[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20160-20161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9649]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; Office of 
National Drug Control Policy

[OJP(OJJDP)-1314]


Drug-Free Communities Support Program

AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the 
President, and Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug 
Control Policy (ONDCP), and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), are requesting 
applications for the fiscal year 2001 Drug-Free Communities Support 
Program to reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among 
adults. Approximately 144 grants of up to $100,000 each will be awarded 
to community coalitions that are working to prevent and reduce 
substance abuse among youth.

DATES: Applications must be received by June 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: All applications must be mailed or delivered to the Office 
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, c/o Juvenile Justice 
Resource Center, 2277 Research Boulevard, Mail Stop 2K, Rockville, MD 
20850; 301-519-5535. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be 
accepted. Interested applicants can obtain the FY 2001 Drug-Free 
Communities Support Program Application Package, which includes the 
Program Announcement, required forms, and instructions on how to apply, 
from the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse at 800-638-8736 or the ONDCP 
Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse at 800-666-3332. The Application 
Package is also available at OJJDP's Web site at http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org (click on ``Grants & Funding'') and ONDCP's Web 
site at http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/prevent/drugfree.html.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: One of the following Program Managers 
at OJJDP:
     Pat Maher, Northwest Region, at 202-514-4158 or e-mail 
[email protected]
     Mark Morgan, Southwest Region, at 202-353-9243 or e-mail 
[email protected]
     Jay Mykytiuk, Mid-West/West Region, at 202-514-1351 or e-
mail [email protected]
     Judy Poston, Southeast Region, at 202-616-1283 or e-mail 
[email protected]
     James Simonson, Northeast/East Region, at 202-353-9313, or 
e-mail [email protected]
     Gwen Williams, Central Region, at 202-616-1611, or e-mail 
[email protected]
     Lauren Ziegler, Northeast Region, at 202-616-8988, or e-
mail [email protected]

[These are not toll-free numbers.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Drug-Free Communities Support Program is 
authorized by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-20). 
The program is designed to strengthen community antidrug coalitions and 
reduce substance abuse among youth.
    Grantees will receive up to $100,000 in funding and training and 
technical assistance to reduce substance abuse among youth by 
addressing the factors in a community that serve to increase or 
decrease the risk of substance abuse and establish and strengthen 
collaboration among communities, including Federal, State, local, and 
tribal governments and private nonprofit agencies to support community 
coalition efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth.
    Eligible applicants are community coalitions whose members have 
worked together on substance abuse reduction initiatives for a period 
of not less than 6 months. The coalition will use entities such as task 
forces, subcommittees, community boards, and any other community 
resource that will enhance the coalition's collaborative effort. With 
substantial participation from community volunteer leaders, the 
coalition will implement multisector, multistrategy, long-term plans 
designed to reduce substance abuse among youth. Coalitions may be 
umbrella coalitions serving multicounty areas. However, no statewide 
grants will be awarded.

    Dated: April 11, 2001.
Gregory L. Dixon,
Administrator, Drug-Free Communities Support Program, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy.
    Dated: April 10, 2001.
John J. Wilson,
Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 01-9649 Filed 4-18-01; 8:45 am]
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