(2) to promote usable strategies to translate re-
search into practice across diverse community set-
tings and service systems. 
(b) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall award to 
each of the 25 grant recipients under this section $50,000 
per fiscal year for 4 consecutive fiscal years beginning with 
the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(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 from different racial, 
ethnic, cultural, geographic, religious, linguistic, and 
class backgrounds, and different genders and sexual 
orientations; and 
(2) represent themselves as competent to pro-
vide social work services only within the boundaries 
of their education, training, licenses, certification, 
professional case consultation, supervised experience, 
or other relevant professional experience. 
(d) MINORITY REPRESENTATION.—Not less than 10 
of the grant recipients under this section shall be employed 
by a historically black college or university or minority- 
serving institution. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to the Sec-
retary to award grants under this section. 
SEC. 203. EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to 20 eligible institutions of higher education 
to support the recruitment and education of social work 
students in baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degree 
programs and the professional development of social work 
faculty. 
(b) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall award to 
each of the 20 grant recipients under this section 
$200,000 per fiscal year for 4 consecutive fiscal years be-
ginning with the first fiscal year that begins after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for 
a grant under this section, an institution shall dem-
onstrate that— 
(1) the institution enrolls social work students 
from different racial, ethnic, cultural, geographic, re-
ligious, linguistic, and class backgrounds, and dif-
ferent genders and sexual orientations; and 
(2) the institution has knowledge and under-
standing of the concerns of the groups described in 
paragraph (1). 
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(d) INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 4 
of the grant recipients under this section shall be histori-
cally black colleges or universities or other minority-serv-
ing institutions. 
(e) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients under 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to institutions 
of higher education— 
(1) that are accredited by the Council on Social 
Work Education; 
(2) that have a graduation rate of not less than 
80 percent for social work students; and 
(3) that exhibit an ability to recruit social work-
ers from, and place social workers in, areas with a 
high need and high demand population. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $16,000,000 to the Sec-
retary to award grants under this section. 
SEC. 204. COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE 
GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to 6 eligible covered entities to test and rep-
licate effective social work interventions. 
(b) COVERED ENTITY.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘covered entity’’ means— 
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(1) a State or local government or a depart-
ment, agency, special-purpose district, or other in-
strumentality of a State or local government, that is 
carrying out a community-based program of excel-
lence; or 
(2) a nonprofit organization that is carrying out 
a program of excellence. 
(c) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall award to 
each of the 6 grant recipients under this section $500,000 
per fiscal year for 3 consecutive fiscal years beginning with 
the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(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 veterans issues, mental 
and behavioral health and disability, criminal justice 
and correction systems, and health and other issues 
affecting women and families; 
(2) provide services to individuals of different 
racial, ethnic, cultural, geographic, religious, lin-
guistic, and class backgrounds, and different genders 
and sexual orientations; 
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(3) demonstrate knowledge and understanding 
of the concerns of the groups described in paragraph 
(2); 
(4) demonstrate a record of active participation 
of social workers in the programs of the entity; and 
(5) employ individuals who represent themselves 
as competent to provide social work services only 
within the boundaries of their education, training, li-
censes, certification, professional case consultation, 
supervised 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— 
(1) that have demonstrated successful and 
measurable outcomes that the Secretary considers 
worthy of replication; 
(2) that have been in operation for at least 2 
years; and 
(3) that work with high need and high demand 
populations. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $9,000,000 to the Sec-
retary to award grants under this section. 
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