(KAIR)--Leavenworth-based Alliance Against Family Violence, which provides domestic violence support to Atchison, is among 20 Kansas organizations named to receive a portion of more than $1.5 million dollars allocated from the federal level.

$56,279 is now earmarked for the Alliance, according to a release from the office of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.

The funding is allocated through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.

A second set of federal funds is also made available through the State Access and Visitation Program, with $95,000 awarded to nine Kansas agencies. That includes nearly $12,000 earmarked for the First Judicial District CASA Association, which includes both Atchison and Leavenworth counties.

According to the release, the FVPSA grant funds enable organizations to deliver a wide range of services, including outreach and education aimed at preventing family violence, emergency shelter for victims and their dependents, support groups, crisis intervention services, advocacy for obtaining protection from abuse orders, court accompaniment, and transportation assistance.

The SAVP grant funds provide, what the release calls, "critical funding to support children and families in need of supervised exchange or visitation services.”

Kelly, in the release, says it's "essential that those impacted by domestic violence have the support and resources needed to heal and rebuild their lives,” adding that the funds "not only provide aid to survivors of domestic violence but also aim to prevent future incidents from occurring.”