WASHINGTON—Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy has awarded $598,646 in Drug Free Communities Support Program continuation grants to five Iowa communities.
The Drug Free Communities Support Program provides grants to community coalitions that mobilize their communities to prevent alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and inhalant abuse by young people. The program acts as a catalyst for increased citizen participation in efforts to reduce substance use among youth, and it provides drug-free community coalitions with much-needed funds to carry out their important missions.
“We can’t allow drugs and the environment they create to thrive. Our children’s futures are at stake. The best way to stop substance abuse is to make sure it never starts,” Grassley said. “These funds will allow communities to continue to fight against drugs at a local level.”
Grassley has long been a leader in the fight against drugs. He first sponsored the Drug Free Communities Act in 1997. He took the lead to see that the legislation was reauthorized in 2001 and again in 2006.
In the late 1990s, Grassley launched an extensive first-of-its kind statewide initiative to address Iowa’s drug problem at the grassroots. Called “Face It Together,” or FIT, the effort helped Iowans work together to keep their schools, workplaces and communities drug-free.
Grassley currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.
The allocation of continuation grants from the Office of National Drug Control Policy is listed below.
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Ames – Story County Prevention Policy Board
receives $125,000
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Anamosa – Jones County Safe and Healthy Youth Coalition
receives $125,000
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Carter Lake – Carter Lake Prevention Coalition
receives $125,000
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Clinton – Clinton Substance Abuse Council
receives $124,998
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Lake Mills – Lake Mills Community Task Force Against Substance Abuse
receives $98,648