# Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration  (93.648)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-648-child-welfare-research-training-or-demonstration/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration  is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $64.2 million in 20 grants, about $3.2 million per award.

## Objectives

This program supports research and demonstration projects which are of national or regional significance and special projects for the demonstration of new methods which show promise of substantial contribution to the advancement of child welfare. Projects are intended to demonstrate the utilization of research in the field of child welfare to encourage experimental and special types of child welfare services, and provide professional education opportunities to prospective and current child welfare agency staff and to develop competency-based training curricula and special projects for training child welfare personnel in specific areas.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.8 million | 9 |
| 2022 | $15.3 million | 10 |
| 2023 | $11.0 million | 8 |
| 2024 | $12.7 million | 15 |
| 2025 | $14.4 million | 15 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | New York | $14.4 million |
| Families Rising | Minnesota | $12.9 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $6.0 million |
| Philadelphia City of Department of Human | Pennsylvania | $3.8 million |
| Brighton Center, Inc. | Kentucky | $3.7 million |
| University of Kansas Center for Research Inc | Kansas | $3.7 million |
| East Boston Social Centers | Massachusetts | $3.7 million |
| Colorado Department of Early Childhood | Colorado | $3.7 million |
| Ohio Department of Job & Family Services | Ohio | $3.7 million |
| University of Maine System | Maine | $1.6 million |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minnesota | $1.0 million |
| Tribal Law and Policy Institute | California | $1.0 million |
| Pueblo of Isleta | New Mexico | $1.0 million |
| Maricopa, County of | Arizona | $987,618 |
| Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation | Montana | $953,600 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Nebraska | $938,079 |
| Maryland Department of Human Services | Maryland | $897,853 |
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | New York | $300,652 |