Feds Flunk Basic Math, Mess Up Child Welfare Funding
Published Date: 1/3/2025
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Summary
The government fixed a math mistake in how it splits child welfare grant money to states. Alabama’s share was right, but other states got the wrong percentages before. Now, the corrected numbers are official, so states can get the right funding starting in 2025.
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Corrected State Grant Percentages
The Administration for Children and Families fixed a math error and published corrected allotment percentages for the Child Welfare Services State Grants. The updated table shows each state's percentage (for example, Alabama 61.01 and territories 70.00) and the corrected percentages are official so states can receive the right funding starting in 2025.
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