California ABC Awarded $2.8 Million Federal Grant to Fight Underage Drinking, Fund 22 Local Agencies
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) announced it has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to reduce underage drinking and protect communities across California. The grant will run through the end of September 2027.
Grant funding will also support 22 local law enforcement agencies with up to $30,000 each to combat alcohol-related harm in their communities through ABC education and enforcement programs. The selected agencies are the police departments of Bakersfield, Beaumont, Claremont, El Centro, Hanford, Hawthorne, Manteca, Modesto, National City, Oxnard, Pasadena, Red Bluff, Ridgecrest, Riverside, Upland, Visalia, Walnut Creek and Wheatland, along with the Kings County Sheriff's Office, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department's Thermal station, the Tehama County Sheriff's Office and the Tulare County Sheriff's Office.
ABC funds several programs through the grant, including Minor Decoy and Shoulder Tap operations, the Know Your Limit program, fake identification enforcement, compliance checks involving alcohol delivery services, designated special events where alcohol is served, high school and college special events, maximum holiday enforcement, Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Crime Tendency (IMPACT) inspections, Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs (LEAD) trainings, and Target Responsibility for Alcohol-Connected Emergencies (TRACE) investigations.
"We're truly thankful for the ongoing partnership and strong support from the Office of Traffic Safety and NHTSA," said ABC Director Paul Tupy. "This grant gives us vital resources to make California communities safer for everyone."
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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