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 
such information as the Administrator may re-
quire. 
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(v) the implementation of state-of- 
the-art science-based strategies to prevent 
and reduce underage drinking by changing 
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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 
‘‘(V) implement other science- 
based strategies to reduce underage 
drinking; and 
‘‘(viii) such additional information as 
required by the Administrator. 
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‘‘(E) 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 
pursuant to subparagraph (D). Grants under 
this paragraph shall not exceed $100,000 per 
year and may not exceed four years. 
‘‘(F) ACCOUNTABILITY.—On the date on 
which the Administrator first publishes a notice 
in the Federal Register soliciting applications 
for grants under this paragraph, the Adminis-
trator shall include in the notice achievement 
indicators for the program authorized under 
this paragraph. The achievement indicators 
shall be designed to— 
‘‘(i) measure the impact that the coa-
lition assisted under this paragraph is hav-
ing on the institution of higher education 
and the surrounding communities, includ-
ing changes in the number of incidents of 
any kind in which students have abused al-
cohol or consumed alcohol while under the 
age of 21 (including violations, physical as-
saults, sexual assaults, reports of intimida-
tion, disruptions of school functions, dis-
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ruptions of student studies, mental health 
referrals, illnesses, alcohol-related trans-
ports 
to 
emergency 
departments, 
or 
deaths); and 
‘‘(ii) provide such other measures of 
program impact as the Administrator de-
termines appropriate. 
‘‘(G) 
SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.— 
Grant funds provided under this paragraph 
shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, 
Federal and non-Federal funds available for 
carrying out the activities described in this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(H) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph: 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘el-
igible entity’ means an organization that— 
‘‘(I) on or before the date of sub-
mitting an application for a grant 
under this subsection is currently re-
ceiving or has received grant funds 
under the Drug-Free Communities 
Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.); 
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‘‘(II) can provide evidence of pre-
existing involvement of one or more 
institutions of higher education; and 
‘‘(III) has a documented strategy 
to prevent and reduce underage drink-
ing by students at institutions of 
higher education as part of its multi- 
sector, community-based strategy. 
‘‘(ii) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘institution of higher 
education’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
‘‘(iii) SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘surrounding community’ means 
the community— 
‘‘(I) that surrounds an institution 
of higher education; 
‘‘(II) where the students from 
the institution of higher education 
take part in the community; and 
‘‘(III) where students from the 
institution of higher education live in 
off-campus housing. 
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