CAPTA established which types of grants to support training and innovative programs?

• A. Basic State Grants and Demonstration Grants
• B. Merit-based Scholarships
• C. Public Health Grants
• D. Transportation Grants

Answer: (A)

CAPTA funds are designed to support both ongoing state-level work and innovative trial programs in child abuse prevention and treatment. The two grant types it established are Basic State Grants and Demonstration Grants. Basic State Grants provide steady funding to states to support a broad range of activities, including training and services, helping maintain and improve child welfare efforts. Demonstration Grants, on the other hand, fund pilot projects to try new approaches or models so successful ideas can be shown as implementable on a wider scale. The other options don’t align with CAPTA’s purpose, as they refer to scholarships or grant areas not connected to CAPTA’s focus on child abuse prevention and treatment.