This bill establishes a competitive grant program to help child welfare programs conduct research evaluations so they can meet standards set by the Family First Prevention Services Clearinghouse, a federal database of proven prevention practices. The grants would support nonprofit and government organizations, state agencies, and tribal communities in evaluating their child welfare services and kinship navigator programs to demonstrate whether they work effectively. The bill authorizes $5 million annually from 2025 through 2029 for these grants, with priority given to addressing gaps in the clearinghouse, completing evaluations quickly, and evaluating programs that have existing evidence of success. Grant recipients must submit annual reports for six years documenting how grant funds were used and whether their programs meet federal research standards, while the Secretary of Health and Human Services must report annually to Congress on the grants awarded and programs funded.
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