Adoption Opportunities (93.652)
Adoption Opportunities (Assistance Listing 93.652) is run by the Administration for Children and Families, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $142 million in 18 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $7.9 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $3.9 million. Half of the 18 awards fell between $3.1 million and $7.5 million, and they ranged from $1.0 million to $42.1 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$142 million
- Grant awards18
- Typical award$3.9 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$29.9 million
- Size rank701 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $22.5 million in fiscal 2021 to $29.9 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 701st largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 12 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 10 states and territories.
What the program funds
The purpose of this program is to eliminate barriers, including geographic barriers, to adoption and to provide permanent, loving home environments for children who would benefit from adoption from foster care, particularly children with special needs.
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, local government entities, public or private licensed child welfare or adoption agencies or community based organizations are eligible. See the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for information on eligibility. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Required activities under the Adoption Opportunities program include: (1) conducting an education and training program on adoption and prepare, publish and disseminate information and education and training materials regarding adoption, adoption assistance and post-legal adoption services; (2) conducting extensive recruitment efforts on a national level to promote the adoption of children with special needs and develop a national public awareness effort to unite children in need of adoption with appropriate adoptive parents; (3) operating a national adoption information exchange system; (4) providing technical assistance to programs related to the adoption of special needs children and promote professional leadership training of minorities in the adoption field; (5) encouraging corporations and small businesses to establish adoption benefit programs for employees who adopt children; (6) supporting placement of children in kinship care arrangements, pre-adoptive or adoptive homes; (7) increasing the effective use of public or private agencies for the recruitment of potential adoptive and foster families and to provide assistance in the placement of children for adoption, especially special needs children; (8) consulting with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies to promote the maximum coordination of services relating to adoption; (9) maintaining a National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption; (10) providing programs to increase the numbers of minority...
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: $1,000,000 to $10,900,000 with an average of $3,329,999.89.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Adoption Opportunities (93.652) awarded$142 million across 18 grant awards, an average of $7.9 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Adoption Association | Maryland | 2 | $47.8 million |
| Spaulding for Children | Michigan | 3 | $41.6 million |
| Center for Adoption Support & Education Inc | Maryland | 3 | $21.4 million |
| American Public Human Services Association | Virginia | 2 | $7.8 million |
| University of Maine System | Maine | 1 | $4.2 million |
| Embrace Families Community Based Care, Inc | Florida | 1 | $3.5 million |
| American Bar Association | District of Columbia | 1 | $3.4 million |
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Department of Children, Youth, and Families | Washington | 1 | $3.2 million |
| University of Kansas Center for Research Inc | Kansas | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico (Inc) | New Mexico | 1 | $2.2 million |
| National Council for Adoption | Virginia | 1 | $1.0 million |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 89% of the money, colleges and universities 7.4% and state and local governments 3.8%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 13 | $126 million | 89% |
| Colleges and universities | 3 | $10.5 million | 7.4% |
| State and local governments | 2 | $5.4 million | 3.8% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 5 | $69.1 million |
| Michigan | 3 | $41.6 million |
| Virginia | 3 | $8.8 million |
| Maine | 1 | $4.2 million |
| Florida | 1 | $3.5 million |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $3.4 million |
| Texas | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Washington | 1 | $3.2 million |
| Kansas | 1 | $3.1 million |
| New Mexico | 1 | $2.2 million |