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Governor Laura Kelly announced Thursday that more than $32.5 million in state grants will support services for adult and child survivors of crime. Funded through the state’s general budget, the grants go to nonprofits assisting survivors of domestic and sexual violence, as well as victims of child abuse and neglect.
Three types of organizations received funding: those serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence, Children’s Advocacy Centers, and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) programs.
In 2026, $26.5 million will go to 25 organizations providing domestic and sexual violence services, including crisis support, outreach, training, transportation, shelter maintenance, and staffing.
Children’s Advocacy Centers, which coordinate investigations and responses to child abuse, will receive $4.8 million across 20 organizations. These funds will help hire and train staff, conduct child-sensitive forensic interviews, support non-offending caregivers, and improve multi-disciplinary team coordination.
CASA programs, which train volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in court, will receive $1.24 million across 21 organizations to strengthen staffing, volunteer training, and ensure judges have the information needed for child-focused decisions.
The county, organization name, and grant award for each awardee include:
| 2026 SGF for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Grant Awards | ||
| County | Organization Name | Grant Award |
| Allen | Hope Unlimited | $825,630 |
| Barton | Family Crisis Center, Inc. | $828,199 |
| Butler | Family Life Center | $359,220 |
| Crawford | Safehouse Crisis Center | $849,938 |
| Douglas | The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center | $576,077 |
| Douglas | The Willow Domestic Violence Center | $1,119,095 |
| Ellis | Options: Domestic & Sexual Violence Services | $1,236,371 |
| Finney | Family Crisis Services | $564,593 |
| Ford | Crisis Center of Dodge City | $246,751 |
| Harvey | Harvey Co. Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Task Force | $1,379,354 |
| Johnson | SAFEHOME | $1,633,151 |
| Leavenworth | Alliance Against Family Violence | $498,811 |
| Lyon | SOS | $845,378 |
| Reno | BrightHouse | $683,996 |
| Riley | Crisis Center | $2,055,845 |
| Saline | Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas | $1,970,028 |
| Sedgwick | Catholic Charities, Harbor House | $981,037 |
| Sedgwick | StepStone | $723,529 |
| Sedgwick | Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center | $1,318,134 |
| Sedgwick | Wichita Family Crisis Center | $1,369,141 |
| Seward | Liberal Area Rape Crisis/Domestic Violence Services | $780,974 |
| Shawnee | Kansas Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence | $1,100,000 |
| Shawnee | YWCA Center for Safety & Empowerment | $957,149 |
| Wyandotte | Friends of Yates | $1,978,573 |
| Wyandotte | Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault | $1,612,268 |
| TOTAL | $26,493,242 | |
| 2026 Children’s Advocacy Centers Grant Awards | ||
| County | Organization Name | Grant Award |
| Allen | Hope Unlimited | $134,123 |
| Barton | Family Crisis Center | $263,539 |
| Butler | Sunlight Children’s Services | $385,784 |
| Cloud | North Central Kansas CASA | $55,620 |
| Crawford | Children’s Advocacy Center | $132,052 |
| Douglas | Children’s Advocacy Center of Douglas County | $105,671 |
| Ford | Meadowlark House Child Advocacy Center | $107,641 |
| Franklin | Ad Astra Advocacy Center | $40,000 |
| Harvey | Heart to Heart | $199,926 |
| Johnson | Sunflower House | $512,699 |
| Leavenworth | First Judicial District CASA Association | $281,118 |
| Lyon | SOS | $90,394 |
| Reno | Horizons Mental Health Center | $203,046 |
| Rice | Rice County Child Advocacy Center | $82,893 |
| Riley | Sunflower Children’s Collective | $164,719 |
| Saline | Child Advocacy and Parenting Services | $158,216 |
| Scott | Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center | $627,735 |
| Sedgwick | Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County | $881,992 |
| Sedgwick | Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kansas | $248,461 |
| Shawnee | LifeHouse Child Advocacy Center | $161,211 |
| TOTAL | $4,836,840 | |
| 2026 Court Appointed Special Advocate Programs Grant Awards | ||
| County | Organization Name | Grant Award |
| Allen | CASA of the 31st Judicial District | $18,953 |
| Barton | Central Kansas CASA | $21,771 |
| Bourbon | Bourbon County CASA of the 6th Judicial District | $20,586 |
| Butler | Tri-County CASA | $54,169 |
| Cloud | North Central Kansas CASA | $27,849 |
| Cowley | CASA of Cowley County | $15,384 |
| Douglas | Douglas County CASA | $55,814 |
| Ellis | CASA of the High Plains | $13,554 |
| Finney | Spirit of the Plains CASA | $50,708 |
| Ford | CASA-Children Worth Saving | $64,533 |
| Franklin | CASA of the 4th Judicial District | $13,085 |
| Geary | CASA of the 8th Judicial District | $47,615 |
| Harvey | CASA: A Voice for Children | $54,098 |
| Johnson | CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties | $225,186 |
| Leavenworth | First Judicial District CASA Association | $54,448 |
| Lyon | SOS, CASA of the Flint Hills | $58,546 |
| Riley | Sunflower Children’s Collective | $113,321 |
| Saline | Child Advocacy and Parenting Services | $70,164 |
| Sedgwick | Roots and Wings, CASA of Sedgwick County | $109,246 |
| Shawnee | CASA of Shawnee County | $33,544 |
| Shawnee | Kansas CASA Association | $120,000 |
| TOTAL | $1,242,574 | |
