Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

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

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$259 million
• Grant awards347
• Typical award$467,428
• Awarded in FY 2025$41.2 million
• Size rank549 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceFormula grants

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $92.1 million in fiscal 2021 to $41.2 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 549th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 75% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 52 states and territories.

What the program funds

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.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

State governments, including the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands (hereafter "states"), and eligible Indian tribes, Indian tribal organizations, or Indian tribal consortia (hereafter "tribes") with an approved plan.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds may be used to provide vouchers for postsecondary education and training to youth otherwise eligible for services under the state's or tribe's Chafee program. Vouchers provided to individuals may be used for the cost of attending an institution of higher education (as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education Act) and shall not exceed the lesser of $5,000 per grant year for the total cost of attendance as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education Act. Participation in the program is limited to five years whether or not the years are consecutive.

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title IV, Part E, Subpart 477,Public Law 74-271.Social Security ActThe federal government will pay 80 percent of the total amount of funds expended by the recipient up to the amount of Chafee Education and Training Voucher Program funds allocated. The recipient must provide matching contributions to cover the additional 20 percent of the costs.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Apr 01, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026 The plan or its annual update is due June 30 of each year.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY 2024 States: $4,731 to $5,427925 with an average of $821,819 per state. FY 2024 Tribes: $1,618 to $13,155 with an average of $6,120 per tribe. FY 2023 States: $4,458 to $5,331,859 with an average of $821,854 per state. FY 2023 Tribes: $1,586 to $12,446 with an average of $5,812 per tribe.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

By state

41 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.