Grant Initiatives

The Governor’s Office is partnering with the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, Kansas County and District Attorney’s Association, the Kansas Attorney General's Office and the Kansas Office of Judicial Administration to establish a comprehensive training continuum regarding domestic violence for professionals in the criminal justice system with the Federal Grant to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program. The purpose of the grant project is to infuse the State of Kansas with a continuum of uniform domestic violence training for all professions of the criminal justice system serving offenders and victims from the time of a 911 call reporting an incident; through the investigation, arrest, prosecution, probation or parole and release of an offender; including emphasis on Protection From Abuse (PFA) and Protection From Stalking (PFS) orders.

The Governor’s Office is partnering with the Kansas Network of Visitation Providers, the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, the Kansas Office of Judicial Administration and the Kansas Attorney General's Office to form the Governor and the Attorney General’s Committee on Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Centers with the Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program. The purpose of the Committee is to establish a comprehensive system for providing safe and secure visitation and exchange services.