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The bill provides modest, multi‑year federal funding and accountability for community‑school drug‑prevention efforts, improving access and continuity for students, but limited grant size, administrative set‑asides, partnership restrictions, and variable program quality may constrain reach and effectiveness.
Nonprofits, local governments, and schools receive predictable federal funding — $7 million per year (FY2026–2031) — to support local Drug-Free Communities coalitions.
Students in partnered schools gain access to tailored drug‑prevention programs through grants (up to $75,000 per year), expanding prevention services at the school level.
Local Drug‑Free Communities coalitions can sustain multi‑year efforts (initial award plus up to three renewal years), improving continuity of prevention programming.
Large school districts or comprehensive prevention programs may find the $75,000 per‑year grant cap insufficient to cover needed services and scale interventions.
Limiting each school to a single eligible coalition partner can exclude other local organizations, reduce competition, and concentrate decision‑making.
Up to 8% of annual funding may be used for administration, reducing the portion available for direct program grants and services.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes ONDCP grants up to $75,000/year to Drug-Free Communities coalitions to form school partnerships for evidence-based drug prevention; $7M/year authorized FY2026–2031.
Introduced January 30, 2025 by Jeanne Shaheen · Last progress January 30, 2025
Creates a new ONDCP grant program that pays Drug-Free Communities–funded coalitions to form formal partnerships with local elementary, middle, or high schools to run evidence-based drug prevention activities. Grants are capped at $75,000 per fiscal year, renewable for up to three additional years, and the law authorizes $7 million per year for FY2026–2031 with up to 8% available for program administration. Applicants must submit a comprehensive plan and sign a memorandum of understanding with at least one local school; only one eligible partner may work with a given school. Grants must supplement, not supplant, other funding and are subject to existing ONDCP evaluation requirements. ONDCP may delegate program execution to another federal drug control agency by interagency agreement.