Sec. 202. Research grants
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The Secretary shall award grants to 25 social workers who hold a doctoral degree in social work for postdoctoral research in social work— to further the knowledge base about effective social work interventions; and to promote usable strategies to translate research into practice across diverse community settings and service systems. The Secretary shall award to each of the 25 grant recipients under this section $50,000 per fiscal year for 4 consecutive fiscal years beginning with the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
To be eligible for a grant under this section, a social worker shall— demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concerns of individuals from different racial, ethnic, cultural, geographic, religious, linguistic, and class backgrounds, and different genders and sexual orientations; and represent themselves as competent to provide social work services only within the boundaries of their education, training, licenses, certification, professional case consultation, supervised experience, or other relevant professional experience.
Not less than 10 of the grant recipients under this section shall be employed by a historically black college or university or minority-serving institution. There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to the Secretary to award grants under this section.