Sec. 106. Funding for evaluation and identification of evidence-based prevention practices
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Section 436(b)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629f(b)(1) ) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking $6,000,000 and inserting $26,000,000 . Section 435 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 629e ) is amended— in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: $15,000,000 to award grants to States under subsection
(f)for research and evaluations; and for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022, $5,000,000 for expenditures by the Secretary described in subsection (g). ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall award grants to States to carry out State-directed research and evaluations. To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. States awarded grants under this subsection shall agree to do the following: To use the grant funds to carry out 1 or more of the following activities in collaboration with nonprofit organizations and educational institutions: Researching and evaluating culturally appropriate interventions to strengthen families and prevent children and youth from entering or re-entering foster care. Developing programs and activities that meet the requirements for promising, supported, or well-supported practices specified in section 471(e)(4)(C). Developing and evaluating kinship navigator model programs, including for purposes of determining if any such program is, or with specific modifications may be, operated in a way that meet the requirements for promising, supported, or well-supported practices specified in section 471(e)(4)(C). Developing or implementing programs or activities for 1 or more of the following purposes: To combat intergenerational poverty. To prevent youth from re-entering foster care and from aging out of foster care. To improve the quality of services for birth parents and relatives of children and youth in foster care or at risk of entering or re-entering foster care. To increase community engagement and decision-making in child protection services. To improve service delivery and community response for youth victims of labor or sex trafficking. To support children, youth, and families of color and others who experience disproportionate representation and disparities with respect to the provision of child welfare services. To evaluate the effectiveness of the activities carried out with grant funds (or participate in an evaluation by the Secretary of such activities) and to submit a report to the Secretary on the results of the evaluation that contains such information as the Secretary may require. For purposes of subsection (c)(4), the expenditures by the Secretary described in this subsection are the following: Expenditures for evaluations of program models, selected in consultation with State child welfare agencies, for purposes of identifying program models and activities that meet, or with specific modifications would meet, the requirements for promising, supported, or well-supported practices specified in section 471(e)(4)(C). Expenditures to accelerate the implementation of the clearinghouse of promising, supported, and well-supported practices established under section 476(d)(2). Expenditures for research, identification, and dissemination of best practices for developing and sustaining a high quality child welfare caseworker workforce. Expenditures for administrative costs attributable to carrying out this subsection, but only to the extent such costs do not exceed 5 percent of the amount reserved in subsection (c)(4). .
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Sec. 106
Funding for evaluation and identification of evidence-based prevention practices
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