The Children's Bureau provides matching funds to states, tribes, and communities to help them operate every aspect of their child welfare systems—from the prevention of child abuse and neglect to the support of permanent placements through adoption and subsidized guardianship.
Assistance Listings - A government-wide compendium of all federal programs that provide assistance or benefits to the American public
Title IV-E Programs
Title IV-E of the Social Security Act provides funds for states and tribes to provide foster care, transitional independent living programs for children, guardianship assistance, and adoption assistance for children with special needs. Funds are available under title IV-E for the following:
Title IV-E Adoption Assistance - Financial and medical assistance for the adoption of children with special needs and associated administrative and training costs
Title IV-E Foster Care - Assistance with costs of foster care for eligible children and associated administrative and training costs
Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance - Financial and medical assistance for guardianship of eligible children and associated administrative and training costs
Title IV-E Prevention Program - Funding for time-limited prevention services for mental health, substance abuse, and in-home parent skill-based programs for children or youth who are candidates for foster care, pregnant or parenting youth in foster care, and the parents or kin caregivers of those children and youth
John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood - Funding to support youth/ young adults in or formerly in foster care in their transition to adulthood.
Title IV-B Programs
Funds are available to states and tribes to promote flexibility in the development and expansion of coordinated child and family services programs that utilize community-based agencies, family support services, family preservation services, adoption promotion and support services, and time-limited family reunification services and that ensure all children are raised in safe, loving families. Funds are available under title IV-B for the following:
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program: Title IV-B, Subpart 1, of the Social Security Act - Funds to support preventive intervention, alternative placements, and reunification efforts to keep families together
MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families: Title IV-B, Subpart 2 of the Social Security Act - Funds to assist with family support, family preservation and support, family reunification services, and services to support adoptions
Court Improvement Program - Funds for improving courts' handling of child abuse and neglect litigation
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Programs
CAPTA State Grants - Assistance to improve state child protective service systems
Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (CBCAP) - Support for community-based, prevention-focused programs and activities
Children's Justice Act - Funds for improving the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect