The Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board recently awarded more than $8.5 million in grants to 32 organizations as part of its third round of funding in support of substance use disorder (SUD) services across Kansas.
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has announced the list of organizations that received grants through the latest round of funding, which prioritized strategies related to treatment, recovery, harm reduction and linking people to support services and care. These priorities were established by the Kansas Prescription Drug and Opioid Advisory Committee in its 2023-2027 state strategic plan. Funding comes from money recovered by the Attorney General’s Office through opioid legal settlements.
The KFA board originally had planned not to exceed $6 million in funding for this third grant cycle, but after reviewing the 74 applications and seeing the quality of projects proposed, the board agreed to provide more than $2.5 million in additional funding. In doing so, the board approved grants to the following organizations:
- Accessible Treatment for Uninsured with Co-Occurring Disorders, Johnson County Mental Health Center – $300,000
- Addressing Healthcare/Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) within Court Diversion Program, Community Mental Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Inc. – $133,480
- Adolescent Outreach for SUD Treatment Services, Mirror, Inc. – $110,286
- Barrier Reduction Funds for Prescription Drugs & Other Services, Mirror, Inc. – $159,940
- Beyond Walls: Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification Training During Incarceration, Kansas Department of Health and Environment – $300,000
- Bridging the Gaps in Treatment, University of Kansas Hospital Authority DBA The University of Kansas Health System – $300,000
- CHW Brings Hope, Healing, and Equity to the Justice Involved, Kansas Department of Health and Environment – $300,000
- Collaborative SUD Education and Treatment in Shawnee County, Valeo Behavioral Health Care, Inc. – $292,587
- Community Behavioral Health Worker Training, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. – $299,928
- Expansion of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program for Underserved in Rural Southeast Kansas, Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center – $300,000
- Family Court Substance Abuse Intervention, 10th Judicial District Court – $300,000
- Family Substance Abuse Recovery Services, KVC Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., $300,000
- Franklin County SUD Treatment Expansion: Intensive Outpatient Program Development, Elizabeth Layton Center – $278,547
- Get the HECK Into Dodge! Dodge City SUD & Mental Health Services, Genesis Family Health – $300,000
- Harm Reduction & Linkages to Care in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties, First Call Alcohol/Drug Prevention & Recovery – $200,000
- Harm Reduction & Recovery Support Suspenders for Hope, Wichita State University – $287,865
- Harm Reduction Health & Wellness Program, Safe Streets Wichita – $300,000
- Harvey County Peer Mentor Outreach and Intervention, Mirror, Inc. – $103,517
- Increasing SUD Services for Underserved in Sedgwick County, HealthCore Health Clinic, Inc. – $300,000
- KFA ECHO: Advancing SUD Treatment Centers of Excellence, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. – $299,691
- Leavenworth County Addiction Mitigation Services, Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office – $300,000
- Link Fights Addiction with Dual Diagnosis, LINK, Inc. – $160,000
- New Women’s Supportive Housing Network in Douglas County, Cardinal Housing Network, Inc. – $168,900
- Norton Patient Assistance Program and Staff Expansion, Valley Hope Association – $140,250
- Opioid Response Team: Resident Transportation Supports, Artists Helping the Homeless, Inc. – $50,000
- Recovery Center – Wyandotte, Heartland RADAC – $98,742
- Recovery Home, The Salvation Army – $250,000
- Recovery Housing Assistance for Justice Involved, Rotary Against Human Trafficking Foundation, $60,203
- Risk Mitigation for Homeless & Precariously Housed Individuals, Mirror, Inc. – $280,170
- Sober-Living Housing Program, Be Able, Inc. – $112,040
- Specialty Court Enhancement Project, Unified Government of Wyandott County/Kansas City, Kan., Department of Community Corrections – $141,161.11
- Statewide Medical Assisted Treatment (MAT) Services Coordination, Mirror, Inc. – $99,988
- SUD Access, Services, and Staffing Expansion, Central Kansas Mental Health Center – $278,987
- SUD and Medical Assisted Treatment (MAT)-Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Expansion & Enhancement, Saint Francis Community and Residential Services, Inc. – $187,107.25
- SUD Programs for Education, Treatment, Harm Reduction & Linkages to Care, Kansas State University – $293,561
- SUD Treatment, Recover and Linkages to Care in Topeka, SENT – $250,000
- Targeted Intervention & Prevention Strategies (TIPS), Shawnee County Health Department – $186,991
- Treatment/Jail/Housing/OD Response/Schools/Recovery Month, High Point Advocacy and Resource Center, Inc. – $300,000
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 its first two rounds of funding in 2023, the KFA board awarded more than $10 million in support of 59 projects across the state aimed at providing SUD services. Including the latest round of funding, the KFA board has awarded more than $18.5 million.
A fourth round of KFA grant awards targeting strategies related to prevention, providers and health systems, and public safety and first responders will be announced in January.
The 2024 KFA grant project summary report, expected to be available on Sunflower Foundation’s KFA webpage in early 2025, will include more information about all the grant recipients and the scopes of their projects. An estimated impact report for all the projects, showing how and where the funds are being used across Kansas, also will be available on the Sunflower KFA web page in early 2025.
Go to the Kansas Attorney General’s Office website for additional information about the KFA board and the opioid settlement.