Sec. 102. National education campaign
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In this section, the term eligible entity means a State, unit of local government, or nonprofit organization. Section 1177 of chapter 16 of Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation (21 U.S.C. chapter 16 subchapter IV) is amended— by adding subsection 1177b and inserting the following: The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Secretary of Education, the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to eligible entities to expand educational efforts to prevent abuse of opioids, heroin, and other substances of abuse, understand addiction as a chronic disease, and promote treatment and recovery, including— parent and caretaker-focused prevention efforts, including— the development of research-based community education online and social media materials with an accompanying toolkit that can be disseminated to communities to educate parents and other caretakers of teens on— how to educate teens about opioid and heroin abuse; how to intervene if a parent thinks or knows their teen is abusing opioids or heroin; signs of opioid or heroin overdose; and the use of naloxone to prevent death from opioid or heroin overdose; the development of detailed digital and print educational materials to accompany the online and social media materials and toolkit described in subparagraph (A); the development and dissemination of public service announcements to— raise awareness of heroin and opioid abuse among parents and other caretakers; motivate parents and other caretakers to visit online educational materials on heroin and opioid abuse; and provide information for public health agencies and nonprofit organizations that provide overdose reversal and prevention services and community referrals; and the dissemination of educational materials to the media through— a town hall or panel discussion with experts; a press release; an online news release; a media tour; and sharable infographics; prevention efforts focused on teenagers, college students, and college-age individuals, including— the development of a national digital campaign; and the development of a community education toolkit for use by community coalitions; campaigns to inform individuals about available resources to aid in recovery from substance use disorder; encouragement of individuals in or seeking recovery from substance use disorder to enter the health care system; or adult-focused awareness efforts, including efforts focused on older adults, relating to prescription medication disposal, opioid and heroin abuse, signs of overdose, and the use of naloxone for reversal.
An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General— that meets the criteria under paragraph (2); and at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may require. An eligible entity, in submitting an application under paragraph (1), shall— describe the evidence-based methodology and outcome measurements that will be used to evaluate the program funded with a grant under this section; specifically explain how the measurements described in subparagraph
(A)will provide valid measures of the impact of the program described in subparagraph (A); describe how the program described in subparagraph
(A)could be broadly replicated if demonstrated to be effective; demonstrate that all planned services will be research-informed, which may include evidence-based practices documented in— the report of the Institute of Medicine entitled Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People ; or the National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices (commonly referred to as NREPP of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration); and demonstrate that the eligible entity will effectively integrate and sustain the program described in subparagraph
(A)into curriculum or community outreach efforts. A grantee shall use a grant received under this section for expenses of educational efforts to— prevent abuse of opioids, heroin, alcohol, and other drugs; or promote treatment and recovery. The Attorney General shall award grants under this section for a period not to exceed 2 years. The Office of the Attorney General, in coordination with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Department of Education, shall review existing evidence-based programs and emerging practices and programs and provide information to schools and communities about such programs and practices. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. .