The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is now accepting applications for grants to fund programs that discourage and reduce underage and dangerous drinking and promote a message of responsible alcohol consumption by those of legal drinking age.
Eligible grant applicants include Pennsylvania school districts and institutions of higher education (including technical, trade and post-secondary establishments), community organizations, municipal police departments, municipal officials/representatives, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
The deadline to apply for grants is 5 p.m. Friday, March 18. The grant application link and guidelines for submission are available on the grants page of the PLCB website.
The grant cycle is for two years, from July 2022 through June 2024. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis with a maximum award of $20,000 per year and cumulative award of no more than $40,000 per two-year grant cycle, per eligible applicant. Applications will be evaluated by the PLCB’s Bureau of Alcohol Education, with awards made subject to availability of funds.
The PLCB has awarded $17.7 million in alcohol education grants since the inception of the grants program in 1999. Examples of funded initiatives include increased underage police patrols and enhanced law enforcement initiatives, MADD’s Power of Parents campaigns, college alcohol assessment surveys, and peer education and training programs.
Grant applications are limited to one per organization, school, municipality or institution of higher education.
