The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is providing funding for implementation of the highly regarded and effective prevention program, Botvin LifeSkills Training to address marijuana and other substance use in your school or youth-serving organization that works with middle school age children.

The grant will pay for all student and teacher materials for all three levels for all students in your school or site. It will also pay for required instructor training.

Grant application deadline is Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

The LifeSkills Training (LST) Substance Abuse Prevention Grant allows schools and youth serving organizations to implement the evidence-based Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) Middle School Program which teaches youth how to:

• Cope with and manage stress and anxiety
• Build positive relationship and communication skills
• Develop refusal skills to prevent and reduce substance use and abuse.

The grant is open to all public schools, school districts, and community organizations who serve middle school age youth. The grant will cover the cost of teacher and student material; costs; which may include travel, lodging, per diem and substitute fees to send educators to the mandatory training, as well as a data collection stipend.

An alignment map has been created to show what WA Health and PE standards are met in this curriculum. Click here for the Health Education Standards aligned with LifeSkills Training.

For more information please visit the OSPI website: https://www.k12.wa.us/policy-funding/student-health/lifeskills-training-lst-substance-abuse-prevention-grant