Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§1932 Grants for Off-reservation Programs for Additional Services
Title 25 › CHAPTER 21 — INDIAN CHILD WELFARE › SUBCHAPTER II — INDIAN CHILD AND FAMILY PROGRAMS › § 1932
Summary
The Secretary can give grants to Indian organizations to set up and run off‑reservation child and family programs. Grants can pay for foster and adoptive home support (including subsidies comparable to foster support under State standards), counseling and treatment, family services like childcare, home aides, job help, recreation and respite, and legal help in child custody cases.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §1932
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The Secretary is also authorized to make grants to Indian organizations to establish and operate off-reservation Indian child and family service programs which may include, but are not limited to—
(1)a system for regulating, maintaining, and supporting Indian foster and adoptive homes, including a subsidy program under which Indian adoptive children may be provided support comparable to that for which they would be eligible as Indian foster children, taking into account the appropriate State standards of support for maintenance and medical needs;
(2)the operation and maintenance of facilities and services for counseling and treatment of Indian families and Indian foster and adoptive children;
(3)family assistance, including homemaker and home counselors, day care, afterschool care, and employment, recreational activities, and respite care; and
(4)guidance, legal representation, and advice to Indian families involved in child custody proceedings.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 1932
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102