To
enhance the Nation's efforts to prevent the illegal use of drugs
and violence among, and promote safety and discipline for, students
at all educational levels.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Project Grants. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Projects
funded under this program support drug and violence prevention and
education activities. The Secretary may fund applications that address
specific priorities published in the Federal Register.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit organizations,
and individuals.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Institutions of higher education,
SEAS, LEAS, and nonprofits will benefit, as will students, teachers,
and parents.
Credentials/Documentation:
Contact the headquarters for credential/documentation requirements.
Pre-application
Coordination: Preapplications are not required
under this program. This program is eligible for coverage under
E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant
should consult the office or official designated as the single point
of contact in his or her State for more information on the process
the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if
the State has selected the program for review.
Application
Procedure: Applications or proposals must
be prepared and submitted in accordance with applicable program
announcements.
Award
Procedure: After completion of competitive
peer review of applications, the Department of Education makes
the final decision on the approval and funding of applications.
Deadlines:
Deadlines are published in the Federal Register; contact the headquarters
office for application deadlines and instructions.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Five months
following the application deadline date.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
Contingent upon the availability of funding and satisfactory performance.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: This program has
no statutory formula. Contact the Headquarters Office for matching
requirements (if any).
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Grants will
be made for a period of 12 to 48 months. Renewals are subject
to the availability of funds.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Specified reporting requirements are included in the grant, cooperative
agreement or contract document.
Audits:
Audit requirements are found in Part 74 of EDGAR.
Records:
As required by EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.730-734.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 91-1000-0-1-501.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $205,000,000; FY 02 est $274,733,000; and FY 03
est $172,233,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: Not available.
In fiscal year 2001, 97 awards were made under a safe schools/healthy
students initiative; 170 coordinator initiative grants were awarded;
and 20 grants were awarded among IHEs, State, local educational
agencies, and nonprofit organizations for prevention projects.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Regulations applicable to this program are in the Department of
Education's General Administrative Regulations (34 CFR 74, 75, 77,
79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 98, and 99).
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters
Office: Director, Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Program, Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-6123.
Contact: William Modzeleski. Telephone: (202) 260-3954.
Web
Site Address: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Projects that develop and implement a model designed to comprehensively
address multiple factors that predispose youth to drug use and violence.
Projects that develop, improve, expand, or enhance the collection
of data related to youth drug use and violence, and develop and
implement processes to ensure that high-quality data are used to
inform policy, assess needs, select interventions, and assess success
of drug and violence prevention activities funded under the SDFSCA
State Grants Program.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Criteria include: (1) Need for the project; (2) significance; (3)
quality of project design; (4) adequacy of resources; (5) quality
of the management plan; and (6) quality of project evaluation.
