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Drug-free schools

The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools has almost $2 million for Foundations For Learning Grants. Deadline is July 30.

There will be four awards of about $248,000 each.

The goals are to:

(1) Deliver services to children and their families.

(2) Coordinate and facilitate access

to the services in mental health, substance abuse, educational, domestic violence prevention, child welfare and social services.

SIDEBAR

Inf.: LaRaba Sligh, DoEd, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 3E240, Washington, DC 20202-6123; 877-433-7827; laraba.sligh@ed.gov.

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