Safe Streets Wichita, an organization focused on education and harm reduction for substance misusers, is one of 32 Kansas organizations that will receive more than $8.5 million in grant awards in the third round of funding using money recovered through opioid legal settlements.
Funded organizations were selected by the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board with grants awards this round prioritizing strategies related to treatment, recovery, hard reduction and linking people to support services and care.
This a change in direction by the review board. After they received feedback from the first year of grant making, the board refined its RFP process to further target immediate needs experienced across the state.
The KFA board originally had planned not to exceed $6 million in funding for this third grant cycle, but after seeing the quality of projects proposed, the board agreed to provide more than $2.5 million in additional funding.
Here’s a complete list of grantees, spread across the state, with services focused on substance misuse treatment, recovery, hard reduction and linking people to support services and care. If you, or someone you know needs help, reach out to one of these organizations located near you.
- Accessible Treatment for Uninsured with Co-Occurring Disorders, Johnson County Mental Health Center – $300,000
- Addressing Healthcare/Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) within Court Diversion Program, Community Mental Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Inc. – $133,480
- Adolescent Outreach for SUD Treatment Services, Mirror, Inc. – $110,286
- Barrier Reduction Funds for Prescription Drugs & Other Services, Mirror, Inc. – $159,940
- Beyond Walls: Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification Training During Incarceration, Kansas Department of Health and Environment – $300,000
- Bridging the Gaps in Treatment, University of Kansas Hospital Authority DBA The University of Kansas Health System – $300,000
- CHW Brings Hope, Healing, and Equity to the Justice Involved, Kansas Department of Health and Environment – $300,000
- Collaborative SUD Education and Treatment in Shawnee County, Valeo Behavioral Health Care, Inc. – $292,587
- Community Behavioral Health Worker Training, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. – $299,928
- Expansion of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program for Underserved in Rural Southeast Kansas, Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center – $300,000
- Family Court Substance Abuse Intervention, 10th Judicial District Court – $300,000
- Family Substance Abuse Recovery Services, KVC Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., $300,000
- Franklin County SUD Treatment Expansion: Intensive Outpatient Program Development, Elizabeth Layton Center – $278,547
- Get the HECK Into Dodge! Dodge City SUD & Mental Health Services, Genesis Family Health – $300,000
- Harm Reduction & Linkages to Care in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties, First Call Alcohol/Drug Prevention & Recovery – $200,000
- Harm Reduction & Recovery Support Suspenders for Hope, Wichita State University – $287,865
- Harm Reduction Health & Wellness Program, Safe Streets Wichita – $300,000
- Harvey County Peer Mentor Outreach and Intervention, Mirror, Inc. – $103,517
- Increasing SUD Services for Underserved in Sedgwick County, HealthCore Health Clinic, Inc. – $300,000
- KFA ECHO: Advancing SUD Treatment Centers of Excellence, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. – $299,691
- Leavenworth County Addiction Mitigation Services, Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office – $300,000
- Link Fights Addiction with Dual Diagnosis, LINK, Inc. – $160,000
- New Women’s Supportive Housing Network in Douglas County, Cardinal Housing Network, Inc. – $168,900
- Norton Patient Assistance Program and Staff Expansion, Valley Hope Association – $140,250
- Opioid Response Team: Resident Transportation Supports, Artists Helping the Homeless, Inc. – $50,000
- Recovery Center – Wyandotte, Heartland RADAC – $98,742
- Recovery Home, The Salvation Army – $250,000
- Recovery Housing Assistance for Justice Involved, Rotary Against Human Trafficking Foundation, $60,203
- Risk Mitigation for Homeless & Precariously Housed Individuals, Mirror, Inc. – $280,170
- Sober-Living Housing Program, Be Able, Inc. – $112,040
- Specialty Court Enhancement Project, Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., Department of Community Corrections – $141,161.11
- Statewide Medical Assisted Treatment (MAT) Services Coordination, Mirror, Inc. – $99,988
- SUD Access, Services, and Staffing Expansion, Central Kansas Mental Health Center – $278,987
- SUD and Medical Assisted Treatment (MAT)-Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Expansion & Enhancement, Saint Francis Community and Residential Services, Inc. – $187,107.25
- SUD Programs for Education, Treatment, Harm Reduction & Linkages to Care, Kansas State University – $293,561
- SUD Treatment, Recover and Linkages to Care in Topeka, SENT – $250,000
- Targeted Intervention & Prevention Strategies (TIPS), Shawnee County Health Department – $186,991
- Treatment/Jail/Housing/OD Response/Schools/Recovery Month, High Point Advocacy and Resource Center, Inc. – $300,000