The federal Department of Health and Human Services has doubled its adoption program grant to Nevada's Division of Child and Family Services as a reward for increasing the number of children adopted from foster care.Where last year's award was less than $500,000, this year's total is $995,455 based on 652 finalized adoptions statewide.DCFS Administrator Diane Comeaux said the money will help finalize adoptions of older youths and the medically fragile.Under the federal rules, states get $4,000 for every child adopted over and above their best year's total, plus $8,000 for every child aged 9 and older and $4,000 for every …

