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Family Centered Substance Abuse Treatment Grants for Adolescents and their Families The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will make grants to programs that provide substance abuse services to adolescents and their families/primary caregivers in geographic areas with unmet need. Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse in Schools The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools will award $3.3 million in discretionary grants to programs working to reduce alcohol abuse among secondary-school students. RWJF 2011 Local Funding Partnerships Program The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is now accepting applications for it 2011 Local Funding Partnerships Program, which works with local foundations and grantees to support original and promising projects that can improve the health of vulnerable populations. 2011 Hilton Humanitarian Prize The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2011 Hilton Humanitarian Prize. W. Va. Alcohol Tax Bill Dies in Legislature A measure that would have raised the alcohol tax in West Virginia and used the revenues to pay for addiction treatment and prevention programs has been killed. Drug-Free Communities Mentoring Grants Up to 15 Drug-Free Communities Mentoring Grants will be awarded to community anti-drug coalitions that assist the development of other groups and coalition leaders. Education Department to Fund Model College Campus Programs Institutions of higher education (e.g. colleges and universities) may apply for funding to support and disseminate their alcohol and other drug prevention programs that could be considered models for other schools. Ky. Company Gives $500,000 to Support Treatment, Drug Courts Addicted individuals in Kentucky coal country will be able to get treatment vouchers and a shot at treatment rather than prison thanks to a donation from a local coal company. Connecticut Health Foundation Health Leadership Fellowships The Connecticut Health Foundation will select up to 20 fellows to "foster, support, and promote a generation of leaders committed to reducing racial and ethnic health disparities" in the state. Florida Blue Foundation Grants Aim to Improve Access to Health Care Nonprofits in Florida may apply for funding from the Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida's Improving Access to Health Care (IMPACT) grant program. Research on Alcohol and HIV/AIDS The National Institute on Drug Abuse will award grants for research intended to prevent alcohol use among HIV/AIDS patients, study the relationship between drinking and disease progression, and other related studies. Systems Biology, HIV/AIDS, and Substance Abuse Grants The National Institute on Drug Abuse will make grants to utilize systems biology approaches to interrogate and integrate multiple complex databases in order to discover new paradigms that may lead to unanticipated avenues of research at the interface of HIV/AIDS and substance use and abuse. Bank of America Neighborhood Builders and Local Heroes Programs The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is accepting applications for its Neighborhood Excellence Program, including the Neighborhood Builders and Local Heroes initiatives. Technology-Based Adherence Interventions for Substance Abusing Populations with HIV The National Institute on Drug Abuse is making research awards intended to improve treatment compliance among addicted individuals with HIV. 2010 NIDA Translational Avant-Garde Award for Medication Development for Diseases of Addiction The National Institute on Drug Abuse is encouraging researchers to pre-apply for the 2010 Translational Avant-Garde Awards.

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