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Title 21 — Food and Drugs

Part A · Chapter 20 — National Drug Control Program

§ 1535. Supplemental grants for coalition mentoring activities

Statutory text

(a)

Authority to make grants

As part of the program established under section 1531 of this title, the Director may award an initial grant under this subsection, and renewal grants under subsection (f), to any coalition awarded a grant under section 1532 of this title that meets the criteria specified in subsection (d) in order to fund coalition mentoring activities by such coalition in support of the program.

(b)

Treatment with other grants

(1)

Supplement

A grant awarded to a coalition under this section is in addition to any grant awarded to the coalition under section 1532 of this title.

(2)

Requirement for basic grant

A coalition may not be awarded a grant under this section for a fiscal year unless the coalition was awarded a grant or renewal grant under section 1532(b) of this title for that fiscal year.

(c)

Application

A coalition seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Administrator an application for the grant in such form and manner as the Administrator may require.

(d)

Criteria

A coalition meets the criteria specified in this subsection if the coalition—

(1)

has been in existence for at least 5 years;

(2)

has achieved, by or through its own efforts, measurable results in the prevention and treatment of substance use and misuse among youth;

(3)

has staff or members willing to serve as mentors for persons seeking to start or expand the activities of other coalitions in the prevention and treatment of substance use and misuse;

(4)

has demonstrable support from some members of the community in which the coalition mentoring activities to be supported by the grant under this section are to be carried out; and

(5)

submits to the Administrator a detailed plan for the coalition mentoring activities to be supported by the grant under this section.

(e)

Use of grant funds

A coalition awarded a grant under this section shall use the grant amount for mentoring activities to support and encourage the development of new, self-supporting community coalitions that are focused on the prevention and treatment of substance use and misuse in such new coalitions’ communities. The mentoring coalition shall encourage such development in accordance with the plan submitted by the mentoring coalition under subsection (d)(5).

(f)

Renewal grants

The Administrator may make a renewal grant to any coalition awarded a grant under subsection (a), or a previous renewal grant under this subsection, if the coalition, at the time of application for such renewal grant—

(1)

continues to meet the criteria specified in subsection (d); and

(2)

has made demonstrable progress in the development of one or more new, self-supporting community coalitions that are focused on the prevention and treatment of substance use and misuse.

(g)

Grant amounts

(1)

In general

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the total amount of grants awarded to a coalition under this section for a fiscal year may not exceed the amount of non-Federal funds raised by the coalition, including in-kind contributions, for that fiscal year. Funds appropriated for the substance use and misuse activities of a coalition that includes a representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service, or a tribal government agency with expertise in the field of substance use and misuse may be counted as non-Federal funds raised by the coalition.

(2)

Initial grants

The amount of the initial grant awarded to a coalition under subsection (a) may not exceed $75,000.

(3)

Renewal grants

The total amount of renewal grants awarded to a coalition under subsection (f) for any fiscal year may not exceed $75,000.

(h)

Fiscal year limitation on amount available for grants

The total amount available for grants under this section, including renewal grants under subsection (f), in any fiscal year may not exceed the amount equal to five percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1524(a) of this title for that fiscal year.

(i)

Priority in awarding initial grants

In awarding initial grants under this section, priority shall be given to a coalition that expressly proposes to provide mentorship to a coalition or aspiring coalition serving economically disadvantaged areas.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988

    Pub. L. 100–690 title I § 1035 · 102 Stat. 4181

    Enacted · 21 U.S.C. § 1535

    Pub. L. 100–690, title I, § 1035, as added Pub. L. 107–82, § 2, Dec. 14, 2001, 115 Stat. 819

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 100–690, title I, § 1035, as added Pub. L. 107–82, § 2, Dec. 14, 2001, 115 Stat. 819

  2. Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–271 § 8203(b)(4)(A) · 132 Stat. 3894

    1. Amended · 21 U.S.C. § 1535

      Pub. L. 115–271, § 8203(b)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II)

    2. Substituted · 21 U.S.C. § 1535

      Pub. L. 115–271, § 8203(b)(4)(A), as substituted “substance use and misuse” for “substance abuse” wherever appearing

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–271, § 8203(b)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II), substituted “substance use and misuse” for “substance abuse” wherever appearing.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) by striking “substance abuse” each place it appears and inserting “substance use and misuse”; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 116–74 effective as if included in the enactment of subtitle K of title VIII of Pub. L. 115–271, see section 2(c)(2) of Pub. L. 116–74, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title.

  3. ONDCP Technical Corrections Act of 2019

    Pub. L. 116–74 § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) · 133 Stat. 1155

    Changed · 21 U.S.C. § 1535

    Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 115–271, § 8203(b)(4)(A). See 2018 Amendment note below

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 115–271, § 8203(b)(4)(A). See 2018 Amendment note below.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (II) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988” and inserting “Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988”; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 116–74 effective as if included in the enactment of subtitle K of title VIII of Pub. L. 115–271, see section 2(c)(2) of Pub. L. 116–74, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title.

3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments2018–2019 · 2 rounds

2019

Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 115–271, § 8203(b)(4)(A). See 2018 Amendment note below.

2018

Pub. L. 115–271, § 8203(b)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II), substituted “substance use and misuse” for “substance abuse” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2019 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 116–74 effective as if included in the enactment of subtitle K of title VIII of Pub. L. 115–271, see section 2(c)(2) of Pub. L. 116–74, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title.

Credits

2001–2019 · 3 acts
  1. 2001Pub. L. 100–690, title I, § 1035, as added Pub. L. 107–82, § 2, , 115 Stat. 819
  2. 2018amended Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, § 8203(b)(4)(A), , 132 Stat. 4111
  3. 2019Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II), , 133 Stat. 1157.
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(Pub. L. 100–690, title I, § 1035, as added Pub. L. 107–82, § 2, , 115 Stat. 819; amended Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, § 8203(b)(4)(A), , 132 Stat. 4111; Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II), , 133 Stat. 1157.)

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