# Chafee Education and Training Vouchers Program (ETV) (93.599)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-599-chafee-education-and-training-vouchers-program-etv/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Chafee Education and Training Vouchers Program (ETV) is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $259 million in 347 grants, about $746,110 per award.

## Objectives

This program provides resources to states and eligible Indian tribes to make available vouchers for postsecondary training and education to youth who have experienced foster care at age 14 or older, who have aged out of foster care, or who have been adopted or left for kinship guardianship from the public foster care system after age 16.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $92.1 million | 118 |
| 2022 | $42.3 million | 59 |
| 2023 | $40.5 million | 75 |
| 2024 | $42.9 million | 61 |
| 2025 | $41.2 million | 59 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Social Services California | California | $35.2 million |
| Children & Family Services, New York Office of | New York | $15.9 million |
| Florida Department of Children and Families | Florida | $15.5 million |
| Department of Children & Family Service | Illinois | $14.5 million |
| Dept Family & Protective SER | Texas | $11.3 million |
| PA Department of Human Services | Pennsylvania | $11.2 million |
| Department of Child Safety Arizona | Arizona | $8.9 million |
| Department of Social Services Misso | Missouri | $8.4 million |
| Department of Child Services | Indiana | $8.1 million |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept of Children & Families | Massachusetts | $7.3 million |
| Ohio Department of Job & Family Services | Ohio | $6.6 million |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Michigan | $6.3 million |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $6.2 million |
| Kansas Department for Children and Families | Kansas | $5.9 million |
| Department of Human Resources Alabama | Alabama | $5.8 million |
| Department of Children, Youth, and Families | Washington | $5.7 million |
| Human Services, Oklahoma Dept of | Oklahoma | $5.3 million |
| Minnesota Department of Human Services | Minnesota | $5.3 million |
| Oregon Department of Human Services | Oregon | $4.8 million |
| Georgia Department of Human Services | Georgia | $4.8 million |