(1) reduce alcohol use among youth in commu-
nities throughout the United States; 
(2) strengthen collaboration among commu-
nities, the Federal Government, and State, local, 
and tribal governments; 
(3) enhance intergovernmental cooperation and 
coordination on the issue of alcohol use among 
youth; 
(4) serve as a catalyst for increased citizen par-
ticipation and greater collaboration among all sec-
tors and organizations of a community that first 
demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing 
alcohol use among youth; 
(5) disseminate to communities timely informa-
tion regarding state-of-the-art practices and initia-
tives that have proven to be effective in reducing al-
cohol use among youth; and 
(6) enhance, not supplant, local community ini-
tiatives for reducing alcohol use among youth. 
(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring an en-
hancement grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Director at such time, and in such manner, 
and accompanied by such information as the Director may 
require. Each application shall include—
(1) a complete description of the entity’s cur-
rent underage alcohol use prevention initiatives and 
how the grant will appropriately enhance the focus 
on underage drinking issues; or 
(2) a complete description of the entity’s cur-
rent initiatives, and how it will use this grant to en-
hance those initiatives by adding a focus on under-
age drinking prevention. 
(d) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds 
to carry out the activities described in such entity’s appli-
cation submitted pursuant to subsection (c). Grants under 
this section shall not exceed $50,000 per year, and may 
be awarded for each year the entity is funded as per sub-
section (f). 
(e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds pro-
vided under this section shall be used to supplement, not 
supplant, Federal and non-Federal funds available for car-
rying out the activities described in this section. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an organization that is cur-
rently eligible to receive grant funds under the Drug-Free 
Communities Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.).
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more than 6 
percent of a grant under this section may be expended 
for administrative expenses. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 
2010. 
SEC. 402. GRANTS DIRECTED AT REDUCING HIGHER-EDU-
CATION ALCOHOL ABUSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall award grants to eligible entities to enable the entities 
to reduce the rate of underage alcohol use and binge 
drinking among students at institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under this Act shall submit an application 
to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the Secretary may require. 
Each application shall include—
(1) a description of how the eligible entity will 
work to enhance an existing, or where none exists to 
build a, statewide coalition; 
(2) a description of how the eligible entity will 
target underage students in the State;
(3) a description of how the eligible entity in-
tends to ensure that the statewide coalition is actu-
ally implementing the purpose of this Act and mov-
ing toward indicators described in section (d); 
(4) a list of the members of the statewide coali-
tion or interested parties involved in the work of the 
eligible entity; 
(5) a description of how the eligible entity in-
tends to work with State agencies on substance 
abuse prevention and education; 
(6) the anticipated impact of funds provided 
under this Act in reducing the rates of underage al-
cohol use; 
(7) outreach strategies, including ways in which 
the eligible entity proposes to—
(A) reach out to students; 
(B) promote the purpose of this Act; 
(C) address the range of needs of the stu-
dents and the surrounding communities; and 
(D) address community norms for under-
age students regarding alcohol use; and 
(8) such additional information as required by 
the Secretary. 
(c) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds
to carry out the activities described in such entity’s appli-
cation submitted pursuant to subsection (b). 
(d) ACCOUNTABILITY.—On the date on which the 
Secretary first publishes a notice in the Federal Register 
soliciting applications for grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall include in the notice achievement indica-
tors for the program authorized under this section. The 
achievement indicators shall be designed—
(1) to measure the impact that the statewide 
coalitions assisted under this Act are having on the 
institutions of higher education and the surrounding 
communities, including changes in the number of al-
cohol incidents of any kind (including violations, 
physical assaults, sexual assaults, reports of intimi-
dation, disruptions of school functions, disruptions 
of student studies, mental health referrals, illnesses, 
or deaths); 
(2) to measure the quality and accessibility of 
the programs or information offered by the state-
wide coalitions; and 
(3) to provide such other measures of program 
impact as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds pro-
vided under this Act shall be used to supplement, and not