Mini-grants to help student organizations meet the challenges of high-risk drinking, drug abuse

University Park, Pa. -- The Commission for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) recently announced the recipients of seven student organization mini-grants for the 2007-2008 academic year.  The mini-grants provide financial resources and support to student organizations at various Penn State campuses for programs that address alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems.
 
For this current academic year, CSAP has awarded nearly $3,000 in funding to seven student organizations whose applications met the grant criteria.  The recipients include: United Campus Ministry Barn Dance (University Park campus); Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance "Sober Sex is Safe Sex" campaign (University Park campus); Project Smokeless (University Park campus); Delta Sigma Phi, "Safe-Ride" program (University Park campus); Service Club "Alternative Spring Break" (Lehigh Valley campus); HDFS Club Halloween Party and campus "Smoke-Out" (Shenango campus); and the Volleyball Team "Positive Identity" program (Wilkes-Barre campus).
 
The Student Mini-Grant program, designed in 2005, is a means to empower students to develop creative, effective initiatives to reduce high-risk drinking and prevent tobacco and other drug use on their campus.  To learn more about CSAP and its initiatives, including the student mini-grants, please visit the website at www.csap.psu.edu.