Funding Stream Name

The federally designated name of the funding stream; also referred to as federal grant, budget line item, special fund name. Note: Some federal funding streams support multiple programs and/or may differ from the branded local program name.

Outcome Category

• Educated: Funding to support the education of children and youth, both in and out of school.
• Employable: Funding directed at workforce development and career readiness activities.
• Healthy: Funding to support the physical and emotional health and well-being of children and families.
• Safe: Funding directed at supporting the safety and well-being of children and families.
• Supported and Connected: Funding directed at providing financial, emotional, and social support to children and families and funds that help children and youth connect to their communities.

Service and Program Category

• Career readiness services: Career and employment training programs such as apprenticeships, workforce development programs, career and technical education
• Education services: Educational services to support child development, early learning and literacy, early childhood workforce development, special education, and pre-K through higher education
• Enrichment services: Services and programs offering cultural and out-of-school enrichment activities to children, youth, and their families such as mentoring and youth leadership development
• Family and community services: Activities and programs that include assistance with family strengthening, adoption, financial management, housing, emotional support, and youth in foster care
• Housing services: Resources for providing stable housing and related supports and implementing community approaches to preventing and ending youth homelessness
• Juvenile justice related services: Programs and services related to the delivery of juvenile justice prevention and intervention services, including meeting core needs of justice-involved youth such as diversion programs, community-based juvenile justice, and education for youth in detention
• Physical, mental, and behavioral health: Resources to states to maintain and expand child medical, nutrition, and health care services
• Social infrastructure strengthening: Social infrastructure resources to improve the delivery, development, integration, accessibility, and evaluation of services for children and families

Specific Eligible Services and Programs

Users can sort the federal funds by more than 35 specific services and programs for which funds may be used. These include commonly known services and programs across educational, social, and community-based services like apprenticeships, arts and cultural programs, behavioral health services, foster care, health care, prenatal health services, and recreational activities.

Age Ranges

• Birth – 2 years old
• 3 – 4 years old
• 5 – 12 years old
• 13 – 17 years old
• 18 – 24 years old

This will filter for all funding streams that serve a given age or that span multiple age groups. Users may also select “no age group target” to include funds that are universally applied to all groups. While this search filter is organized by age groups, users also will find eligible ages listed serially for each funding stream in the full table view of the database.

Level of Intervention

• Basic services: Any funding that meets a basic need like food, housing, transportation, and general health services.
• Positive youth development: Funding that supports the healthy cognitive, mental, behavioral, and life trajectory development of children and youth.
• Prevention: Funding for targeted prevention supports and services.
• Intervention: Funding for targeted interventions aimed at improving a status or condition for which children, youth, or families experience challenges affecting development.

Typical Local Recipients

The typical organizational entities that receive funds at the local level of implementation. This category identifies the organizations that are eligible and most likely to deliver services and programs at the local level. These entities may include, for example, businesses, nonprofits, local government, and individual families.

Designated COVID Relief Funding

This category indicates whether the funds were designated for new or additional COVID relief funds for at least one fiscal year. COVID relief funding is temporary; most funds have deadlines for when funds must be obligated (planned spending) and spent.

Native Nations Funding

Federal funds for which Native nation governments and affiliated organizations are eligible. Users can search for these funding streams using the “Native Nations” button. These funding streams include funds that are specifically designated for Native nation governments as well as funds for which Native nation governments and affiliated organizations are named among eligible recipients.