Project Grant 90TS0081

The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement the "Education Initiatives for Justice-Involved Individuals" program under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The program aims to create evidence-based, trauma-informed educational pathways to help incarcerated individuals in Kansas earn high school diplomas and pursue post-secondary opportunities, with the...

The federal Project Grant award titled "KANSAS TEEN HEALTH PROJECT (KTHP)" provides $268,793 in funding from the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787), administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The grant recipient, Social Innovation Laboratory Inc. (SIL), a non-profit organization based in Emporia, Kansas, will implement an evidence-based educational initiative targeting adolescent health...

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) was awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant will fund the Kansas PIPBHC Project, which aims to establish an integrated care framework across 12 community mental health centers (CMHCs) and/or certified community behavioral...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $7,000,000 Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant to the Kansas State Department of Education on September 30, 2024. This 36-month grant, authorized under Section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act, aims to help low-income and disadvantaged children in Kansas enter kindergarten prepared for academic success by improving early childhood education services. The...

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) was awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The 5-year grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund the Kansas Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success for States (Kansas SPF-PFS-States)...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded a $282,933 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant to the Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition, Inc., a non-profit organization located in Lawrence, Kansas. This one-year project grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, supports the Coalition's comprehensive efforts to address homelessness in the state of Kansas. The funding will enable the...

The Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration awarded Connections To Success Inc., a non-profit organization, a $2,999,998 Project Grant through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The "Show Me Success" program will provide pre- and post-release reentry services to 300 individuals transitioning from 7 Missouri correctional centers to high-poverty communities in the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Columbia metro areas. Services include career...

The Kansas Department of Commerce received a $22.1 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy under the Disability Employment Policy Development (CFDA 17.720) federal grant program. The four-year award running from May 2021 through May 2025 will test the impact of early intervention strategies on stay-at-work and return-to-work outcomes for individuals who have incurred new or exacerbated injuries or illnesses affecting their...

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) was awarded a $652,363 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). This three-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will allow KCKPS to serve over 20,000 students, their families, school staff, and law enforcement through a trauma-informed approach to violence prevention and student support. The key products and services to be...

This federal Project Grant award of $177,029, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), supports a range of housing and support services aimed at addressing homelessness in Lawrence, Kansas. The funding enables the Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition, Inc., a non-profit organization, to provide a continuum of care including permanent supportive...