If your organization is ready to join or continue the fight against addiction in Kansas, a fourth round of funding to support substance use disorder (SUD) services across the state is now available through the Kansas Fights Addiction (KFA) grant program.
The funding, which comes from money recovered by the state of Kansas through opioid legal settlements, will be made available through a Request for Proposal (RFP) grant application process. This fourth RFP is similar to the second round of funding KFA offered in 2023, prioritizing strategies related to prevention, providers and health systems, and public safety and first responders that were established by the Kansas Prescription Drug and Opioid Advisory Committee in its 2023-2027 state strategic plan.
Eligibility is limited to state agencies, local and county governments and nonprofit organizations that provide services in Kansas for the purpose of preventing, reducing, treating, or otherwise abating or remediating substance use disorders. To be eligible, applicants also must release all legal claims arising from covered conduct against each defendant named in the opioid settlement agreements.
Organizations may apply for up to $200,000 in grant funding through this fourth RFP, with each grant having a 12-month budget period.
The Kansas Fights Addiction Act was enacted in 2021 by the Kansas Legislature and authorized creation of the KFA board. Sunflower Foundation, a statewide health philanthropy based in Topeka, serves as the administrator for the grant program.
In the fall of 2023, the KFA board awarded more than $10 million in support of 59 projects across the state aimed at providing SUD services. Then in December 2023, Sunflower Foundation and the University of Kansas Center for Public Partnerships and Research (CPPR) began to conduct a year-long, comprehensive statewide needs assessment of SUD systems and related work in Kansas that will be used to guide the future, long-term investment strategies of the KFA board. To get involved or stay up to date with the needs assessment, visit United to Transform.
Organizations interested in the fourth round of KFA funding must submit a confirmation of intent to apply by 5 p.m. Aug. 30. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Sept. 13. For more information about deadlines and submissions, the grant application and review process, eligible organizations, and allowable strategies, download and view the full RFP.
Click below to register for an informational webinar related to the fourth RFP, scheduled for 1 to 2 p.m. Aug. 14.
Go to the Kansas Attorney General’s Office website for additional information about the KFA board and the opioid settlement.