(March 10, 2023) – This week, the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board released its first of two requests for proposals. The KFA Grant Program is funded by the Kansas Office of the Attorney General opioid settlement recoveries intended to support substance use disorder services in Kansas. The priority areas and associated strategies within both RFPs were established by the Kansas Prescription Drug and Opioid Advisory Committee's 2023-2027 state strategic plan. The Kansas Hospital Association is a member of the KPDOAC. These priority areas were split into two RFPs.
The KFA Board has made $3 million available in the first funding opportunity, which will prioritize strategies within the priority areas of treatment, recovery, harm reduction and linkages to care. The second RFP will be released on May 8. It will prioritize the areas of prevention, providers and health systems, and public safety, which includes law enforcement, corrections and first responders. The board has made $2,000,000 available for the second RFP. Eligible organizations serving Kansans are invited to apply. Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations and units of state and local governments providing services in Kansas for the purpose of preventing, reducing, treating, or otherwise abating or remediating substance abuse or addiction. Eligible organizations may apply for up to $200,000 through the RFP.
Organizations interested in applying for the first RFP must submit a confirmation of intent to apply by 5 p.m. on March 30, 2023. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. April 28, 2023. The RFP, as well as additional information on deadlines and submissions, frequently asked questions, the grant application and review process, eligible organizations, and allowable strategies can be found on the KFA page on the Sunflower Foundation website. The Sunflower Foundation serves as the administrator for the KFA grant program.
Opioid Settlement Background Information
The Kansas opioid settlements are split into two funds – 75 percent going to the KFA Fund and 25 percent to the Municipalities Fight Addiction Fund, with $200,000 dedicated annually to K-TRACS, the Kansas Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. The KFA Act directs all recovery to opioid and SUD abatement. The MFAF 25 percent is distributed evenly across the 205 participating counties and municipalities. This funding opportunity comes from the KFAF and is administered through the KFA Grant Review Board. Additional information about the KFA board and the opioid settlements is available online.
--Karen Braman