Funding Opportunities

Behavioral Health Services

Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Trainings RFA


The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), Behavioral Health Services Commission (BHS), announces the release of a Request for Application (RFA) which will allow eligible applicants to provide trainings in communities across the state for The Kansas Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) State/Tribal Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program. 

The purpose of this program is to support states and tribes with implementing youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies. Kansas’s program will focus this year’s efforts in Wyandotte County as well as the 12 counties in the southeast region of Kansas.

Grantee will be required to both facilitate and offer certification to trainers to implement the following evidence-based trainings through the GLS program: Suicide Postvention training for counseling suicide grief trainers, Counseling on access to Lethal Means (CALM) training, Youth Mental Health First Aid training (YMHFA), Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and Sources of Strength.

The Grantee will be required to partner with schools, educational institutions, behavioral health programs and other youth serving organizations to increase the capacity to provide these trainings.

All submissions including all required documentation to be considered should be sent to [email protected] and cc [email protected] by 5:00 pm October 11, 2024.

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KDADS KPC Prevention Conference Mini-Grant

The purpose of this Mini Grant is to support community coalitions/tribes and or organization members focused on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana. suicide and other drug misuse prevention, that without funding, would not be able to attend the Kansas Prevention Conference.  The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), Behavioral Health Services Commission (BHS), in partnership with the Kansas Prevention Collaborative (KPC) is proud to present the 7th annual Kansas Prevention Conference started in 2018. The theme for this year is Harvesting Hope in the Heartlands. Dates of the Conference are 10/2/2024 to 10/4/2024. Wichita, Kansas. Kansas Prevention Conference - Kansas Prevention Collaborative (KPC) The Kansas Prevention Conference provides educational opportunities to increase awareness of emerging trends, build skills and knowledge to prevent alcohol, tobacco, marijuana. suicide and other drug misuse, and advocate for best practices. The KPC Conference hosts state and local professionals from the various facets of the substance misuse prevention fields and related disciplines. 

All submissions to be considered should be sent to Stephanie Rhinehart, Prevention Program Manager, KDADS at [email protected] by 5:00 pm August 16, 2024.

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Nursing Home Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Reinvestment Program

Civil Money Penalties (CMP) are monetary penalties (fines) imposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) against nursing facilities that have failed to maintain compliance with federal requirements. A portion of these fund are returned to States and may be used for projects supporting activities that benefit nursing facility residents or that protect and improve their quality of life or care. CMP funds may be used for, but not limited to the following:

  • Training
  • Transition Preparation
  • Culture change/quality of life
  • Projects that support resident and family councils
  • Resident transition due to facility closure or downsizing
Federal CMP Regulations:
 Submit All Applications:

[email protected]
Please visit the program page here.