DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES (DFC)
The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Act of 1997. The DFC Mentoring Program was also included in the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006.
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Support Program and be fully prepared to compete for a DFC grant on their own. Recipients will be expected to achieve this by meeting the following goals: 1. Strengthen the Mentee coalition’s organizational structure.
The purpose of the DFC-M Program is to assist newly forming coalitions in becoming eligible to apply for DFC funding on their own.
2. Increase the Mentee coalition’s leadership and community readiness to address youth* substance use problems in the Mentee community.
It is the intent of the DFC-M Program that, at the end of the Mentoring grant, each Mentee coalition will meet all of the statutory eligibility requirements of the DFC
3. Assist the Mentee coalition in working through a strategic planning process that will result in a comprehensive action plan.
OKLAHOMA AMERICAN INDIAN MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE GRANT RESOURCE GUIDE
