Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (93.648)
Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (Assistance Listing 93.648) is run by the Administration for Children and Families, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $64.2 million in 20 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $3.2 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.5 million. Half of the 20 awards fell between $979,114 and $3.7 million, and they ranged from $2,836 to $14.6 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$64.2 million
- Grant awards20
- Typical award$1.5 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$14.4 million
- Size rank950 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $10.8 million in fiscal 2021 to $14.4 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 950th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 18 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 15 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
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
Eligible applicants include public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning, public or other nonprofit agencies or organizations engaged in research on child welfare activities; state or local public agencies responsible for administering, or supervising the administration of the title IV-B plan; and public or other nonprofit institutions of higher learning for special projects for training personnel for work in the field of child welfare. Please see the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for further information.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Awards are made for specific projects that may train or support prospective and current personnel for work in the field of child welfare, including traineeships with professional growth opportunities and/or stipends; develop child welfare demonstration projects of national or regional significance; or utilize of child welfare research to encourage experimental and special types of welfare services. This program is funded using available discretionary funding.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
The deadline for applications is listed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FY 2024 awards ranged from $440,769 to $3,900,000 with an average of $967,928.07.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2016: Child welfare workforce recruitment and retention, workforce development, curriculum development, and training and technical assistance.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Child Welfare Research Training or Demonstration (93.648) awarded$64.2 million across 20 grant awards, an average of $3.2 million per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 62% of the money, colleges and universities 21% and state and local governments 14%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 6 | $39.5 million | 62% |
| Colleges and universities | 7 | $13.6 million | 21% |
| State and local governments | 5 | $9.1 million | 14% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 2 | $2.0 million | 3.0% |
By state
11 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 2 | $14.7 million |
| Minnesota | 3 | $13.9 million |
| California | 2 | $7.0 million |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $3.8 million |
| Kentucky | 1 | $3.7 million |
| Kansas | 1 | $3.7 million |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $3.7 million |
| Colorado | 2 | $3.7 million |
| Ohio | 1 | $3.7 million |
| Maine | 1 | $1.6 million |
| New Mexico | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Arizona | 1 | $987,618 |
| Montana | 1 | $953,600 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $938,079 |
| Maryland | 1 | $897,853 |