The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) recently awarded six Operation Undergrad grants totaling $53,900 for alcohol education and enforcement initiatives on Virginia’s college campuses.
Funded by a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and administered by ABC, the grants were awarded to a diverse pool of universities and a college that demonstrated creative and effective alcohol education plans geared to prevent underage and high-risk drinking. The following schools are the 2012-2013 Operation Undergrad grant recipients:
George Mason University; Fairfax ($9,000)
Funding supports the university’s Controlling Alcohol Abuse through Rigorous Enforcement program. Activities include:
Hampden-Sydney College; Hampden-Sydney ($9,000)
Funding supports Hampden-Sydney’s Operation Undergrad program. Activities include:
Longwood University; Farmville ($9,000)
Funding supports the Operation Undergrad @ Longwood University program. Activities include:
Hampton University; Hampton ($9,000)
Funding supports the university’s Sober Chill program. Activities include:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Blacksburg ($8,900)
Funding supports the university’s Using Bicycle Patrols to Address Underage and At-Risk Drinking Among Virginia Tech Students initiative. Activities include:
Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond ($9,000)
Funding supports the university’s Operation Undergrad program. Activities include:
Virginia ABC Awards Six ‘Operation Undergrad’ Grants to Help Prevent Underage Drinking on College Campuses