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Mentor Grant Program

The DFC Mentor grants are awarded through a competitive peer review process to community coalitions that wish to mentor other community coalitions that are less developed. There are currently 34 DFC coalitions receiving a mentor grant. This is a supplemental grant, meaning that an organization must be in current receipt of a normal DFC grant to receive a mentor grant.

Mentor Grant Eligibility Requirements:

DFC Mentoring Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria or the application will not be forwarded for review. The coalition:

• Must have been in existence for at least 5 years.

• Must be a current DFC New or Continuation grantee.

• Must have achieved, through its own efforts, measurable results in the prevention of substance abuse among youth.

• Must have staff, volunteers, or members willing to serve as mentors for persons seeking to start or expand the activities of other coalitions in the prevention of substance abuse.

• The coalition must have demonstrable support from the coalition to be mentored and from key sectors of the community(ies) where the coalition will carry out the specific mentoring activities supported by the grant. The key sectors are:
  • youth (an individual 18 or under)
  • parents
  • business community
  • media
  • school
  • youth-serving organizations
  • law enforcement agencies
  • religious or fraternal organizations
  • civic and volunteer groups
  • healthcare professionals
  • State, local, or tribal governmental agencies with expertise in the field of substance abuse (if applicable, the State authority with primary authority for substance abuse)
  • other organizations involved in reducing substance abuse