Funding Opportunities

The following organization types are eligible to apply for funding: 

• Individual Schools

• Supervisory Unions

• Hospitals/Healthcare systems

• Nonprofits (examples include, but are not limited to: social service agencies, parent-child centers, senior centers, regional planning commissions, and organizations that provide resources and programming to the public, such as libraries, arts organizations, etc.)

• Colleges and universities, including community colleges 

• Municipalities

• Native American Indian Tribes recognized by the State of Vermont

• Faith-based organizations

Review the following resources prior to preparing your grant application:

Video on the Work of Primary Prevention
SAMHSA Risk and Protective Factors
Vermont Prevention Model
Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)

The following documents are required for your application submission. Applicants must download the documents to their computer in order to edit them. To do this, click on the link to open each document in Google Drive and find the "Download" option in the dropdown menu under "File." The RFA, Budget Narrative, and Implementation Plan will need to be downloaded as Microsoft Word documents. For the Budget Template (Excel), please download as an Microsoft Excel document.

PL4 Full RFA Document - Instructions & Application
PL4 RFA Document - Application Only
PL4 Budget Narrative Template
PL4 Grant Budget Template (Excel)
PL4 Grant Workplan Template

Use the following checklist to determine whether your conflict of interest (COI) policy could be strengthened.

Conflict of Interest Policy Assessment Checklist for Sub-recipients
Conflict of Interest Policy Example

Click here to view a sample of a Workplan (a.k.a. Implementation Plan)

Check out the following websites for prevention strategy ideas that are evidence-based, effective, or found to be promising practices (not required): 

https://www.blueprintsprograms.org/program-search/ 

https://www.wsipp.wa.gov/BenefitCost 

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/project-examples/topics/substance-use-and-misuse

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/FWW