Kansas Department For Aging And Disability Services

Kansas Department For Aging And Disability Services (KDADS) operates as a state government entity and federal grant recipient administering aging and disability services programs funded primarily through formula grants from the Department of Health and Human Services. KDADS functions as prime recipient on 364 of 367 tracked awards, with minimal subcontract exposure, distributing federal funds to area agencies on aging, community mental health centers, certified community behavioral health clinics, and other designated service providers throughout Kansas.

KDADS' federal footprint centers on aging and behavioral health grant administration. The portfolio spans 1.46 billion dollars in combined obligated funds across thirteen customer agencies, with heavy concentration in formula grants under the Older Americans Act and block grants for mental health and substance abuse services. Representative awards include a 36.473 million dollar Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse award (CFDA 93.959) from SAMHSA dated October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027; a 16.426 million dollar Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services award (CFDA 93.958) for the same period; a 15.529 million dollar Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services award (CFDA 93.045) for congregate meals; and a 11.515 million dollar Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part B award (CFDA 93.044) for supportive services and senior centers, both running through December 30, 2027. KDADS also administers smaller formula grants supporting home-delivered meals, ombudsman services, family caregiver support, disease prevention and health promotion, and Medicare enrollment assistance (MIPPA/SHIP) across multiple Older Americans Act titles.

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living and the SAMHSA components (Center for Mental Health Services and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment) dominate customer concentration, accounting for approximately 82% of recent awards by count. KDADS receives statutory formula awards on a non-competitive basis under state plans approved by the grantor agencies; it does not compete for GWAC or IDIQ seats. The vendor distributes funds to over 300 sub-recipients statewide, including area agencies on aging, community mental health centers, and certified community behavioral health clinics such as Wyandot Center for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Central Kansas Mental Health Center, The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, and Valeo Behavioral Health Care. KDADS also manages cooperative agreements and project grants targeting specialized populations — including a $1.034 million Kansas State Opioid Response program (CFDA 93.788) for medication-assisted treatment and overdose prevention, a Kansas Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success initiative targeting youth substance use prevention in high-need counties, and a Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal suicide prevention program for ages 10–24 in Wyandotte County and southeast Kansas regions.

Activity volume has declined modestly from recent peaks, falling from 22 awards in 2022 to 4 through September 2026, though this reflects reporting lag rather than performance cliff. Twenty-four awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing primary recompete exposure as KDADS submits annual state plan revisions to renew formula grant allocations. As a state agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, KDADS operates within federal cost accounting and single-audit frameworks under 2 CFR 200 and the relevant HHS regulations, with administrative discretion to use up to 5 percent of block grant funds for state-level operations. The agency subcontracts minimally; three sub-awards on record involved technical assistance services from the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors under behavioral health capacity-building initiatives.