- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Nov 21, 2025
What it does
The FOSTER Act would amend the 21st Century Cures Act to provide grants to state and local agencies to support opioid abuse prevention and treatment services for children and caregivers, including kinship care families, through workforce training, health care services, and foster/adoptive parent recruitment and training. It defines kinship care families and caregivers as relatives who are primary caregivers due to parental inability or unwillingness, whether through legal or informal arrangements. The bill authorizes $255 million annually for fiscal years 2028 through 2033 and sets aside 1% of those funds each year specifically to support the new grant program for kinship caregivers and…
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