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Kansas Serves Native American Families - KSNAF

Award Number: 90CU0079
ORGANIZATION: CHILDREN'S BUREAU
OPDIV: ACF
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2022

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Kansas Serves Native American Families - KSNAF - Kansas Serves Native American Families (KSNAF) seeks to improve the wellbeing, safety, and permanency of Native American children affected by parent and community substance abuse through implementing and assessing a culturally integrated, evidence-based parenting skills training, Strengthening Families Program (SFP). The goals of KSNAF are to:1)Promote the well-being Native American families with children in or at risk of out-of-home placement2)Strengthen cultural sensitivity, trauma-informed capacity, and collaboration across agencies who provide services to Native American families affected by substance abuse and involved or at risk of involvement with child welfare systems in Kansas3)Develop and share information about implementing and evaluating a parent/family skill-building program with Native American familiesThe primary target population for this project is Native American children, ages 0 to 18 who are in or at risk of out-of-home placement and affected by family/community substance use. KSNAF recruits, trains and supports individuals who are Native American to offer SFP within tribal communities and other sites in Kansas. SFP is designed to positively impact family bonding, communication, and parental supervision.Every year, KSNAF staff and partners offer five SFP groups serving with 5 to 8 families each at different sites across Kansas, including Native American reservations. The project proposes to serve 80-100 families over the life of the project. A comprehensive evaluation of KSNAF includes a focus on the process and outcomes of the program including its impact on children, parents, and systems that serve Native American families.KSNAF is a partnership between the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Haskell Indian Nations University, Kansas Department for Children and Famili es, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, KVC and Ahearn Greene Associates.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = -$45,797 )
2024	2021	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC	2385 IRVING HILL RD	LAWRENCE	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	02	5	11/30/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$45,797
														Subtotal = -$45,797

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = -$334,469 )
2023	2020	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH, INC.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	04	4	10/21/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$120,656
2023	2019	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH, INC.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	04	4	10/21/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$89,634
2023	2018	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH, INC.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	02	2	11/17/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$124,178
														Subtotal = -$334,469

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = -$224,629 )
2022	2021	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	01	5	8/8/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2017	UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH, INC.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	02	3	9/21/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$224,629
														Subtotal = -$224,629

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $594,772 )
2021	2021	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	5	6/30/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$594,772
2021	2020	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	01	4	2/25/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	02	4	3/3/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2019	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	03	4	6/25/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $594,772

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $597,788 )
2020	2020	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	4	7/21/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$597,788
2020	2017	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	01	3	10/15/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $597,788

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $594,277 )
2019	2019	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	3	5/30/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$594,277
2019	2018	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	01	2	8/15/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $594,277

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $599,999 )
2018	2018	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	2	6/25/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$599,999
														Subtotal = $599,999

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $599,972 )
2017	2017	University Of Kansas Center For Research, Inc.	2385 Irving Hill Rd	Lawrence	KS	66045	DOUGLAS	USA	Enhance Safety of Children Affected by Substance Abuse	00	1	9/25/2017	NEW	$599,972
														Subtotal = $599,972

Grand Total All Awards = $2,381,913

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Kansas Serves Native American Families - KSNAF

Award Number: 90CU0079

ORGANIZATION: CHILDREN'S BUREAU

OPDIV: ACF

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2022

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