About One ME

In October of 2001 the Office of Substance Abuse was awarded a State Incentive Grant of 9 million dollars from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Maine proposes to achieve reductions in the following areas—past 30 day use of tobacco (15% reduction) and binge drinking (10% reduction) in 12 – 17 year olds by the end of this grant. The One ME – Stand United for Prevention is the State Incentive Program working toward these outcomes. To meet these outcomes One ME is coordinating the funding and prevention resources within the state that are directed at communities, families, youth (ages 12 -17), schools and workplaces. One ME is also developing and implementing a comprehensive prevention state system. This long-range prevention program system is to ensure that all State prevention resources fill identified gaps in prevention services targeting youth ages 12-17 throughout the State with science-based prevention programs.

The One-ME funding is spread over the next three years, $3 million each year. An additional $20,000 will be available for training in Year 1. Eighty-five percent of the money will be awarded to “subrecipients” through a Request for Proposal process. (This means that $2,555,000 will go directly to communities for substance abuse prevention programs.) The remainder of the money will provide for a comprehensive evaluation of the project, funding three positions, and assorted expenses such as training and administrative costs.

For more information about the Maine Office of Substance Abuse go to the About OSA: http://www.maine.gov/bds/osa/about/index.htm