PUBLIC LAW 109–422—DEC. 20, 2006
120 STAT. 2895
Health and Human Services is not currently conducting activities that duplicate activities of the type described in this subsection, ‘enhancement grants’ to eligible entities to design, test, evaluate and disseminate effective strategies to maximize the effectiveness of community-wide approaches to preventing and reducing underage drinking. This subsection is subject to the availability of appropriations. ‘‘(B) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this paragraph are to— ‘‘(i) prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth in communities throughout the United States; ‘‘(ii) strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal Government, and State, local, and tribal governments; ‘‘(iii) enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of alcohol use among youth; ‘‘(iv) serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing alcohol use among youth; ‘‘(v) disseminate to communities timely information regarding state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to be effective in preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth; and ‘‘(vi) enhance, not supplant, effective local community initiatives for preventing and reducing alcohol use among youth. ‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring an enhancement grant under this paragraph shall submit an application to the Administrator at such time, and in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Administrator may require. Each application shall include— ‘‘(i) a complete description of the entity’s current underage alcohol use prevention initiatives and how the grant will appropriately enhance the focus on underage drinking issues; or ‘‘(ii) a complete description of the entity’s current initiatives, and how it will use this grant to enhance those initiatives by adding a focus on underage drinking prevention. ‘‘(D) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this paragraph shall use the grant funds to carry out the activities described in such entity’s application submitted pursuant to subparagraph (C). Grants under this paragraph shall not exceed $50,000 per year and may not exceed four years. ‘‘(E) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds provided under this paragraph shall be used to supplement, not supplant, Federal and non-Federal funds available for carrying out the activities described in this paragraph. ‘‘(F) EVALUATION.—Grants under this paragraph shall be subject to the same evaluation requirements and procedures as the evaluation requirements and procedures imposed on recipients of drug free community grants.
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