Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Block Grants Program

Grant Details:
Amount: $25,000,000
Application Due Date: Spring 2012 est

Description: 

Overview: 

The program supports and enhances the efforts of states and local jurisdictions to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors and the purchase and consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors. For the purpose of this solicitation, minors are defined as persons younger than 21 years old.

Goals:

Activities under the EUDL Program may include: 

- Statewide task forces of state and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies to target establishments suspected of a pattern of violations of state laws governing the sale and consumption of alcohol by minors.

- Public advertising programs to educate establishments about statutory prohibitions and sanctions.

- Innovative programs to prevent and combat underage drinking.

Eligibility:

Only the agency that the chief executive (i.e., the governor) of each state designates is eligible to apply for these funds. The term “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Applicants that do not meet this criterion are ineligible to apply under this solicitation. 

Application Overview

Organization Information:
Organization: Office of Justice Programs
Website: http:/​/​www.​ojp.​usdoj.​gov/​

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Scott Pestridge
Contact Email: scott.​pestridge@​usdoj.​gov
Contact Phone: 202-514-5655

More Information:
http:/​/​www.​ojp.​usdoj.​gov/​funding/​solicitations.​htm