The federal government plans to award up to $1 million to continue expanding a free national training program designed to help foster, adoptive and kinship caregivers prepare for the challenges of caring for children who have experienced trauma, separation and loss. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Administration for Children and Families and Children’s Bureau, announced its intent to make a single-source cooperative agreement of up to $1 million to Spaulding for Children in Southfield, Michigan.
The proposed funding period will run from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2027, according to a Federal Register notice published September 2. The money will support continued implementation and expansion of the National Training and Development Curriculum for Foster/Adoptive Parents, commonly known as NTDC.
