OSDFS Grants to States to Improve Management of Drug and Violence Prevention Programs

Subject: OSDFS grants to states to improve management of drug and violence prevention programs – applications now available
From: OSDFS PREVENTION NEWS UPDATE--SPECIAL EDITION
Date: Tuesday, 14 Jun 2005 16:57:40 -0400
To: GOVINFOWRAP@LISTSERV.ED.GOV

The Grants to States To Improve Management of Drug and Violence Prevention Programs applications are now available from the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools. The purpose of this program is to award grants to State agencies to support development and testing of strategies for developing, expanding, or enhancing the capacity of State and local educational agencies, and other State agencies and community-based entities, to collect, analyze, and use data to improve the quality of drug and violence prevention programs administered in the States.

This grant competition closes on July 22, 2005.

For complete information see the two links below.
General Info: http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpstatemanagement/applicant.html
Federal Register: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2005-2/061305b.pdf

Application: http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpstatemanagement/applicant.html
Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies or other State agencies administering the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) State Grants program

Estimated Available Funds:
$3,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$350,000–$500,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 7.
For further information, please contact Maria Worthen, MSW, Policy and Cross-Cutting Programs, Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, Phone (202) 205-5632, Fax (202) 260-7767, mailto:maria.worthen@ed.gov.

Page Updated: June 15, 2005