Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Assessment, Strategic Planning ...

objectives directly from the problems to be addressed. Similarly, the project design sectionshould clearly explain how the program’s structure and activities will accomplish the goals andobjectives identified in the previous section.• Statement of the ProblemApplicants should briefly describe the nature and scope of the underage drinking problem in thejurisdiction that this project will address. Briefly describe issues related to assessing theproblems and developing and adhering to a long-term strategic plan. This description shouldinclude:• recent efforts to assess state and/or local underage drinking issues and the problemsencountered.• challenges in developing and implementing statewide and/or local strategic plans.• data, at least as current as 2008, in regard to the following:o off-premise outlet compliance with underage drinking laws in the selected communities.o issues related to underage drinking (e.g., number of unintentional injuries related toalcohol consumption, number of alcohol-related traffic injuries/fatalities, number of firsttimealcohol-related incidents).o driving while intoxicated incidents in the selected communities and throughout the state.o discussion of underage drinking policy issues within the selected communities and at thestate level.o discussion of other underage drinking issues that your state and selected communitieshave experienced.Project Abstract. Applicants should include a project abstract as the first page of the programnarrative, and it is included in the page limitation specified above. The abstract should notexceed 200 words and briefly describe the project’s purpose, identify the population to beserved, and summarize the activities that the applicant will implement to achieve the project’sgoals and objectives. These goals and objectives should focus on short-term and intermediateoutcomes (see “Performance Measures Requirements,” below). The abstract should describehow the applicant will measure progress toward these goals.• Performance Measures RequirementsApplicants should describe the goals of the proposed program and identify its objectives. Whenformulating the program’s goals and objectives, applicants should be cognizant of theperformance measures that will be required of successful applicants.Goals. Applicants should describe the program’s intent to change, reduce, or eliminate theproblem noted in the previous section and outline the project’s goals.OMB No. 1121-0329Approval Expires 02/28/201310OJJDP FY 2011 EUDL Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Implementation InitiativeOJJDP-2011-2997