Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program

The summary for the Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program: The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announce the availability of funds for Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program (DFC Mentoring) grants. The purpose of the DFC Mentoring Program is to support and encourage the development of new, self-supporting, community anti-drug coalitions that are focused on the prevention of substance abuse in the new coalitions community. Applicants may propose to assist one or more communities in efforts to begin coalition operations or to expand or strengthen the operations of coalitions that want to receive such assistance. The DFC Mentoring Program is part of the Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFCSP), a collaborative initiative sponsored by ONDCP and managed by SAMHSA to: * reduce substance abuse among youth; * help community coalitions strengthen collaboration; * enhance intergovernmental collaboration, cooperation and coordination; * enable communities to conduct data-driven, research-based prevention planning, and * provide communities with technical assistance, guidance, and financial support.
Federal Grant Title: Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring Program
Federal Agency Name: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Grant Categories: Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: SP-05-003-New-and-Renewal
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: Information not provided
CFDA Descriptions: Information not provided
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: May 31, 2005
Posted Date: Apr 01, 2005
Creation Date: Apr 01, 2005
Archive Date: Jun 30, 2005
Total Program Funding: $2,900,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $75,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards: 39
Cost Sharing or Matching: Yes
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
To be eligible to receive a DFC Mentoring Program grant, a coalition must be eligible to receive a new or competing renewal DFCSP coalition grant in FY 2005. Applicants for DFC Mentoring Program grants must either be current DFCSP grantees or must have applied for a new DFCSP grant in FY 2005. Applicants that do not meet the eligibility criteria for the DFCSP will not be considered eligible for the DFC Mentoring Program. DFC Mentoring Program awards will not be made to applicants that do not also receive a DFCSP award in FY 2005. In addition, applicants for the DFC Mentoring Program grants must meet the following criteria: * The coalition must have been in existence for at least 5 years. * The coalition must have achieved, through its own efforts, measurable results in the prevention of substance abuse among youth. * The coalition 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. Demonstrable support must be documented by the inclusion of memorandums of understanding (MOUs).
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact
Ruiz, Ivette, Public Health Advisor, Div. State and Community Assistance, Phone 240-276-1511, Email [email protected] [email protected] Ruiz, Ivette

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