Governor Kelly Announces More than $2M to Support Victims of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

For Immediate Release:          

May 23, 2025           

Contact:          Grace HogeGrace.Hoge@ks.gov

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced Friday more than $2.3 million in grants aimed at strengthening services and support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, and stalking across Kansas.

“Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault must have access to the resources they need to heal and seek justice,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “Investments like these are crucial to building a safer Kansas and supporting those recovering from crime.”

The funding is provided through the federal Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors (S.T.O.P.) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Formula Grant Program, which supports community-based efforts to prevent and respond to crimes against women. The program funds initiatives that develop, train, and expand units of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, and court personnel dedicated to addressing these crimes. It also enhances victim services and legal assistance programs while promoting a coordinated community response to domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Additional funding is provided through the federal Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP). These grants assist local programs in delivering critical services to survivors of sexual assault, including crisis intervention, medical and criminal justice accompaniment, advocacy, and the dissemination of educational information to support recovery.

The grant funds are made available through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

2025 S.T.O.P. VAWA Grant Awards
County	Organization Name	Grant Award
Barton	Family Crisis Center	$38,027
Douglas	Douglas County District Attorney’s  Office	$82,733
Douglas	Douglas County Sheriff’s Office	$31,145
Douglas	The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care  Center	$61,728
Douglas	The Willow Domestic Violence Center	$50,967
Ellis	Northwest Kansas Community  Corrections	$45,900
Ellis	Options: Domestic and Sexual  Violence Services	$35,232
Ford	Ford County Attorney’s Office	$56,325
Geary	Crisis Center, Junction City Domestic  Violence Task Force	$26,878
Jackson	Jackson County Sheriff’s Office	$77,846
Johnson	Gardner Police Department	$44,630
Johnson	Safehome	$45,129
Lyon	SOS	$23,953
Riley	Crisis Center, Riley Co. Domestic  Violence Task Force	$28,531
Sedgwick	Catholic Charities, Harbor House	$38,564
Sedgwick	City of Wichita Police Department	$67,084
Sedgwick	Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center	$79,200
Shawnee	Kansas Bureau of Investigation	$17,212
Shawnee	Kansas Coalition Against Sexual  & Domestic Violence	$44,356
Shawnee	Kansas Department of Corrections	$150,785
Shawnee	Kansas Judicial Branch	$36,300
Shawnee	YWCA of NE Kansas, Center for Safety  & Empowerment	$62,275
Wyandotte	Friends of Yates	$44,361
Wyandotte	Metropolitan Organization Countering  Sexual Assault	$18,191
Wyandotte	Unified Government Police Department	$113,600
Wyandotte	Unified Government Legal Department	$100,864
Wyandotte	Unified Government District  Attorney’s Office	$124,617
	TOTAL	$1,546,433

2025 SASP Grant Awards
County	Organization Name	Grant Award
Barton	Family Crisis Center	$48,930
Douglas	The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center	$80,318
Ellis	Options: Domestic and Sexual  Violence Services	$21,145
Finney	Family Crisis Services	$31,921
Harvey	Harvey Co. Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault Task Force	$69,993
Lyon	SOS	$26,435
Sedgwick	Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center	$163,781
Shawnee	YWCA Center for Safety &  Empowerment	$106,182
Wyandotte	Metropolitan Organization to Counter  Sexual Assault	$289,036
	TOTAL	$837,741