Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act Grants
Funds community-based programs to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12 to 20, limited to domestic nonprofit entities that currently receive or have received Drug-Free Communities Act grant funds.
RESTRICTED TO: NONPROFITS
⚑ Statutorily limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities currently receiving or previously receiving Drug-Free Communities Act grant funds · SAMHSA will review only the first 60 complete, successfully submitted, high-quality applications; portal closes after threshold is reached · Applications submitted via eRA
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12 to 20 in communities throughout the United States.
IMPORTANT NOTE: SAMHSA will accept and review only the first 60 complete, successfully submitted, and high-quality applications received via eRA. Once this threshold is met, the submission portal will close, and no further applications will be considered.
Eligibility
Eligibility is statutorily limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities that are currently receiving or have received grant funds under the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Section 519B of the Public Health Service Act [42 USC 290bb-25b], as amended).
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Rachel Bailey Content Administrator <NOFOBudget.CSAP@samhsa.hhs.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
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Proposal shell · HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF) conventions SEE AN HHS EXAMPLE →
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