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-* Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention: Initiatives aimed at reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect. This includes funding and supporting community-based prevention programs that help families before issues escalate.
+* Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Under this law, significant funding has been allocated to NFWF for various conservation initiatives. For instance, in 2023, the America the Beautiful Challenge received up to $116 million in grants, which includes federal funding aimed at locally led conservation projects.
-* Child Welfare Services: Provides federal support to states, tribes, and communities to operate child welfare services. This includes:
+* Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: After the Deepwater Horizon incident, NFWF received substantial funds from settlements with BP and Transocean. From 2013 to 2018, NFWF was directed to receive a total of $2.544 billion for environmental restoration in the Gulf Coast region through the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund.
-** Foster Care: Supporting states in providing safe and stable foster care environments for children who cannot remain safely with their families.
+* Federal Partnerships: NFWF works in partnership with several federal agencies like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of Defense, the Department of Agriculture, and others, which often contribute to its funding for specific projects.
-** Adoption: Increasing the number of adoptions, especially of children with special needs or those in the foster care system. The bureau provides adoption assistance, which includes financial and medical support for adoptive families.
+* Matching Grants: A notable aspect of NFWF's operation is its model where federal dollars are matched with private contributions. This matching requirement ensures that federal investments are leveraged to achieve greater conservation outcomes.
-* Family Preservation and Support: Programs like those under the Family First Prevention Services Act which focus on keeping families together by providing resources for mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and in-home parent skill-based programs to prevent the need for foster care.
+* America the Beautiful Challenge: This initiative, part of President Biden’s agenda, aims to conserve 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. Federal funds through programs like this are directed to NFWF to support a wide range of conservation projects.
-* Research, Data, and Evaluation: The Children's Bureau collects, analyzes, and disseminates data through various reports like the Child Maltreatment report, which provides statistics on child abuse and neglect known to child protective services. They fund research and demonstration projects to explore effective child welfare practices.
+* Non-Federal Match: NFWF requires non-federal match funding for its grants, which means that for every federal dollar awarded, there's an expectation of at least an equivalent amount in non-federal contributions, often leading to a higher overall impact.
-* Training and Technical Assistance: Offers training for child welfare professionals, including social workers, through initiatives like the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute. They also provide resources and technical assistance to improve service delivery in child welfare.
-* Legal and Policy Guidance: The bureau provides guidance on federal laws, policies, and regulations related to child welfare, ensuring compliance and helping to shape state and local policies that affect child and family welfare.
-* Support for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Programs that assist youth in transitioning from foster care to adulthood, focusing on education, employment, housing, and health.
-* Kinship Care Support: Efforts to support relatives or close family friends who take on the role of caregivers for children when biological parents are unable to do so.