Sec. 105. Grants to States, Indian Tribes or tribal organizations, and public or private agencies and organizations
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Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraph
(7)as paragraph (10); and by striking paragraphs
(1)through
(6)and inserting the following: The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to establish or expand prevention services that reduce incidences of child maltreatment and strengthen families. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to address instances of traumatic stress in families due to child abuse and neglect, especially for families with complex needs or families that exhibit high levels of adverse childhood experiences. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to educate professionals and paraprofessionals in prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out activities to improve intrastate coordination among child welfare systems. Such activities may include— aligning information technology systems; improving information sharing regarding child and family referrals; or creating collaborative voluntary partnerships among public and private agencies, the State’s child protective services, local social service agencies, community-based family support programs, State and local legal agencies, developmental disability agencies, substance use disorder treatment providers, health care providers and agencies, domestic violence prevention programs, mental health services, schools and early learning providers, religious entities, and other community-based programs. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out or expand primary prevention programs or strategies that address family or community protective factors. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out programs or strategies that reduce findings of child neglect due in full or in part to family economic insecurity. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities for projects that involve research-based strategies for innovative education of mandated child abuse and neglect reporters, and for victims to understand mandatory reporting. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to identify and test effective practices to improve early detection and management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in infants to prevent future cases of child abuse and related fatalities. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out innovative programs or strategies to coordinate the delivery of services to help reduce child abuse and neglect via partnerships among health, mental health, education (including early learning and care programs as appropriate), and child welfare agencies and providers. ; and by striking subsections
(b)and
(c)and inserting the following: The Secretary shall ensure that each entity receiving a grant under this section— establishes quantifiable goals for the outcome of the project funded with the grant; and adequately measures the performance of the project relative to such goals. Each entity that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a performance report that includes— an evaluation of the effectiveness of the project funded with the grant relative to the goals established for such project under subsection (b)(1); and data supporting such evaluation. The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may only award a continuing grant to an entity under this section if such entity submits a performance report required under subsection
(c)that demonstrates effectiveness of the project funded. .
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Sec. 105
Grants to States, Indian Tribes or tribal organizations, and public or private agencies and organizations
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