Funder: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Award amount not stated
Summary: Supports planning to assess local substance-use prevention needs and determine whether Botvin LifeSkills fits those needs.
Key Information: Confirm the application system and form package with OSPI before applying; the readiness listing identifies Form Package 962.
Description
The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) offers the Readiness to Implement LifeSkills Grant to support schools, school districts, and Educational Service Districts (ESDs) in assessing local substance-use prevention and intervention needs. Planning centers on analyzing Healthy Youth Survey data, identifying local priorities, and exploring whether the Botvin LifeSkills curriculum is an appropriate response. This readiness opportunity is distinct from the facilitator-training and implementation grants listed alongside it.
Botvin LifeSkills teaches youth to manage stress and anxiety, build positive relationships and communication skills, and develop refusal skills to prevent and reduce substance use and abuse. OSPI provides a Washington Health and Physical Education standards alignment map to help applicants assess the curriculum’s fit with locally identified needs.
