Kansas Fights Addiction Fund board hears AG naloxone update, approves invoice and annual report, discusses $22M budget plan
February 14, 2026 | Department of Health & Environment, State Agencies, Organizations, Executive, Kansas
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The Kansas Fights Addiction Fund board met to review legislative developments, financials and a proposed budget for 2026.
Chris from the Attorney General
pfice briefed the board on recent legislation affecting naloxone distribution and training, saying HB 2489 was amended to remove a section that would have affected the Kansas Fights Addiction Act and cleared committee after a technical amendment. He also flagged House interest in how the board and schools would interface on naloxone availability and training. "If federal funding is not renewed for the state naloxone program, I would anticipate sometime in August or September, latest October, the state naloxone program may be reaching out to the board to help supplement or otherwise maintain the same level of service," Chris said, noting the board could be asked to consider responsive grants to cover gaps.
On finances, staff presented an updated balance report as of 01/31/2026: $103,029,668.39 deposited from the Attorney General
pfice, reported interest earned of $6,100,000, and a post-encumbrance balance of $82,841,277.29. Staff said an additional Walgreens settlement payment of "a couple million dollars" is expected prior to the March meeting.
The board considered a quarterly invoice from Sunflower and the AG's office totaling $121,796.40 for direct grant administration ($110,724.00) and indirect support ($11,072.40). Monica moved to approve payment of the invoice and Sandra seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Members then reviewed the annual report and staff
p requested approval to submit it by the March 1 statutory deadline with a small number of numeric updates to be inserted once Chris confirms final settlement amounts. Monica moved to approve submission pending those updates; Ken seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Krista led a discussion of a proposed flexible $22,000,000 annual budget organized by strategic "pillars." She described the board's intent to approve a high-level budget in March and return later for approval of individual awards or pillar allocations. Krista said many funding lines would include training and technical assistance and that staff would develop detailed funding frameworks for each topic.
Staff presented examples of allocation strategies, including multi-year approaches for MOUD expansion and an initial $1,000,000 challenge-grant allotment to fund proposal development, with potential larger implementation funding in subsequent years. Krista said the board is considering both a responsive grant program for urgent, one-time needs and several targeted RFPs (potentially MOUD, peers/community health workers, prevention, and specialty courts). "We were thinking the most critical and maybe time sensitive one might be the MOUD-related RFP," she said.
Board members praised the responsive-grant concept and urged clear definitions so applicants understand what qualifies as an "urgent" need and how responsive grants differ from standard RFPs. Members recommended that responsive applicants demonstrate partial outside funding or strategic partnerships and that staff clearly communicate applicant eligibility.
The chair closed by noting ongoing outreach to potential partners, including federal and state agencies, and the board adjourned.
Chris from the Attorney General
pfice briefed the board on recent legislation affecting naloxone distribution and training, saying HB 2489 was amended to remove a section that would have affected the Kansas Fights Addiction Act and cleared committee after a technical amendment. He also flagged House interest in how the board and schools would interface on naloxone availability and training. "If federal funding is not renewed for the state naloxone program, I would anticipate sometime in August or September, latest October, the state naloxone program may be reaching out to the board to help supplement or otherwise maintain the same level of service," Chris said, noting the board could be asked to consider responsive grants to cover gaps.
On finances, staff presented an updated balance report as of 01/31/2026: $103,029,668.39 deposited from the Attorney General
pfice, reported interest earned of $6,100,000, and a post-encumbrance balance of $82,841,277.29. Staff said an additional Walgreens settlement payment of "a couple million dollars" is expected prior to the March meeting.
The board considered a quarterly invoice from Sunflower and the AG's office totaling $121,796.40 for direct grant administration ($110,724.00) and indirect support ($11,072.40). Monica moved to approve payment of the invoice and Sandra seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Members then reviewed the annual report and staff
p requested approval to submit it by the March 1 statutory deadline with a small number of numeric updates to be inserted once Chris confirms final settlement amounts. Monica moved to approve submission pending those updates; Ken seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Krista led a discussion of a proposed flexible $22,000,000 annual budget organized by strategic "pillars." She described the board's intent to approve a high-level budget in March and return later for approval of individual awards or pillar allocations. Krista said many funding lines would include training and technical assistance and that staff would develop detailed funding frameworks for each topic.
Staff presented examples of allocation strategies, including multi-year approaches for MOUD expansion and an initial $1,000,000 challenge-grant allotment to fund proposal development, with potential larger implementation funding in subsequent years. Krista said the board is considering both a responsive grant program for urgent, one-time needs and several targeted RFPs (potentially MOUD, peers/community health workers, prevention, and specialty courts). "We were thinking the most critical and maybe time sensitive one might be the MOUD-related RFP," she said.
Board members praised the responsive-grant concept and urged clear definitions so applicants understand what qualifies as an "urgent" need and how responsive grants differ from standard RFPs. Members recommended that responsive applicants demonstrate partial outside funding or strategic partnerships and that staff clearly communicate applicant eligibility.
The chair closed by noting ongoing outreach to potential partners, including federal and state agencies, and the board adjourned.
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