The Herbalife Family Foundation  provides financial assistance to non-profit organizations around the world dedicated to improving the lives of children. The foundation considers making contributions to organizations and programs that: provide early intervention, correct problem behavior and enhance self-esteem, prevent substance abuse, etc.

Proposals are accepted at any time. However, it may take up to three months for a review. We may request an on-site visit before a decision can be reached.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will award grants under its R03 research-grants mechanism to support broad-based study of inhalant abuse.

The grants "encourage research on all aspects of inhalant abuse (i.e., epidemiology; prevention, treatment and service delivery; antecedents, consequences and neurobiological mechanisms)." NIDA is particularly interested in research focusing on adolescent inhalant abuse.

Application deadlines vary, please click here for more information

Grants of up to $250,000 will be awarded under the Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Awards, which fund "development and evaluation of innovative model programs and materials for enhancing knowledge and understanding of neuroscience and the biology of drug abuse and addiction among K-12 students, the general public, health care practitioners, and other groups."

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will award the grants via the R25 (research education) grantmaking process.

Application deadlines vary. Click here to read the full grant announcement

The Office of Justice Programs announced that States will receive a total of $17 million, from the U.S. Department of Justice, to enforce underage-drinking laws.

The Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) block-grant program will provide a minimum of $350,000 to every state and the District of Columbia to enforce state and local youth drinking laws and educate the public about such laws. "These awards support law enforcement agencies' efforts to more aggressively implement underage drinking laws and help create partnerships with parents, youth, schools and communities to monitor adolescent activities," said Regina B. Schofield, assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs.

Click here to read the full announcement

The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation provides funding for substance abuse and mental health-related efforts serving residents in the District of Columbia, Price George's and Montgomery Counties in MD, Arlington, and Fairfax Counties, and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church in VA.

The foundation supports a range of work, with its Health program area serving the following priorities: Domestic Violence/Violence Against Women; Health Treatment Centers & Home Health Care; Mental Health; Public Health; Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment, and HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education.

To be eligible, an organization must be an IRS-registered, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organizations with a public charity status of 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2).

Click here for application procedures or call 202-223-3100

Proposal deadlines are July 1, November 1, and March 1st.

The Daniels Fund supports nonprofits in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah which help youth and adults with alcohol and other substance abuse challenges become stable. Priority areas are:

• Prevention, with an emphasis on youth. Funding is available for outreach and education as well as for the provision of information and resources.
• Treatment. Funds are available to support early identification and intervention, outpatient and residential services, access and affordability, capacity and infrastructure, and professional development.
• Supportive/After-Care Facilities. Grants will support case management, employment programs, life-skills training, support groups, children's programs, substance abuse counseling, and access and affordability

Grant applications are accepted at any time throughout the year.

Click here for a grant application form.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholisim (NIAA) is calling for research grant applications on screening and brief interventions to prevent and/or reduce underage drinking and hazardous young adult drinking.

Objectives include, but are not limited to:

1. Strategies to improve screening.
2. Testing the effectiveness of existing brief prevention interventions.
3. Examining contextual factors that affect the selection, implementation, and outcomes of validated screening measures.

Click here for the full-grant announcement

Rolling deadline

 The Daniels Fund supports nonprofits in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah which help youth and adults with alcohol and other substance abuse challenges become stable. Priority areas are:

• Prevention, with an emphasis on youth. Funding is available for outreach and education as well as for the provision of information and resources.
• Treatment. Funds are available to support early identification and intervention, outpatient and residential services, access and affordability, capacity and infrastructure, and professional development.
• Supportive/After-Care Facilities. Grants will support case management, employment programs, life-skills training, support groups, children's programs, substance abuse counseling, and access and affordability.

Funds are allocated geographically according to the following percentages: Colorado 65% (50% in Metro Denver, 15% in balance of state), New Mexico 10%, Wyoming 10%, National programs (by invitation only) 10%, and Utah 5%. Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Click here for details and to download a grant application form.