[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 251 (Tuesday, December 31, 2002)]
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Drug-Free Communities Support Program; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

[OJP (OJJDP)--1366]


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 2003 Drug-Free Communities Support 
Program to reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among 
adults. Approximately 150 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 March 11, 2003.

ADDRESS: All applications must be completed online using OJP's Grants 
Management System (ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm). Faxed or e-mailed 
applications will not be accepted. Interested applicants can access the 
program announcement for the FY 2003 Drug-Free Communities Support 
Program at OJJDP's Web site (ojjdp.ncjrs.org, click on ``Grants & 
Funding'').

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Drug-Free Communities Support Program 
was established by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105-
20). The program was reauthorized for 5 years on December 14, 2001, and 
is now Pub. L. 107-82. The program is designed to strengthen community 
anti-drug coalitions and reduce substance abuse among youth.
    Grantees will receive up to $100,000 in funding, in addition to 
training and technical assistance. These grants are to be used to 
address the two major goals of the Drug-Free Communities Support 
Program: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth by reducing risk 
factors and promoting protective factors in the community and (2) 
establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, private 
nonprofit organizations, and Federal, State, local, and tribal 
governments to support the efforts of community coalitions 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 and that meet all the coalition eligibility 
requirements outlined in the program announcement. The coalition will 
use entities such as task forces, subcommittees, community boards, and 
any other community resources that will enhance the coalition's 
collaborative efforts. With substantial participation from volunteer 
community leaders, the coalition will implement multi-sector, multi-
strategy, long-term plans designed to reduce substance abuse among 
youth. Coalitions may be umbrella coalitions serving multi-county 
areas. No statewide grants will be awarded, however.

    Authority: Pub. L. 105-20, 111 Stat. 225 (21 U.S.C. 1501, et 
seq.); Pub. L. 107-82, 115 Stat. 815, 21 U.S.C. 1521.

Gregory L. Dixon,
Administrator, Drug-Free Communities Support Program, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy.
William Woodruff,
Deputy Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-33008 Filed 12-30-02; 8:45 am]
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