Kansas DCF Announces Foster Care Procurement Changes

*Editor's note: This article was revised on June 4, 2018, to incorporate multiple corrections. Kansas DCF will continue to contract with private, non-profit provider organizations to provide family preservation and foster care services. 

On April 20, 2018, the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) announced changes to the next round of foster care and prevention services contracts that go into effect as of July 1, 2019. On May 31, DCF announced the new child welfare grants and contract request for proposals (RFPs). The new procurements include substantial changes from the current child welfare contracts to address known . . .