A Home for Every Child Innovation Challenge

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a nationwide $7 million prize competition aimed at incentivizing states to improve their ratios of foster homes-to-children in foster care. This challenge supports ACF's "A Home for Every Child" initiative, which aims to right-size the ratio of available foster homes to the number of children in the foster care system nationwide. The objective is to recognize and reward states that demonstrate exceptional progress in increasing available foster homes relative to children in care, thereby advancing the goal of having homes waiting for children rather than children waiting for homes. These state performance-based bonuses reflect ACF’s commitment to achieving the goal of a 1:1 ratio of foster homes-to-children in foster care across the country. The Challenge Period is October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027. https://acf.gov/home-every-child-innovation-challenge?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery