FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR COALITIONS FROM THE NC COALITION INITIATIVE
The NCCI program seeks to
support coalitions in building capacity and implementing effective
evidence-based and promising strategies, including environmental strategies, to
promote substance-free communities. Year one of this grant program is
designed to provide communities with intensive training and technical
assistance to help them build their capacity to tackle the challenging issues
they face related to substance use and abuse. Year two is intended to facilitate
implementation of the plans develop in Year one.
We are pleased to announce
that funds will be made available (up to $30,000 per site in the
first year) for up to 8 substance abuse
prevention coalitions in North Carolina to strengthen their
capacity to implement environmental
strategies.
The Request for
Application (RFA) can be accessed online at www.nc-coalition.com
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