health · HHS-SAMHS-SAMHSA

Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act Grants

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · SP-26-001

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $60K

Total Program Funding

$2.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 15, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

SAMHSA STOP Act funds 32 very small grants (up to $60K each, $1.96M total) for community coalitions preventing underage drinking.

Who Should Apply

Community anti-drug/alcohol coalitions with underage drinking prevention programming.

Who Should NOT Apply

Treatment providers, non-coalition organizations.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must prevent underage drinking
•32 awards up to $60K
•Must be community coalition
•No cost-sharing required

💡 GrantQuick Tip

At $60K these fund coordinator time for existing coalitions. Propose compliance checks, social host ordinances, or retailer education.

Competitiveness: Low — most active coalitions that apply receive funding.

What This Grant Funds

The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12 to 20 in communities throughout the United States.

IMPORTANT NOTE: SAMHSA will accept and review only the first 60 complete, successfully submitted, and high-quality applications received via eRA. Once this threshold is met, the submission portal will close, and no further applications will be considered.

Who Can Apply

Eligibility is statutorily limited to domestic public and private nonprofit entities that are currently receiving or have received grant funds under the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Section 519B of the Public Health Service Act [42 USC 290bb-25b], as amended).

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $60K
Total Program Funding: $2.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 32
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: June 15, 2026

Application Deadline: July 15, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Office of Financial Resources Division of Grants Management 240-276-1400

NOFOBudget.CSAP@samhsa.hhs.gov

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View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov

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