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Introduced January 30, 2025 by Jeanne Shaheen · Last progress January 30, 2025
The bill provides targeted federal funding to expand local youth substance‑use prevention and prioritizes dollars for program delivery, but limited grant sizes, short renewal windows, administrative constraints, and interagency complexity may leave larger districts and some coalitions under‑resourced or burdened by compliance requirements.
Local Drug‑Free Communities coalitions and participating schools gain stable federal funding (a $7M/year appropriation) that provides grants—up to $75,000 per coalition per year for up to 3 years—enabling planning, training, and evaluation of local substance‑use prevention at scale.
Students in participating schools gain access to locally tailored prevention programs aimed at reducing youth substance use and misuse.
Nonprofits and schools retain a larger share of grant dollars for direct program activities because administrative overhead is capped (maximum 8%).
Schools and large districts may find the grant cap (up to $75,000/year and one eligible coalition per school) insufficient to fund comprehensive prevention efforts across bigger or higher‑need districts.
Nonprofits and the students they serve risk losing support because the three‑year renewal limit combined with a competitive application process may leave effective coalitions without sustained funding.
Schools and local governments may face reduced budgeting flexibility because the statutory "supplement, not supplant" requirement could restrict how federal funds are used alongside existing prevention resources.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a new federal grant program run by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to fund partnerships between Drug‑Free Communities funded coalitions and local elementary, middle, or high schools to carry out effective drug‑prevention programs. Grants are capped at $75,000 per fiscal year, may be renewed annually for up to three years after the initial award, and are funded by an authorization of $7 million per year for FY2026–FY2031; up to 8% of each year’s appropriation may be used for ONDCP administration.