Big Changes In Federal Child Welfare Funding

Federal child welfare funding – known as Title IV-E – is a big piece of how the U.S. child welfare system is funded. In 2010, total funding in support of child welfare services was roughly $29.3 billion in combined federal, state, and local funds. Federal funding alone accounted for $13.5 billion, and with 2012, Title IV-E federal spending at $6.91 billion, it was approximately 50% of total federal child welfare spending (see Mapping The Child Welfare Market: 6.2 Million Children In Contact With Child Welfare System & $29.3 Billion In Annual Spending).
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