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(NAME OF COALITION) RECEIVES ($_amount__ ) GRANT FROM OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY

__________CITY, STATE OF COALITION-(Name of coalition) has been awarded ($ dollar amount) today from the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The funds will be used to __________________(whatever your coalition plans to do with the funds).

"This grant is proof that the federal government has confidence in what our organization does, and we hope to increase our efforts with this additional money," (coalition leader name) said. (any additional quotes) "I am extremely pleased that we have been selected to receive the grants to support and expand our programs."

(Name of Coalition) plans to use the funds to: (explain the coalition's programs)

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The Justice Department awarded a total of $45.5 million in grants to fund new and continuation awards for drug-free coalitions across the nation. The grant awards are administered by the Office of Justice Programs' (OJP's) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) through the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. Grant awards were continued to 462 existing community coalition projects operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) oversees the comprehensive program involving youth, parents, business and media representatives, school officials, law enforcement, civic, volunteer, and fraternal groups, healthcare professionals and religious organizations.

The new sites were selected through a competitive review process from a pool of 448 applicants. Over 50 percent of the awards are being made to rural communities and nearly half are being awarded to economically disadvantaged communities.

(Name of Coalition) is a proud member of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), which also was awarded $2 million dollars today to administer the National Community Anti-Drug Coalition Institute.

To find out more about (Name of Coalition), visit our website at (put your web address here), or call (place your phone number here).

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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