CADCA AWARDED $2 MILLION GRANT FOR CREATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY ANTI-DRUG COALITION INSTITUTE

ALEXANDRIA, VA - The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) today awarded Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) a $2 million dollar grant to administer the newly formed National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute. The Institute will provide increased education, training, and technical assistance for coalition leaders and community teams. In addition, the Institute will allow coalitions to better evaluate their own performance and outcomes.

"This award demonstrates a major show of support from Congress and the federal government, and recognizes that CADCA provides first-rate training, research, and outreach to community anti-drug coalitions across America," CADCA Chairman and CEO General Arthur T. Dean said. "This grant will allow us to devote even more resources and attention to coalitions to assist them in meeting the individual needs of their communities."

The Institute will allow CADCA to:

• Reach and develop more coalitions in economically disadvantaged areas
  
• Enhance CADCA's current training and technical assistance services
  
• Provide comprehensive technical, training and research support
  
• Provide greater science-based research and online information and services
  
• Help coalitions to seamlessly adopt and implement community programs

To find out more about the Institute or CADCA, please visit our website at www.cadca.org.

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Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), home of the Drug-Free Kids Campaign, is the premier national membership organization representing more than 5000 community anti-drug coalitions nationwide, providing training, information and support. These coalitions are local partnerships between parents, teachers, young people, law enforcement, health providers, the faith community, business and civic leaders, elected officials and concerned citizens who unite and mobilize to make their communities safe, healthy and drug-free -- one community at a time. For more information on CADCA, visit www.cadca.org. For more information on the Drug-Free Kids Campaign, visit www.drug-freekids.org