Project Grant H328M200031

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) was awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant by 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 initiative, titled "Kansas Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success-States (Kansas SPF-PFS-States)", focuses on preventing and reducing alcohol and marijuana use...

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $4,728,150 Formula Grant titled "Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families" (CFDA 84.181) to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. This grant provides funding to implement and maintain a comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system to deliver early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families in Kansas. The state...

The federal Project Grant award (ID: 90CY7639) for $250,000 provides funding from the Administration for Children and Families' Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623) to KVC Behavioral Healthcare Missouri, Inc. (doing business as The Niles Home For Children) to deliver the Empowering Youth Program. This program will meet the basic physical and emotional needs of youth ages birth to 17 in Missouri from September 2024 to September 2027. The Empowering Youth Program provides emergency shelter,...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $369,266 Block Grant to the Kansas Department For Children And Families from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Children's Justice Grants to States program (CFDA 93.643). The grant aims to improve child abuse and neglect case investigations and limit additional trauma to child victims through three main initiatives. The Kansas Childfirst Inc. Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center will...

The Kansas Department for Children and Families was awarded a $465,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Payments program (CFDA 93.603) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant aims to increase the number of children in foster care who find permanent homes through adoption or legal guardianship by supporting four sub-awardees who will provide...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $103.9 million block grant to the Kansas Department for Children and Families from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 under the Child Care and Development Block Grant program (CFDA 93.575). The grant supports several initiatives to improve access to and quality of child care in Kansas. It funds the Statewide Infant Toddler Specialist Network to provide greater emphasis on infant and toddler mental...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families awarded a $2,877,452.00 Formula Grant to the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) on October 1, 2024 under the John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (CFDA 93.674). This program provides comprehensive support services to assist youth who have experienced foster care, particularly those aged 14 and older, in successfully transitioning to independent adulthood....

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $4,551,053 formula grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259) to the State of Kansas Department of Commerce. The grant provides resources to the local workforce development areas in Kansas to deliver comprehensive youth services focused on assisting both out-of-school and in-school youth, ages 14-24, with barriers to employment. Key services include tutoring,...

This $7,000,000 Preschool Development Grants Birth to Five (PDG B-5) Renewal Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Child Care, will support the Kansas State Department of Education's efforts to enhance early childhood education and care services across the state. The grant funding will be used to conduct needs assessments, develop strategic plans, improve family engagement, enhance program quality, and expand access to early childhood services,...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $4,670,333 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities formula grant (CFDA 17.259) to the State of Kansas Department of Commerce. The purpose of this 3-year grant, with a performance period from April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, is to provide comprehensive workforce development services to low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment. The grant funding will enable the State of Kansas...