Executive Office Of The State Of Kansas

Executive Office Of The State Of Kansas Governor's Grants Program Division, operating as the Governor's Grants Program, is a state government entity registered with SAM.gov since January 2004 and headquartered in Topeka, Kansas. The organization serves as the primary administrative agency for managing and distributing federal grant awards throughout the state of Kansas, functioning as a pass-through entity that receives federal funds and allocates them to local and regional agencies, organizations, and institutions. The Governor's Grants Program is responsible for overseeing the statewide strategic planning, coordination, and implementation of criminal justice initiatives, victim services, and related public safety programs. Through its division, the organization administers a diverse portfolio of federal grants focused on criminal justice, public safety, substance abuse treatment, forensic science enhancement, victim services, and support for victims of violence.

The Governor's Grants Program has demonstrated extensive experience administering federal grant funding across multiple program areas and federal agencies. The organization serves as the prime recipient for numerous Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) awards from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, including block grants exceeding $2 million annually that support law enforcement programs, prosecution and court initiatives, crime victim services, mental health and substance abuse programs, and crisis intervention court proceedings. It administers specialized formula grants including the Violence Against Women Act programs—specifically the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant and the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program—which have provided over $1.8 million in recent awards to support victim advocacy, counseling, and intervention services through sub-awards to organizations such as Options Domestic & Sexual Violence Services, the YWCA of Topeka, and the Metropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault. The program manages Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) grants from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, directing funding to the Kansas Department of Corrections for trauma-informed, gender-responsive substance abuse treatment programs at correctional facilities, with awards totaling over $312,000 for recent years. Additional funding streams include Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants (exceeding $217,000) that support equipment, software licenses, and infrastructure upgrades at Kansas's three accredited forensic laboratories; Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding that supports direct victim services through community-based organizations; and the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program addressing gun violence reduction and mental health court initiatives. The organization also received significant Education Stabilization Fund grants exceeding $25 million to provide emergency assistance to non-public schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Family Violence Prevention and Services grants and State Access and Visitation (SAVP) grants from the Office of Child Support Enforcement. Through the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), the Governor's Grants Program made sub-awards exceeding $1.1 million to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Kansas Judicial Branch to advance criminal history records automation and disposition processing. The entity works with federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Justice (Office on Violence Against Women, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics), the Department of Health and Human Services (Administration on Children Youth and Families), the Department of Education (Office of Elementary and Secondary Education), the Department of Treasury, and the Office of Child Support Enforcement, managing the distribution of funds to state agencies, local law enforcement, courts, nonprofit organizations, and service providers throughout Kansas.