KDADS to restructure grants for advocacy groups

KDADS Secretary Kari Bruffett
Photo courtesy of KHI News. 

The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services recently announced that it will not renew its grants with five in-state organizations that advocate for people with developmental disabilities, mental illness, addiction issues, or for emotionally disturbed children.

The grants, totaling $518,000, will end June 30th of this year.

Appearing last week before the House Social Services Budget Committee, KDADS Secretary Kari Bruffett said the department's decision not to renew its grants was driven by its desire to reconfigure the five programs in ways meant to break down some of the "compartmentalization" that separates some of its grantees.

KDADS posted a formal request for information on its website asking providers to suggest ways to improve the current network of services.

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