A new funding opportunity opening May 26 through the Kansas Fights Addiction (KFA) grant program aims to advance community-based, recovery-oriented care in Kansas by increasing the number of peer recovery specialists and community health workers that provide services for individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD).
Following completion of the Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment of Substance Use Disorder Systems and Related Work in Kansas, the KFA Grant Review Board established funding priorities for the 2026 calendar year, including the goal of increasing access to peer recovery support services (PRSS). The board has allocated $4,050,000 to support programs that provide PRSS, such as outreach, navigation, and support services to individuals with an SUD, particularly those who face barriers to accessing SUD care, wraparound support, and community resources.
KFA funding comes from money recovered by the state of Kansas through opioid legal settlements. The board sets funding priorities and opportunities each calendar year, with this new opportunity coming on the heels of two others that opened earlier this month – one designed to expand access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and another that provides rapid response funding to support one-time urgent needs and time-sensitive opportunities to benefit SUD systems at the state or local level. The board is working on additional funding opportunities to be released later this summer, with topics and dates to be announced soon.
Eligible organizations interested in the Peer Support and Community Health Workers funding opportunity can apply through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process for a total of up to $450,000, at $150,000 per year for up to three years. Organizations are encouraged to submit a confirmation of intent to apply. The deadline to submit grant applications is 5 p.m. June 26, 2026.
Organizations interested in applying are encouraged to read the full Peer Supports/Community Health Workers RFP, which includes additional details on deadlines and submissions, the grant application and review process, and eligibility.
PRSS help bridge the gap between clinical treatment and everyday life and are integral to recovery-oriented systems of care. In addition to increasing the number of professionals providing these services, funding through this RFP also can support barrier-reduction work that helps individuals engage in and remain connected to treatment and recovery services.
Eligibility for all KFA grant opportunities is limited to state entities, municipalities, nonprofit entities, and for-profit private entities that provide services in Kansas for the purpose of preventing, reducing, treating, or otherwise abating or remediating substance abuse or addiction. To be eligible, applicants must also release all legal claims arising from covered conduct against each defendant named in the opioid settlement agreements.
Inquiries related to these funding opportunities can be emailed to KFAinfo@sunflowerfoundation.org.
Kansas has reached multiple settlements with major pharmaceutical companies, distributors and related firms as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to bring accountability to those that fueled the opioid-addiction crisis and provide funds to support addiction services. The settlements are expected to result in Kansas receiving nearly $400 million through 2038 to treat and fight opioid addiction.
The Kansas Fights Addiction Act was enacted in 2021 by the Kansas Legislature and authorized the creation of the KFA board. Sunflower Foundation, a statewide health philanthropy based in Topeka, serves as the administrator for the KFA grant program. Since its inception, the KFA grant program has awarded nearly $25 million in support of SUD services across the state.
Additional information about the KFA board and the opioid settlements is available on the Kansas Attorney General’s website.