# Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments Program (93.603)

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Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments Program is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $228 million in 279 grants, about $817,885 per award.

## Objectives

The objective of the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments Program is to provide incentives to states and eligible tribes to increase annually the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $51.0 million | 93 |
| 2022 | $49.2 million | 49 |
| 2023 | $36.5 million | 51 |
| 2024 | $54.1 million | 54 |
| 2025 | $37.4 million | 45 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Social Services California | California | $24.6 million |
| Children & Family Services, New York Office of | New York | $14.5 million |
| Department of Child Services | Indiana | $13.4 million |
| Department of Children & Family Service | Illinois | $11.6 million |
| Dept Family & Protective SER | Texas | $10.3 million |
| Department of Child Safety Arizona | Arizona | $9.7 million |
| Florida Department of Children and Families | Florida | $9.5 million |
| Minnesota Department of Human Services | Minnesota | $7.7 million |
| West Virginia Dept of Human Services | West Virginia | $5.8 million |
| IA Department of Human Services | Iowa | $5.8 million |
| Department of Children & Families | Connecticut | $5.5 million |
| Human Services, Oklahoma Dept of | Oklahoma | $5.4 million |
| PA Department of Human Services | Pennsylvania | $5.2 million |
| Health Services Kentucky Cabinet for | Kentucky | $4.8 million |
| Department of Human Services | Georgia | $4.7 million |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept of Children & Families | Massachusetts | $4.5 million |
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Michigan | $4.4 million |
| Ohio Department of Children and Youth | Ohio | $4.2 million |
| Social Services South Carolina Department | South Carolina | $4.1 million |
| MS Department of Child Protection Services | Mississippi | $4.1 million |