Drug Free Communities Program Seeks Applications
The Office of National Drug Control Policy, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is accepting applications for Drug Free Communities program grants to support community-based coalitions that organize to prevent youth substance abuse, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., announced Feb. 16.
The program provides funding to organizations that prevent youth substance abuse under the philosophy that local drug problems require local solutions, according to Rahall's office. Southern West Virginia has had its fair share of drug abuse problems, but Rahall said the region has been working to address the issue.
"Southern West Virginia has been putting Drug Free Community dollars to work, stretching them to their last penny," he said. "This new funding would allow us to build on that work by sharing and extending the reach of these dollars with the growing recognition just how widespread drug abuse is."
He went on to say that Drug Free Communities coalitions support the "united effort a community needs to help solve its youth substance abuse problems" with education and prevention.
The primary focus of Drug Free Communities is to strengthen collaboration among community entities and reduce substance abuse among youth. The grants are intended to support established community-based coalitions that are capable of producing or effecting community-level change, according to Rahall's office. These coalitions are expected to work with leaders in their communities to identify and address youth substance abuse issues and create sustainable community-level change through environmental strategies.
The deadline for organizations to apply is March 22. Information is available at www.whitehouse.
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