The Changing Child Welfare Landscape – In Kansas & Beyond

Over the next several years, the state of Kansas is making changes to its child welfare procurement system. Beginning on July 1, 2019, the state will move from procuring child welfare services through contract request for proposals (RFP’s), to procuring child welfare services through grant RFP’s. The Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) released two grant applications on May 31; one is for family preservation services, and one is for foster care case management services. The reason for the change is to address known issues within the Kansas foster care system and to address input from the . . .