SAMHSA Accepting Applications For FY 2008 Sober Truth On Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act) Grants

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs
Article Date: 12 Mar 2008 - 5:00 PDT

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, is accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2008 for Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act) grants. The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth in communities throughout the United States.

The program was created to strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal government, and State, local and tribal governments on the issue of alcohol use among youth. Applicants must demonstrate a long-term commitment to reducing alcohol use among youth and advance collaboration among community-based organizations. The goal is to disseminate to communities timely information regarding state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to be effective in preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth.

SAMHSA expects that $3.93 million in funding will be available to award up to 80 grants for up to 4 years. The actual award amount may vary, depending on the availability of funds. The grants will be awarded by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

Who Can Apply: Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities that are currently grantee organizations receiving or having received grant funds under the Drug-Free Communities Program.

How To Apply: Applications for No. SP-08-004 are available by calling SAMHSA's Information Line at 1-877-SAMHSA7 [TDD: 1 800-487-4889] or by downloading the application here. Applicants are encouraged to apply online using http://www.grants.gov.

Application Due Date: April 9, 2008. Applications must be received by the due date and time to be considered for review. Please review carefully Section IV-3 of the application announcement for revised Fiscal Year 2008 submission requirements.

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