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More than $1.1 Million in Grants Available for Community-Based Drug Prevention Coalitions
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is announcing the availability of more than $1.1 million for new Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring program (DFC Mentoring) grants. An estimated 15 new Mentoring grants will be awarded (up to $75,000 per grant, per year) to drug and alcohol prevention community coalitions from across the nation. The length of the project period is up to two years.

$60 Million To 565 Drug-Free Communities Continuation Grantees
(Washington, D.C.)—Today, R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, awarded $60 million in Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Continuation Grants to 565 Drug-Free Communities coalitions and five DFC Mentor Continuation coalitions. These grants will assist local community coalitions as they work to prevent and reduce youth substance use.

The Drug Free Communities Support Program is brought to you by the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy in partnership with Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.