Deadline: 6-May-22
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disabilities Services (KDADS)/Behavioral Health Commission invites Kansas nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations of all disciplines to submit proposals for Early Intervention Services for Youth Grant.
Topics
Proposals will provide services, education, and awareness on topics such as:
- COVID-induced trauma and behavioral health concerns of students
- Youth behavioral health/mental health/substance abuse prevention
- Behavioral Health Early Intervention and/or
- Fostering stable environments
Duration: The project phase for these optional grants will be June 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. All funds must be expended by March 31, 2023.
Targeted Population: K-12 youth in the community with higher COVID-induced trauma and behavioral health concerns are the primary targeted population for this RFA. This includes but is not limited to activities /strategies in schools and other geographical communities where services can be provided to the youth and their parents, caregivers, and schools (i.e. recreation centers, churches, summer camps, Boys & Girls Clubs, Boys & Girl Scouts, and others) to youth, and their parents, caregivers, schools.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services invites community coalitions, and others from private, nonprofit, and/or community organizations to apply. Eligible grantees must be an existing organization that has been established at least one year prior to the date of the RFA. Effective applicants must possess a stable and effective organizational structure with clearly defined staff roles that can facilitate the required programming.
- Selected applicants shall sign a Notice of Grant Award, an agreement that KDADS will provide. The proposal submitted to KDADS shall become part of the Notice of Grant Award.
- Applicants are required to have a DUNS number at the time of submission of the funding proposal. This number is a unique nine-digit identification number provided by Dun & Bradstreet.
- The minimum qualifications of proposing organizations must include the following items:
- KS Business License (issued by the Office of the Secretary of the State);
- Experience implementing services of similar complexity;
- Capacity to submit required data to KDADS in a manner that is timely and accurate; and,
- Capacity to implement and begin all services within one month of receiving notification of award and complete services by Capacity to implement and begin all services within one month of receiving notification of award and complete services by March 31, 2023.
For more information, visit https://kdads.ks.gov/provider-home/providers/bhs-funding-opportunities