About the Project

The Kansas Methamphetamine Prevention Project (KMPP) began in October, 2002 in order to develop a statewide infrastructure to fight the methamphetamine problem in Kansas. The Project is an expansion of the successful Shawnee County (Kansas) Methamphetamine Awareness Project.

The Project provides the public with methamphetamine-related education, information, and prevention strategies for dealing with the problem. Click on the Project Activities for more details.

Project activities include statewide trainings, technical assistance, a statewide conference, mini-grants for communities around the state, Drug Endangered Children mini-grants for communities, and the distribution of materials such as community meth kits, tamper tags, videos, press releases, and CD-ROMS.

Project staff has also presented meth information to the Kansas Legislature, participated in meetings to discuss meth legislation in Kansas, and collaborated with agencies to address children found in meth labs. Staff has been featured in national magazines, television newsmagazines, and national teleconferences.
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Fundamental to the success of the Project are partnerships and collaborations developed with agencies, both big and small, across Kansas. Currently, KMPP partners with agencies from numerous fields of expertise: prevention, law enforcement, district attorney's offices, government, farm advocacy agencies, schools, and the Kansas National Guard.

A complete list of all partners can be found in the Links section.

Funding Sources

KBI has received a Department of Justice grant through Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The Project received partial funding through our partnership with KBI and KDHE.

Beginning in October 2004, the Project received a grant awarded through Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) for meth prevention initiatives in counties bordering Oklahoma.

Beginning in July 2004, the Project received funding from the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant for one year.

Beginning in July 2003, the Project received funding from the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grant for one year.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency of the United States Health and Human Services Administration, provided funding from October 2002--October 2003.

Shawnee Regional Prevention & Recovery Services in Topeka, Kansas provides office space for the Project.