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To engage community partners in the prevention of substance abuse in
Anderson County through awareness, education, and policy change.
STEPHANIE A. STRUTNER, MPH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Who We Are
Non-profit prevention agency
Established in the fall of 2008
Coalition of volunteers
Representing each sector of the community
Anyone is welcome
Identify problems; develop solutions
Three full-time staff
Drug-Free Communities Grant
Federal grant program (SAMHSA-ONDCP)
Established by Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997
$125,000 per year for 5 years, renewable for 10 years
100% in-kind match required
Goals
Increase community capacity to address substance abuse
issues
Reduce youth substance abuse
Level of Competition
2012 Fiscal Year
32 awards/500+ applications
~6% chance of scoring high enough to be funded
Why DFC?
Multi-faceted approach
Reaches > 1/3 of Nation’s population
2012 National Evaluation Interim Report
Shows DFC communities have successfully reduced drug and
alcohol use
Past 30-Day Use in DFC communities is significantly lower
than nationally-representative sample
One third
Amount by which the rate of current
drug use in America has decreased
since the late 1970s. (SAMHSA)
Percentage Change in Past 30-Day Use
Source: Drug-Free Communities (DFC) National Evaluation: 2012 National Evaluation Report. ICF International.
Comparison of DFC Grantee and National (YRBS) Reports of
Past 30-Day Use Among High School Students
Source:
Drug-Free
Communities
(DFC) National
Evaluation: 2012
National
Evaluation
Report. ICF
International.
The Beauty of
the Drug-Free
Communities
Program
Identify local needs
Develop local solutions
$193 billion
Estimated cost of
drug use to the U.S.
society in lost
productivity, health
care and criminal
justice costs in
2007. (NDIC)
Drug-Free Communities Grant
IF IT IS SO COMPETITIVE,
HOW DO WE GET A GRANT?
DFC Mentoring Program
Established in 2001
Goal:
To assist newly forming coalitions in becoming eligible to
apply for DFC funding on their own
Grantees will be expected to achieve this goal by
implementing the following objectives:
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Strengthen organizational structure
Increase leadership and community readiness to address
substance use problems
Work through strategic planning process resulting in a
comprehensive action plan
Mentoring
Program
Process
Training and technical assistance
Application Process:
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Competitive
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~10 awards
provided by mentor and CADCA
National Training Academy
Capacity building
Sector gap analysis
Needs assessment
Data collection
Garner support
Prepare necessary documents
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Stephanie A. Strutner
865-457-3007
[email protected]
www.ASAPofAnderson.org