Kansas Chapter is honored to receive this grant award to pursue a better understanding of the our state workforce and increasing shortages of social workers in rural areas.The grant will support the chapter's efforts to survey the social work profession’s landscape in the state and surrounding area and present this data to policymakers and legislators to make them aware of the profession’s needs.Thank you to NASW-KS ChapterBoard members Matthew Benorden and Dr. Tim Davis for their leadership with this research project.