Funding

The Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention is pleased to act as a clearinghouse for the prevention-related funding sources of which we are aware. "Funding Announcements" lists, in order of deadline date, pending grant opportunities. "Funding Resources" lists links to sites to help you find and apply for grants.

Are there more funding sources we might want to add? Please let us know (go to the GOSAP contact page).

Funding Announcements

Funding Resources

For questions and assistance on opportunities offered by our partner agencies and organizations, please contact the person(s) listed in each specific announcement, as they will be more familiar with the offering and can provide the most accurate and timely information.

Funding Announcements -

Sprint Ahead for Education Grant Program

The Sprint Foundation will award grants to school districts and individual schools to fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, equipment and software that facilitates and encourages character education among K-12 students. The program is open to all US public schools (K-12) and US public school districts.

The initiative will award individual school grants up $5,000 and school district grants up to $25,000. In 2008, the plans are to award up to $600,000 in combined grants to schools and school districts. The grant application period will run from March 3rd - April 15th 2008. Applications for funding must be submitted online.

The application deadline is April 15, 2008.

Pay It Forward Foundation

Pay It Forward Mini-Grants are designed to fund one-time-only service-oriented projects identified by youth as activities they would like to perform to benefit their school, neighborhood, or greater community. Projects must contain a "pay it forward" focus - that is, they must be based on the concept of one person doing a favor for others, who in turn do favors for others, with the results growing exponentially - to be considered in the grant making process. We do not give general educational grants for the improvement of your school, the purchase of educational materials, etc. Grant applications are reviewed and considered by a Selection Committee throughout the year.

The application deadline is April 15, 2008.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Building Healthy Teen Relationships

The Building Healthy Teen Relationships program addresses the comprehensive community-based prevention models that aim to decrease intimate partner violence (IPV) and improve relationship skills.

Organizations that apply must be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Private foundations as defined under Section 509(a) may not apply.

The application deadline is April 16, 2008.

The Drug Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grants

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announces the availability of $1.2 million for new Drug-Free Communities Support Mentoring Program (DFC Mentoring) grants. An estimated 15 new Mentoring grants will be awarded (averaging $75,000 per grant, per year) to drug and alcohol prevention community coalitions representing a cross-section of rural, urban, suburban, and tribal communities.

The purpose of the DFC Mentoring Program is to provide grant funds to effective current DFC grantees to facilitate the development and/or expansion of new community drug prevention coalitions that seek to prevent substance abuse among youth. By building the capacity of local anti-drug organizations to assess the unique challenges facing their communities, and assisting in the organization of a coalition-based response to those challenges, the mentoring process better prepares "mentee" groups to implement effective drug-prevention strategies.

To be eligible for a DFC Mentoring grant, interested drug prevention community coalitions must have been in existence for five years; be a current DFC grantee or grantee applicant; have achieved measurable results in youth drug and alcohol prevention; have dedicated staff, volunteers, or members to assist the mentee coalitions; have displayed the willingness of mentee communities; and must demonstrate consensus and community support from local key sectors and stakeholders, including youth, parents, businesses, media, law enforcement, government, and religious and civic organizations, among others.

The deadline to submit a DFC Mentoring grant application is Friday, April 18, 2008.

STOP ACT GRANT COMPETITION

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 for Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act (STOP Act) grants.

This program's purpose is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth. It was created to strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal Government, and state, local and tribal governments; to enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of alcohol use among youth; to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing alcohol use among youth; and to disseminate to communities timely information regarding state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to be effective in preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth.

The application deadline is April 24, 2008.

ING Unsung Heroes® - Rewarding Excellence in America's Schools

Do you or does someone you know have a creative, unique educational program that is helping students reach new heights? Or is there a program you'd like to implement, if only you had the proper funding? The ING Unsung Heroes program has helped more than a thousand K-12 educators and their schools fund innovative classroom projects through awards totaling more than $2.8 million.

All K-12 education professionals are eligible. Specifically, these individuals must be:

Employed by an accredited K-12 public or private school located in the United States
Full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff with effective projects that improve student learning

Previous recipients of ING Unsung Heroes awards are not eligible to apply for another award. All awards must be used to further the projects within the school or school system. Each of the 100 finalists will receive an award of $2,000. Award checks are made payable jointly to the recipient and to his or her school. At least one award will be granted in each of the 50 United States, provided one or more qualified applications are received from each state. Of the 100 finalists, three will be selected for additional financial awards. First place will receive $25,000; second place will receive $10,000; and the third place winner will receive $5,000.

Applications must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2008.

"Combining Strengths in Virginia" Teen Dating Violence Prevention

The Division of Injury and Violence Prevention (DIVP) at the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announces a curriculum/project training opportunity for up to twenty Sexual and Domestic Violence Agencies (SDVAs) in Virginia. This funding opportunity is available to assist in the implementation of the PREVENT Project, a project of the Virginia Teen Dating Violence Prevention Taskforce (VTDVPT) - Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. To be eligible for this training opportunity, a SDVA must commit to providing PREVENT Project training and technical support to at least two Community-Based Youth-Serving Agencies (CBYSAs) during the 2008/2009 school year. Small grants of $1000 will be awarded to reimburse some expenses incurred in managing the project. As this funding opportunity is being provided by the Rape Prevention and Education program, agencies that provide sexual violence services will receive priority in the application and proposal process.

The application deadline is Friday, May 30, 2008 at 3:00 pm.

Child Advocacy Center Funding

Virginia Department of Social Services announces a new Request for Proposals (RFP) in the amount of $1,000,000 divided equally between the Accredited, Associate and Developing Child Advocacy Centers. The purpose and intent of the RFP is to award competitive grants to public and private, non-profit incorporated agencies and organizations, representing community coalitions in Virginia for expansion of services provided through children's advocacy centers. This RFP offers communities an opportunity to develop, enhance, expand and maintain children's advocacy centers; it requires multiple agency participation.

The pre-proposal conference will be held on April 14, 2008 in the Virginia Department of Social Services Vault Level Conference Room B from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm. Directions are contained in the RFP.

The application deadline is Monday, May 19, 2008 at 4:00 pm.

Community Coalition Grant

The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) is offering grants up to $10,000 through the Community Coalition Grant. This grant program annually supports collaboration between local businesses, community organizations and state agencies. Virginia's local and state agencies, police departments, schools and 501C(3) non-profit community organizations are eligible to apply. Applicants are encouraged to involve their local ABC special agents, local law enforcement officers, local attorneys, judges, educators, licensees, state agencies, medical personnel and service organizations.

Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2008. All grants will be awarded by July 11, 2008. The grant cycle runs from July 2008 through May 2009.

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Funding Resources -

Foundation Center: The Foundation Center has databases on funding, grant writing, and grant research.
Funding Alert: Provides a weekly synopsis of current fellowships, scholarships, and grants that may be used to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking.
Funding Sources Page (.pdf): State Funding: state funding sources are summarized in the linked chart.
grants.gov: Federal Funding: announcements and applications are listed for more than 900 Federal grant programs across 26 Federal agencies.
Join Together: Join Together has links to funding and other prevention resources.
National Center for Mental Health Promotion & Youth Violence Prevention: The National Center for Mental Health Promotion & Youth Violence Prevention serves grantees of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program. The Center's expertise is enhanced by a valuable group of partner organizations with expertise in promoting mental health and preventing violence and substance abuse as well as in important issues such as cultural competence and human development.
SAMHSA Grants Home Page: This site lists Web pages that describe new grant material available online from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), provide information needed by applicants and lists anticipated funding opportunities.

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