TOPEKA – Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Secretary Laura Howard announced today that the agency has awarded funds to 45 substance use disorder (SUD) providers as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUPTRS-BG or SUBG).
The SUBG program funds states and territories to help plan, implement, and evaluate activities that prevent and treat substance use. This grant opportunity builds on efforts to beat the overdose epidemic and tackle the mental health crisis – two key pillars of Governor Laura Kelly’s administration.
“With the increasing concern for addressing the overdose crisis in Kansas and across the country, the behavioral health team at KDADS welcomes this funding as it provides opportunities to support the critical work we do and the resources needed to create long-lasting systemic changes,” KDADS Behavioral Health Services Commissioner Drew Adkins said. “Ultimately our goal is to create healthier families and communities in Kansas by expanding treatment and support for people whenever and wherever they need it.”
Substance Use Block Grant (SUBG) treatment providers are reimbursed for substance use disorder treatment services using a combination of SUBG Federal funds, State General funds, and State Fee funds. For this opportunity, providers were allocated roughly $21 million for reimbursement of treatment services to the under/uninsured in SFY2025.
With this federal SUBG funding, KDADS has been able to expand prevention and treatment efforts by awarding contracts to 45 SUD providers across Kansas:
- A Connecting Pointe - Olathe
- Addiction Recovery Center
- Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
- BHG
- City On A Hill
- Chautauqua
- CKF Addiction Treatment
- Comcare
- Compass Behavioral Health
- Corner House
- Crawford County CMCH
- DCCCA
- Doolittle and Harrington
- Four County
- Heartland RADAC
- High Plains Mental Health Center
- High Point
- Higher Ground Tiospaye
- Johnson County Community Mental Health Center
- Kisa Life Recovery
- Miracles
- Mirror
- New Chance
- New Dawn
- Pawnee Mental Health
- Prairie View
- Preferred Family Healthcare
- Project Dream
- Recovery Concepts IATS
- SACK
- Saint Francis Ministries
- Seventh Direction
- Sims Kemper
- Smoky Hill Foundation
- South Central Mental Health Center
- Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center
- Southwest Guidance Center
- Spring River MH and Wellness
- Sumner Mental Health
- The Center for Counseling and Consultation
- The Guidance Center - BG/KSSC
- The Restoration Center
- Therapy Services
- Valeo
- Wichita Treatment Center
- Wyandot Behavioral Health
The SUBG program targets the following populations and service areas: pregnant women and women with dependent children, injection drug users, tuberculosis services, early intervention services for HIV/AIDS, primary prevention services, and more generally, individuals who are uninsured and underinsured.
States and territories must apply annually for congressional funds allocated by formula. More information about the SUBG program can be found on SAMHSA’s website: Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant | SAMHSA.