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Governor Laura Kelly announced that more than $10.4 million in federal grant funding will go to 64 community organizations and local and state agencies across Kansas.
The funding comes from the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and will help groups that support crime victims and survivors. These organizations provide services such as mental health counseling, legal help, victim advocacy, crisis response, and other forms of assistance.
The money comes from the Federal Crime Victims Fund, which is paid for by fines and penalties collected in federal criminal cases. No tax dollars are used for this funding.
The grants are distributed through the Office for Victims of Crime, which is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs.
In total, $10,484,525 was awarded to support victim services statewide.
Awardees for the 2026 VOCA grant include:
| 2026 VOCA Grant Awards | ||
| County | Organization Name | Grant Award |
| Allen | Hope Unlimited | $116,263 |
| Barton | Barton County Attorney’s Office | $52,064 |
| Barton | Family Crisis Center | $194,908 |
| Butler | Family Life Center | $34,269 |
| Butler | Sunlight Children’s Services | $92,331 |
| Butler | Tri-County CASA | $9,949 |
| Cloud | North Central Kansas CASA | $18,909 |
| Crawford | Children’s Advocacy Center | $29,693 |
| Crawford | Safehouse Crisis Center | $123,077 |
| Douglas | Child Advocacy Center of Douglas County | $24,008 |
| Douglas | Douglas County CASA | $9,653 |
| Douglas | Douglas County District Attorney’s Office | $62,635 |
| Douglas | The Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center | $92,031 |
| Douglas | The Willow Domestic Violence Center | $147,905 |
| Ellis | Options: Domestic & Sexual Violence Services | $182,122 |
| Finney | Family Crisis Services | $114,552 |
| Finney | Spirit of the Plains CASA | $12,150 |
| Ford | CASA-Children Worth Saving | $23,225 |
| Ford | Crisis Center of Dodge City | $50,525 |
| Ford | Ford County Attorney’s Office | $193,148 |
| Ford | Meadowlark House Child Advocacy Center | $28,807 |
| Geary | CASA of the 8th Judicial District | $15,114 |
| Harvey | CASA: A Voice for Children | $17,106 |
| Harvey | Harvey Co. Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Task Force | $282,566 |
| Harvey | Heart to Heart Child Advocacy Center | $23,885 |
| Johnson | CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties | $63,122 |
| Johnson | Johnson County District Attorney’s Office | $119,529 |
| Johnson | Mothers Against Drunk Driving | $181,170 |
| Johnson | Safehome | $526,088 |
| Johnson | Sunflower House | $195,183 |
| Leavenworth | Alliance Against Family Violence | $38,926 |
| Leavenworth | First Judicial District CASA Association | $72,450 |
| Lyon | SOS | $193,594 |
| Reno | BrightHouse | $167,878 |
| Reno | Horizons Mental Health Center Child Advocacy Center | $64,405 |
| Riley | Crisis Center | $68,949 |
| Riley | Kansas State University | $225,309 |
| Riley | Riley County Police Department | $94,662 |
| Riley | Sunflower Children’s Collective | $73,120 |
| Saline | Child Advocacy & Parenting Services | $67,677 |
| Saline | Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas | $369,402 |
| Scott | Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center | $265,566 |
| Sedgwick | CAC of Sedgwick County | $283,508 |
| Sedgwick | Catholic Charities, Harbor House | $135,041 |
| Sedgwick | City of Wichita Police Department | $120,594 |
| Sedgwick | City of Wichita Prosecutor’s Office | $159,160 |
| Sedgwick | ICT SOS | $91,398 |
| Sedgwick | Roots & Wings CASA | $43,780 |
| Sedgwick | Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office | $73,288 |
| Sedgwick | StepStone | $115,354 |
| Sedgwick | Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center | $233,177 |
| Sedgwick | Wichita Children’s Home | $314,772 |
| Sedgwick | Wichita Family Crisis Center | $252,400 |
| Seward | Liberal Area Rape Crisis/Domestic Violence Services | $115,803 |
| Shawnee | City of Topeka Police Department | $71,955 |
| Shawnee | Disability Rights Center of Kansas | $719,609 |
| Shawnee | Kansas Department of Corrections | $887,658 |
| Shawnee | Kansas Legal Services | $794,126 |
| Shawnee | LifeHouse Child Advocacy Center | $17,497 |
| Shawnee | YWCA Center for Safety & Empowerment | $124,421 |
| Wyandotte | Friends of Yates | $280,485 |
| Wyandotte | Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault | $457,221 |
| Wyandotte | ReHope (Restoration House) | $45,000 |
| Wyandotte | Unified Gov’t of Wyandotte Co/KS City KS–Police Dept. | $410,353 |
| TOTAL | $10,484,525 | |
