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Kansas fights addiction board reports nearly $14.7 million in new awards for treatment, prevention and naloxone distribution
Summary
Jason Hess, BSRB deputy and board designee to the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board, said the review board approved about $14.7 million in one-year grants for treatment, prevention and first-responder activities and is funding a statewide needs assessment to guide future allocation.
Jason Hess, serving as the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board’s deputy to the Kansas Fights Addiction (KFA) Grant Review Board, updated the BSRB about KFA grant decisions and planning to target settlement funds from opioid litigation.
Hess said the review board recently completed a second round of grant approvals and "got done approving, roughly, give or take $14,700,000 in funding for both treatment and prevention for this next year," describing the awards as one‑year grants that will support treatment, prevention and first-responder activities…
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