TOPEKA – A Hays-based organization was awarded a grant for a drug treatment and enforcement program, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced this week.

Northwest Kansas Community Corrections was awarded $90,678 to fund substance abuse, methamphetamine abuse, mental health, anger management, and drug testing and surveillance programs.

“Providing the best public safety services and victim support requires a dedicated staff of local officials,” Schmidt said. “This grant will help advance local priorities for improving public safety.”

The grant is part of the Federal Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program and was awarded by the Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Schmidt serves as the chair of the council.