The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) projects that competitions for nine discretionary grant programs will be held in fiscal year 2005.

Because funding priorities are based on congressional approval, this information is for advisory purposes only and is subject to change. This is not an official application notice of the U.S. Department of Education.

Based on initial projections, the following grant competitions are anticipated:

• Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses
• Demonstration Grants for Student Drug Testing
• Emergency Response and Crisis Management Plans Grant Competition
• Foundations for Learning Grants Program
• Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Student
• Grants for the Integration
  of Schools and Mental Health Systems
• Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse
• Grants to States to Improve Management of Drug
  and Violence Prevention Programs
• Safe Schools/Healthy Students Discretionary Grants

Estimated funding amounts and numbers of grants to be awarded have not yet been announced.

OSDFS offers online technical assistance resources to assist potential applicants who are interested in applying for these discretionary grant funds. These technical assistance documents provide basic information on completing grant application forms, helpful grant writing tips, sample budget narratives, and suggestions for organizing a grant application. These technical assistance resources can be found at: www.ed.gov/ admins/grants/apply/ techassist.

For further information regarding any of the projected grant competitions, please contact OSDFS at (202) 260-3954 or visit www.ed.gov/osdfs. Updated grant forecasts also can be found at www.ed.gov/fund.