SAMHSA Announces STOP Act Grant Awardees

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the award of 79 grants totaling almost $16 million over four years for the Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act grant program. The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth in communities throughout the United States.

"Using the recent Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking as a guide, SAMHSA will encourage existing local community coalitions to develop, assess, and implement effective strategies to prevent and reduce underage drinking," said Eric Broderick, D.D.S., M.P.H., acting administrator of SAMHSA . "These strategies may include changing local attitudes and norms, and re-evaluating existing laws and policies."

The 79 awards can be funded up to $50,000 per year in total costs. Continuation awards are subject to the availability of funds and progress achieved by awardees. The grants will be administered by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

Click here for a list of STOP Act award winners.