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Adoption Incentive Payments Announced
Below are the adoption incentive awards states have earned for adoptions completed in fiscal year 2010. The payments are based on increases states made in their 2010 adoptions, when compared to adoptions in fiscal year 2007. States earn $4,000 for each adoption that exceeds the baseline, plus $8,000 for adoption increases of children nine and older, and $4,000 for added adoptions of younger children with special needs. In addition, states that increase their rate of adoption can earn an additional bonus.
The incentive program provides states 24 months to spend the money.
| State |
Payout for Earning Year 2010 |
| Alabama |
$1,391,849 |
| Alaska |
$622,905 |
| Arizona |
$3,028,091 |
| Arkansas |
$1,171,299 |
| California |
$0 |
| Colorado |
$0 |
| Connecticut |
$11,922 |
| Delaware |
$0 |
| District of Columbia |
$0 |
| Florida |
$2,864,169 |
| Georgia |
$83,451 |
| Hawaii |
$29,804 |
| Idaho |
$780,866 |
| Illinois |
$0 |
| Indiana |
$837,494 |
| Iowa |
$0 |
| Kansas |
$0 |
| Kentucky |
$694,434 |
| Louisiana |
$1,308,398 |
| Maine |
$0 |
| Maryland |
$2,858,208 |
| Massachusetts |
$0 |
| Michigan |
$0 |
| Minnesota |
$265,256 |
| Mississippi |
$333,805 |
| Missouri |
$351,688 |
| Montana |
$0 |
| Nebraska |
$0 |
| Nevada |
$995,455 |
| New Hampshire |
$190,746 |
| New Jersey |
$0 |
| New Mexico |
$324,864 |
| New York |
$0 |
| North Carolina |
$533,492 |
| North Dakota |
$98,353 |
| Ohio |
$0 |
| Oklahoma |
$1,365,025 |
| Oregon |
$0 |
| Pennsylvania |
$2,360,481 |
| Rhode Island |
$0 |
| South Carolina |
$423,217 |
| South Dakota |
$0 |
| Tennessee |
$157,961 |
| Texas |
$5,284,258 |
| Utah |
$587,140 |
| Vermont |
$0 |
| Virginia |
$53,647 |
| Washington |
$1,913,420 |
| West Virginia |
$1,490,202 |
| Wisconsin |
$101,334 |
| Wyoming |
$35,765 |
| Puerto Rico |
$0 |
| Total |
$32,549,000 |
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