section of the Compendium describes the 16 Adoption Opportunities projects funded in FY 2001 under the following priority areas: 2001A.1: Achieving Increased Adoptive Placements for Children in Foster Care 2001A.2: Field Initiated Demonstration Projects Advancing the Sate of the Art in the Adoption Field 2001A.3: Quality Improvement Centers on Adoption 2001A.4: Evaluations of Existing Adoption Programs Through this grant, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services/New York State Adoption Service (OCFS/NYSAS), in collaboration with New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS), intends to address the hardest of New York State's adoption cases by finding permanent adoptive homes for 65 of New York State's "Longest Waiting Children." Many of these children are in therapeutic foster boarding homes, group homes, and residential treatment centers and are seen as having multiple barriers to finalization. In addition to finding homes for these children, OCFS/NYSAS will identify, analyze, and develop strategies to address the barriers that have kept these children without adoptive homes for an average of 8.6 years after freeing. These strategies will be incorporated into training for caseworkers. The Missouri Department of Social Services' Division of Family Services endeavors to increase the number of children adopted from foster care through the Missouri Adoption Continuum project. This project provides unique pre-placement and post-adoption support services that complement existing programs and that are designed to strengthen the adoption process. In doing so, it endeavors to work collaboratively with public and private agencies to expedite permanency for 500 children from foster care. Specifically, the Missouri Adoption Continuum, through innovative recruitment and marketing services, plans to collaborate with public and private agencies and foster/adoptive parent associations to forge a 20% increase in the number of adoptive families for children embodied in foster care. In addition, the program will develop and implement a statewide training program for 40 adoptive parents to mentor prospective adoptive parents from initial inquiry through placement of a special needs child. The Missouri Adoption Continuum will also initiate a respite network by recruiting and training 70 respite providers who will serve adoptive families throughout the state. The project will conduct a comprehensive, outcome-based evaluation of its program and will disseminate the results. The grantee will establi

This document provides a list of Children's Bureau discretionary grants and cooperative agreements awarded in fiscal year 2001: 2001A: Adoption Opportunities (approximately $3.1 million) 2001A.1 Achieving Increased Adoptive Placements For Children in Foster Care - $250,000 each year for 3 years 2001A.2 Field Initiated Demonstration Projects Advancing the State of the Art in the Adoption Field - $250,000 each year for 4 years 2001A.3 Quality Improvement Centers on Adoptionyear 1=$175,000, years 2,3,4 & 5=$500,000 per year 2001A.4 Evaluations of Existing Adoption Programs$100,000 each year for 3 years 2001B: Child Abuse and Neglect (approximately $3.8 million) 2001B.1 National Resource Center on Child Maltreatment$700,000 each year for two years 2001B.2 Investigator-Initiated Research Advancing the State of the Art in the Child Abuse and Neglect Field$250,000 each year for 3 years 2001B.3 Field-initiated Demonstration Projects Advancing the State of the Art in the Child Abuse and Neglect Field - $250,000 each year for 4 years 2001B.4 Quality Improvement Centers on Child Protective Services -year 1=$175,000, years 2,3,4 & 5= $500,000 per year 2001B.5 Evaluations of Existing Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention or Intervention Programs$100,000 each year for 3 years 2001C: Abandoned Infants (approximately $4.2 million) 2001C.1 Support for Previous Comprehensive Service Demonstration Projects$450,000 each year for 4 years 2001C.2 Support for New Comprehensive Service Demonstration Projects -$450,000 per year for 4 years 2001C.3 Family Support Services for Grandparents and Other Relatives Providing Caregiving for Children of Substance Abusing and HIV-Positive Women - $100,000 each year for 4 years 2001C.4 Recreational Services for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS - $100,000 each year for 4 years 2001D: Child Welfare (approximately $1.6 million) 2001D.1 Demonstration Sites: Building Analytical Capacity For Child Welfare Programs in State Systems - $250,000 each year for 3 years 2001D.2 Mentor Sites: Building Analytical Capacity For Child Welfare Programs in State Systems - $150,000 per year for 3 years Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2004 about whether an adoption through a public agency was identified as a special needs adoption. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2005 about whether an adoption through a public agency was identified as a special needs adoption. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This document provides a list of Children's Bureau discretionary grants and cooperative agreements awarded in fiscal year 2003: 2003A: Adoption Opportunities Demonstration Activities (CFDA # 93.652) (approximately $7,144,337) 2003A.1 Adoptive Placements for Children in Foster Care - up to $350,000/yr each for 5 years 2003A.2 Projects to Improve Recruitment of Adoptive Parents in Rural Communities - up to $400,000/yr each for 5 years 2003A.3 Developing a National Network of Adoption Advocacy Programs up to $250,000 each in year one for planning and up to $500,000 each for years 2-5 2003A.4 Administration of the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA) up to $200,000/yr each for 5 years 2003B: Child Abuse and Neglect Discretionary Activities (CFDA # 93.670) - (approximately $7,363,379) 2003B.1 Fellowships for University-Based Doctoral Candidates and Faculty for Investigator-Initiated Research in Child Abuse and Neglect - up to $130,000 each for 2 years 2003B.2 Improving Child Welfare Outcomes through Systems of Care up to $500,000/yr each for 5 years 2003D.1 Replication of Demonstrated Effective Practices in the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect - up to $175,000 each in year one for planning, and up to $350,000 each in years 2-5 2003D.2 Evaluations of Existing Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs up to $200,000/yr each for 3 years 2003C: Child Welfare Training Project Activities (CFDA # 93.648) (approximately $4,906,732) 2003C.1 Professional Education for Public Child Welfare Practitioners: 2003C.1A: Professional Education for Prospective MSW Level Public Child Welfare Staff (Awarding MSW Degree) - up to $75,000/yr each for 4 years 2003C.1B: Professional Education for Current Public Child Welfare Agency Staff (Awarding BSW and/or MSW Degree) - up to $75,000/yr each for 5 years 2003C.1C: Professional Education for Prospective and Current American Indian and or/ Alaskan Native Public Child Welfare Staff who are currently enrolled or plan to enroll in BSW or MSW Social Work Programs (Awarding BSW and /or MSW Degree) - up to $$75,000/yr each for 5 years 2003C.2 Training for Effective Child Welfare Practice in Rural Communities - up to $200,000/yr each for 5 years 2003C.3 Developing Models of Effective Child Welfare Staff Recruitment and Retention Training - up to $200,000/yr each for 5 years 2003C.4 Training for Healthy Marriage and Family Formation - up to $200,00/yr each for 5 years 2003C.5 National Evaluation of Child Welfare Training Grants - up to $350,000/yr each for 3 years 2003D: Promoting Safe and Stable Families Activities CFDA # 93.556 - approximately $2,346,871 2003.D1 and 2003.D2 are located under CFDA # 93.670, 2003.B 2003D.3 Evaluations of Existing Family Support, Family Preservation, Reunification, or Adoption Promotion and Support Programs - up to $200,000/yr each for 3 years 2003D.4 Projects to Develop Programs to Strengthen Marriages up to $200,000/yr each for 3 years Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2009 about the number of children who are adopted through a public agency and who receive an adoption subsidy. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2006 about whether an adoption through a public agency was identified as a special needs adoption. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.

This report provides state-specific data from fiscal year 2012 about the number of children who are adopted through a public agency and who receive an adoption subsidy. Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below.