The Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), the central child welfare funding agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, quietly announced 200 discretionary grants totaling $53.7 million in late October amidst the federal government shutdown.
Click here for The Imprint‘s sortable spreadsheet of ACYF 2013 money, which includes information about recipients, grant program, and award amounts. Below is a program-by-program breakdown:
Basic Centers for Homeless/Runaway Youth
Total amount: $15.2 million
Number of recipients: 97
Average grant: $157,000
Street Outreach to Homeless/Runaway Youth
Total amount: $7.8 million
Number of recipients: 50
Average grant: $156,000
Model Programs for Child Welfare-Involved Youth at Risk of Being Homeless
Total amount: $6.5 million
Number of recipients: 18
Average Grant: $361,000
Diligent Recruitment of Families for Children in Foster Care
Total amount: $2.8 million
Number of recipients: 7
Average amount: $400,000
Promoting Well-Being and Adoption After Trauma
Total amount: $3 million
Number of recipients: 6
Average amount: $500,000
Building Child Welfare Capacity
Total amount: $2 million
Number of recipients: 1 (JBS International)
Adoption Recruitment Campaign
Total amount: $1.5 million
Number of recipients: 1 (Adoption Exchange Association)
National Center for Child Welfare Curriculum
Total amount: $1 million
Number of recipients: 1 (University of Maryland)
Child Welfare Workforce Institute
Total amount: $4.1 million
Number of recipients: 1 (Research Foundation for SUNY-Albany)
Tribal IV-E Programs
Total amount: $1.5 million
Number of recipients: 5
Average Grant: $300,000
Families Affected by Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS
Total amount: $3.8 million
Number of recipients: 8
Average amount: $475,000
Abstinence Education
Total amount: $4.3 million
Number of recipients: 9
Average Grant: $478,000
Assisting LGBT
Total amount: $300,000
Number of recipients: 1 (The University of Illinois Board of Trustees)
John Kelly is the editor-in-chief of The Imprint