The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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.
“The Drug Free Communities support program is the largest
community-focused Federal drug prevention effort in the United States”
“These grants will ensure that the most proven drug prevention
strategies are spread across the country,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius. “The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, one of HHS’ leading agencies dedicated to preventing
drug abuse, will be working closely with ONDCP in an effort to make
community-level mentoring programs available where they are most needed.”
“The Drug Free Communities support program is the largest
community-focused Federal drug prevention effort in the United States,”
said Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy. “By
providing new drug and alcohol prevention coalitions with invaluable
insight and direction, the DFC Mentoring program enhances
community-based drug prevention efforts. It helps communities address
their particular substance abuse risks and challenges, and empowers them
to craft their own prevention strategies and responses.”
The primary focus of the DFC Mentoring program is to provide grant funds
to existing DFC grantees, so they may serve as mentors to newly formed
and/or developing coalitions that have never received a DFC grant to
increase their capacity to implement effective drug-prevention
strategies in the communities they serve.