The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and SAMHSA are accepting applications for Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants. The DFC Support Program has two goals: 1) Establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth; and 2) Reduce substance abuse among youth, and over time, among adults, by addressing factors in a community that increase risk and promoting factors that minimize risk of substance abuse.
SAMHSA plans to issue 150 grants of up to $125,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, July 8, 2019
The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and SAMHSA are accepting applications for Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants. Eligible applicants are community-based coalitions addressing youth substance use that have previously received a DFC grant but experienced a lapse in funding or have concluded the first five-year funding cycle and are applying for a second five-year funding cycle.
SAMHSA plans to issue 150 grants of up to $125,000 per year for up to 5 years.
Application Due Date: Monday, July 8, 2019
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This speech by Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, was delivered on May 17, 2019 at a meeting of the California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth.
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