(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. 
(c) MINORITY REPRESENTATION.—At least 10 of the 
social workers awarded grants in subsection (a) must be 
employed by a historically black college or university or 
minority serving institution. 
(d) AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall distribute the 
grant funds annually to the grant recipients over a four- 
year period. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to the Secretary 
to provide grants under this section. 
SEC. 203. EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
award 20 grants to institutions of higher education that 
offer baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degrees in social 
work to support the recruitment of social work students 
for, and education of the students in, baccalaureate, mas-
ter’s, and doctoral degree programs, as well as the devel-
opment of faculty. 
(b) GRANTEE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be 
eligible for a grant under this section, an institution must 
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demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and participation 
in the institutions’ programs of individuals and groups 
from different racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, geographic, 
religious, sexual orientation, linguistic, and class back-
grounds. 
(c) INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT.—At least four of 
the grant recipients must be a historically black college 
or university or other minority serving institution. 
(d) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall dis-
tribute the grant funds annually to the 20 grant recipients 
over a four-year period in equal amounts. A grant recipi-
ent may not receive more than $100,000 annually in grant 
money under this section. 
(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 them in areas with a high need and 
high demand population. 
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(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 to the Secretary 
to provide grants under this section. 
SEC. 204. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE 
GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
award grants to six public community-based programs or 
nonprofit organizations that are carrying out programs of 
excellence to further test and replicate effective social 
work interventions. 
(b) GRANTEE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be 
eligible for a grant under this section, a public community- 
based program or nonprofit organization must— 
(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 knowledge, understanding, and 
participation in the public community-based pro-
grams or nonprofit organizations’ programs of indi-
viduals and groups from different racial, ethnic, cul-
tural, gender, geographic, religious, sexual orienta-
tion, linguistic, and class backgrounds; 
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(3) demonstrate a record of active participation 
of professionally trained social workers in the public 
community-based programs or nonprofit organiza-
tions’ programs; and 
(4) provide services and represent the individ-
uals employed by the public community-based pro-
grams or nonprofit organizations as competent only 
within the boundaries of their education, training, li-
censes, certification, consultation received, super-
vised experience, or other relevant professional expe-
rience. 
(c) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall dis-
tribute the grant funds annually to the grant recipients 
over a three-year period in equal amounts. A grant recipi-
ent may not receive more than $500,000 annually in grant 
money under this section. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In selecting the grant recipients 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to pub-
lic community-based programs or nonprofit organizations 
that— 
(1) have demonstrated successful and measur-
able outcomes that are worthy of replication; 
(2) have been in operation for at least two 
years; and 
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(3) work with high need and high demand pop-
ulations. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $9,000,000 to the Secretary 
to provide grants under this section. 
SEC. 205. NATIONAL COORDINATING CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall enter into 
a contract with a national social work research 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-
er education and departments of social work within 
such institutions, and organizations and agencies 
that employ social workers. 
(b) GENERAL DUTIES.—The contract recipient (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘coordinating center’’) shall 
serve as a coordinating center and shall organize informa-
tion and other data, collect and report data, serve as a 
clearinghouse, and coordinate activities with the entities, 
institutions, departments, organizations, and agencies de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2). 
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(c) COLLABORATION.—The coordinating center shall 
work with institutions of higher education, research enti-
ties, and entities with social work practice settings to iden-
tify key research areas to be pursued, select research fel-
lows, and organize appropriate mentorship and profes-
sional development efforts. 
(d) SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES
OF
THE COORDINATING 
CENTER.—The coordinating center shall— 
(1) collect, coordinate, monitor, and distribute 
data, information on best practices and findings re-
garding the activities funded under grants made to 
eligible entities and individuals under the grant pro-
grams described in sections 201 though 204; 
(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary a re-
port that includes recommendations regarding the 
need to recruit new social workers, retain current so-
cial workers, conduct social work research, and rein-
vestment into the profession of social work; and 
(3) demonstrate cultural competency and pro-
mote the participation of diverse groups. 
(e) SELECTION.—The Secretary, in collaboration 
with the coordinating center, shall— 
(1) select topics to be researched under this sec-
tion; 
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(2) select candidates and finalists for research 
fellow positions; and 
(3) determine other activities to be carried out 
under this section. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 2010 to 2014. 
SEC. 206. MULTI-MEDIA OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT AND ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC SERV-
ICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.—The Secretary shall develop and 
issue public service announcements that advertise and pro-
mote the social work profession, highlight the advantages 
and rewards of social work, and encourage individuals to 
enter the social work profession. 
(b) METHOD.—The public service announcements de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be broadcast through appro-
priate media outlets, including television or radio, in a 
manner intended to reach as wide and diverse an audience 
as possible. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2010 through 2013. 
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