Safe and Drug Free Schools

Safe and Drug Free Schools administers the Title IV, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) funds, pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. These funds are awarded to schools and communities to provide evidence-based drug and violence prevention programs. The funds are split into two grant processes: SDFSCA School Formula Grants and Governor's Discretionary Grants (GDG).

The SDFSCA School Formula Grants are allocated to each school district to provide prevention programs to youth during school hours. The Governor's Discretionary Grant is a competitive grant awarded to non-profit agencies for after-school and/or summer prevention programs targeting youth who are not normally served by state and local educational agencies, such as delinquent youth, out-of-school youth, and other high-risk youth, through community-based prevention initiatives.

NOTE: On December 16, 2009, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, which provides FY 2010 funding for the U.S. Department of Education.  The Safe and Drug-Free Schools (SDFS) State Grants portion was officially eliminated in this budget.  There will be no new SDFS funding for the 2010-2011 fiscal year starting July 1, 2010.  The following link contains this budget with additional information (see page 7 of the PDF/MS Excel spreadsheets for SDFS):  http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/news.html

• SDFSCA School Formula Grants:
  
  • Applications, Final Reports, and Due Date
  • 2009-2010 SDFSCA Allocation Table
  • Michigan Electronic Grants System (MEGS)
    
  • Monthly Updates to Schools
    

• Governor's Discretionary Grants:
• 2009-2010 GDG Announcement
• GDG Awards
  
• Reports and Due Dates

• Additional Guidance:
  
  • Unallowable/Allowable Expenses
  • Title IV - Part A - Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
  • Federal Guidance for State and Local Implementation of SDFSCA Programs (including GDG)
    
  • SDFSCA Data and Evaluation Resources
    
  • Evidence-Based Prevention Programs:
    
  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Model Program Guide
  • U.S. Department of Education's Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools Programs 2001 
  • National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP), SAMHSA Registry
  • Blueprints for Violence Prevention
  • The What Works Clearinghouse
  • Resources:
  • Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency Contact List
  • SFP/SIG Advisory Committee (SAC) and Workgroups

Education Section Contact Information & Grant Advisor Assignment List