tion among all sectors and organizations of 
a community that first demonstrates a 
long-term commitment to reducing alcohol 
use among youth; 
‘‘(iii) 
implement 
state-of-the-art 
science-based strategies to prevent and re-
duce underage drinking by changing local 
conditions in communities; and 
‘‘(iv) enhance, not supplant, effective 
local community initiatives for preventing 
and reducing alcohol use among youth. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity de-
siring an enhancement grant under this para-
graph shall submit an application to the Admin-
istrator at such time, and in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Admin-
istrator may require in accordance with the 
purposes described in subparagraph (B). Each 
application shall include— 
‘‘(i) a complete description of the enti-
ty’s current underage alcohol use preven-
tion initiatives and how the grant will ap-
propriately enhance the focus on underage 
drinking issues; or 
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‘‘(ii) a complete description of the en-
tity’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 enti-
ty that receives a grant under this paragraph 
shall use the grant funds to carry out the ac-
tivities described in such entity’s application 
submitted pursuant to subparagraph (C) and 
obtain specialized training and technical assist-
ance by the entity awarded a grant under sec-
tion 4 of Public Law 107–82, as amended (21 
U.S.C. 1521 note), reauthorizing the Drug-Free 
Communities Support Program. 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, Fed-
eral and non-Federal funds available for car-
rying out the activities described in this para-
graph. 
‘‘(F) EVALUATION.—Grants under this 
paragraph shall be subject to the same evalua-
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tion requirements and procedures as the evalua-
tion requirements and procedures imposed on 
recipients of drug free community grants. 
‘‘(G) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘eligible entity’ means an 
organization that is currently receiving or has 
received grant funds under the Drug-Free Com-
munities Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.). 
‘‘(H) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Not 
more than 6 percent of a grant under this para-
graph may be expended for administrative ex-
penses. 
‘‘(I) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this paragraph $6,000,000 
for fiscal year 2016, and $6,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2017 through 2020. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS
FOR
PARTNERSHIPS
BETWEEN 
COMMUNITY
COALITIONS
AND
INSTITUTIONS
OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—The 
Administrator of the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, in co-
ordination with the Director of the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, may make grants 
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to eligible entities to enable the entities to pre-
vent, and reduce the rate of, underage alcohol 
consumption, including binge drinking among 
students at institutions of higher education. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this 
paragraph are to— 
‘‘(i) prevent and reduce alcohol use 
among underage students at institutions of 
higher education and the surrounding com-
munity; 
‘‘(ii) strengthen collaboration among 
communities and institutions of higher 
education; and 
‘‘(iii) disseminate to institutions of 
higher education timely information re-
garding 
state-of-the-art 
science-based 
strategies to prevent and reduce underage 
drinking by changing local conditions at in-
stitutions of higher education and in the 
surrounding community. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity 
(as defined in subparagraph (H)) that desires 
to receive a grant under this paragraph shall 
submit an application to the Administrator at 
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
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such information as the Administrator may re-
quire. 
‘‘(D) CRITERIA.—As part of an application 
for a grant under this paragraph, the Adminis-
trator shall require an eligible entity to dem-
onstrate— 
‘‘(i) the active participation of one or 
more institutions of higher education in 
the relevant eligible entity coalition; 
‘‘(ii) a description of how the eligible 
entity will work with one or more institu-
tions of higher education to target under-
age students; 
‘‘(iii) a description of how the eligible 
entity intends to ensure that it has a part-
nership with one or more institutions of 
higher education and how it intends to im-
plement the purpose of this section and 
move toward indicators described in sub-
paragraph (F); 
‘‘(iv) a list of the members of each 
local coalition and institution of higher 
education that will be involved in the work 
of the eligible entity; 
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‘‘(v) the implementation of state-of- 
the-art science-based strategies to prevent 
and reduce underage drinking by changing 
local conditions at institutions of higher 
education and in the surrounding commu-
nity; 
‘‘(vi) the anticipated impact of funds 
provided under this paragraph in pre-
venting and reducing the rates of underage 
alcohol use; 
‘‘(vii) outreach strategies, including 
ways in which the eligible entity proposes 
to— 
‘‘(I) reach out to students and 
community stakeholders; 
‘‘(II) promote the purpose of this 
paragraph; 
‘‘(III) address the range of needs 
of underage students and the sur-
rounding communities; 
‘‘(IV) address community policies 
affecting underage students regarding 
alcohol use; and 
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