Kansas Announces $3.2 Million In Grants Available To Aid Rural First Responders Combatting Opioid Abuse

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced $3.2 million in grants that will be used to assist rural first responders in 53 counties combatting opioid abuse. The grants will fund training on how to carry and administer naloxone to reverse opioid overdose.

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has selected four rural regions of the state that encompass 53 counties for implementing this project based on the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services map.  These regions include:

Region I – Northwest: Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Rooks, Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Ness, and . . .