Topical Heading

Safe and Drug-Free Schools

Program Title

Grants for School-Based Student Drug-Testing

CFDA # (or ED #)
84.184D
Administering Office
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS)
Who May Apply (by category)
Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Nonprofit Organizations, Other Organizations and/or Agencies
Who May Apply (specifically)
LEAs and public and private entities may apply. To be eligible, an applicant currently must not have an active
grant under this program.
Current Competitions
FY 2007 application deadline: May 8, 2007.
Type of Assistance (by category)
Discretionary/Competitive Grants
Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2005 $9,920,000
Fiscal Year 2006 $10,380,000
Fiscal Year 2007 $11,655,317
Fiscal Year 2007 Awards Information
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.

Number of New Awards Anticipated: 11

Average New Award: $150,000
Range of New Awards: $100,000–$200,000

Number of Continuation Awards: 64

Average Continuation Award: $126,767
Range of Continuation Awards: $13,500–$308,216
Legislative Citation
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Sec. 4121; 20
U.S.C. 7131
Program Regulations
EDGAR; 34 CFR 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, 99, and 299
Program Description
This program awards grants to LEAs and other public and private entities to develop and implement, or expand,
school-based drug testing programs for students.
Types of Projects
The drug testing funded by these grants must be part of a comprehensive drug-prevention program in the schools
served, and provide for the referral to treatment or counseling of students identified as drug users. The projects
funded by these grants also must be consistent with constitutional principles and state and federal laws and
requirements regarding student drug testing, and must ensure the confidentiality of testing results.
Education Level (by category)
K–12
Subject Index
Drug Use Testing
Contact Information
 Name Sigrid Melus
E-mail Address Sigrid.Melus@ed.gov
Mailing Address U.S. Department of Education, OSDFS
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Rm. 3E248
Washington, DC 20202-6450
Telephone 202-260-2673
Fax 202-260-7767

Name Kandice Kostic

E-mail Address Kandice.Kostic@ed.gov
Mailing Address U.S. Department of Education, OSDFS
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Rm. 3E258
Washington, DC 20202-6450
Telephone 202-260-7836
Fax 202-260-7767
Links to Related Web Sites
http://www.ed.gov/programs/drugtesting/index.html