This bill establishes a competitive grant program to help keep siblings together in foster care by funding specialized placement programs. The Department of Health and Human Services will award up to five grants over five years to eligible organizations, including state child welfare agencies and nonprofit groups, that develop foster care programs specifically designed for large sibling groups, siblings with significant age differences, and siblings with complex emotional, behavioral, or health needs. Grant recipients must use the funds to create evidence-based programs that identify available placements and successfully place siblings together, and they must report on their results including the number of children served and placement outcomes. The bill authorizes up to $10 million in funding over the five-year grant period to support this pilot initiative, which aims to address the challenge of keeping sibling groups from being separated when entering the foster care system.
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