OSDFS Grants Forecast FY 2007
The U.S. Department of Education’s Offi ce of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools announces the following grant competitions for 2007.
For detailed information about each grant program, including
eligibility requirements and application availability and deadline
dates, contact the staff member listed with each announcement.
Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse
This program assists local education agencies (LEAs) in the
development and implementation of innovative and effective
alcohol-abuse prevention programs for secondary school
students.
Contact: Amalia Cuervo at amalia.cuervo@ed.gov or
Phyllis Scattergood at phyllis.scattergood@ed.gov
http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpalcoholabuse/index.html
Grants for School-based Student Drug-Testing
Programs
This program awards grants to LEAs to implement student drugtesting
programs and to provide early intervention for students
who are using drugs.
Contact: Sigrid Melus at sigrid.melus@ed.gov or
Kandice Kostic at kandice.kostic@ed.gov
http://www.ed.gov/programs/drugtesting/index.html
Emergency Response and Crisis Management Grants
Program
This program supports emergency response planning at the district
and school levels. Grantees are required to address all four
phases of crisis planning: prevention and mitigation, preparedness,
response, and recovery.
Contact: Sara Strizzi at sara.strizzi@ed.gov
http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpemergencyresponse/index.
html
Safe Schools-Healthy Students Initiative This program supports the development of community-wide
approaches to create safe and drug-free schools and promote
healthy childhood development. LEAs must partner with local
law enforcement, public mental health, and juvenile justice
agencies. This program is jointly funded and administered by
the departments of Education, Justice, and Health and Human
Services.
Contact: Karen Dorsey at karen.dorsey@ed.gov http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpsafeschools/index.html
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College
Campuses
The goals of this competition are to identify models of effective
alcohol and other drug prevention programs at institutions of
higher education and disseminate information about these programs
to other colleges and universities where similar efforts may
be adopted.
Contact: Richard Lucey at richard.lucey@ed.gov or
Ruth Tringo at ruth.tringo@ed.gov http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpcollege/index.html
Foundations for Learning Grants
This program provides funds to LEAs and other agencies for programs
to help eligible children become ready for school.
Contact: Earl Myers at earl.myers@ed.gov http://www.ed.gov/programs/learningfoundations/index.html
Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health
Systems
This program supports activities that increase student access to
quality mental health care by developing innovative programs
that promote cooperative services between school systems and local mental health systems.
Contact: Dana Carr at dana.carr@ed.gov http://www.ed.gov/programs/mentalhealth/index.html
Cooperative Education Exchange Program
This program supports development of curricula and teacher
training programs in civics, government, and economic education.
Outreach to participating eligible countries is encouraged
to exchange ideas and experiences in civics, government, and
economics.
Contact: Rita Foy Moss at rita.foy.moss@ed.gov http://www.ed.gov/programs/coopedexchange/index.html 
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