(2) to promote usable strategies to translate re-
search into practice across diverse community set-
tings and service systems. 
(b) AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall award the grants 
annually over a 4-year period. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, a social worker shall— 
(1) demonstrate knowledge and understanding 
of the concerns of individuals and groups from dif-
ferent racial, ethnic, cultural, geographic, religious, 
linguistic, and class backgrounds, and different gen-
ders and sexual orientations; and 
(2) provide services and represent themselves as 
competent only within the boundaries of their edu-
cation, training, licenses, certification, consultation 
received, supervised experience, or other relevant 
professional experience. 
(d) MINORITY REPRESENTATION.—At least 10 of the 
social workers awarded grants under subsection (a) shall 
be employed by a historically black college or university 
or minority-serving institution. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to the Secretary 
to award grants under this section. 
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SEC. 203. EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
award 20 grants to eligible institutions of higher education 
to support the recruitment of social work students for, and 
education of the students in, baccalaureate, master’s, and 
doctoral degree programs, as well as the development of 
faculty in social work. 
(b) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section in equal amounts of not more 
than $100,000 to the 20 eligible institutions. The Sec-
retary shall award the grants annually over a 4-year pe-
riod. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, an institution shall dem-
onstrate— 
(1) participation in the institutions’ programs 
of individuals and groups from different racial, eth-
nic, cultural, geographic, religious, linguistic, and 
class backgrounds, and different genders and sexual 
orientations; and 
(2) knowledge and understanding of the con-
cerns of the individuals and groups described in 
paragraph (1). 
(d) INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT.—At least 4 of 
the grant recipients shall be historically black colleges or 
universities or other minority-serving institutions. 
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(e) PRIORITY.—In selecting the grant recipients 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to in-
stitutions of higher education that— 
(1) are accredited by the Council on Social 
Work Education; 
(2) have a graduation rate of not less than 80 
percent for social work students; and 
(3) exhibit an ability to recruit social workers 
from and place social workers in areas with a high 
need and high demand population. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the Secretary 
to award grants under this section. 
SEC. 204. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE 
GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
award grants to 6 eligible covered entities, to further test 
and replicate effective social work interventions. 
(b) COVERED ENTITY.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘covered entity’’ means— 
(1) a public entity that is carrying out a com-
munity-based program of excellence; and 
(2) a nonprofit organization that is carrying out 
a program of excellence. 
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(c) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section in equal amounts of not more 
than $500,000 to eligible covered entities. The Secretary 
shall award the grants annually over a 3-year period. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, a covered entity shall— 
(1) carry out programs in the areas of aging, 
child welfare, military and veteran’s issues, mental 
and behavioral health and disability, criminal justice 
and correction systems, and health and issues affect-
ing women and families; 
(2) demonstrate— 
(A) participation in the covered entities’ 
programs of individuals and groups from dif-
ferent racial, ethnic, cultural, geographic, reli-
gious, linguistic, and class backgrounds, and 
different genders and sexual orientations; and 
(B) knowledge and understanding of the 
concerns of the individuals and groups de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); 
(3) demonstrate a record of active participation 
of social workers in the covered entities’ programs; 
and 
(4) provide services and represent the individ-
uals employed by the covered entities as competent 
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only within the boundaries of their education, train-
ing, licenses, certification, consultation received, su-
pervised experience, or other relevant professional 
experience. 
(e) PRIORITY.—In selecting the grant recipients 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligi-
ble covered entities that— 
(1) have demonstrated successful and measur-
able outcomes that are worthy of replication; 
(2) have been in operation for at least 2 years; 
and 
(3) work with high need and high demand pop-
ulations. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $9,000,000 to the Secretary 
to award grants under this section. 
SEC. 205. NATIONAL COORDINATING CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into 
a contract with a national social work entity that— 
(1) has experience in coordinating the transfer 
of information and ideas among entities engaged in 
social work research, practice, education, and policy-
making; and 
(2) maintains relationships with Federal enti-
ties, social work degree-granting institutions of high-
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