Source: United States Senator for Kentucky Mitch McConnell
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will provide $1,545,000 through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) program to four community programs in Kentucky.
The grants announced today include $625,000 to the Webster County KY-ASAP True Blue Coalition, $625,000 to the Champions for a Drug-Free Lyon County, $170,000 to the Franklin County Health Department, and $125,000 to the Allen County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy Board.
As part of a comprehensive approach to combatting the drug abuse epidemic through prevention, treatment, and interdiction, the DFC program awards grants to organizations that fight substance abuse among young people.
Senator McConnell supports the DFC program as a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and secured $106 million for the initiative in this year’s government funding bill, which the Senate passed and the President signed into law this March. The Senator also wrote a letter to ONDCP Director Rahul Gupta in support of the Allen County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy Board’s grant application.
“With drug abuse and overdoses on the rise in Kentucky and across the country, I’ve worked hard to bring federal attention to substance abuse in the Commonwealth. I brought Drug Czars including Director Gupta to Kentucky to witness our problem firsthand and promote legislation in Washington to secure the border and fund addiction prevention programs. The Drug-Free Communities program is one of the federal efforts I proudly support, and I’m pleased to see they are investing further resources in our state to keep dangerous substances away from vulnerable Kentuckians,” said Senator McConnell.
“Senator McConnell has been one of our key federal allies in the fight against substance abuse in Allen County. The grant we received today is just one of the many ways he supports efforts to combat addiction all across Kentucky. We look forward to using these resources to fund critical programs and help stem the tide of drug abuse in our community,” said Shane Britt, Executive Director of the Scottsville Allen County Faith Coalition, Inc.
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