R 101230Z APR 08
MARADMIN 235/08
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/MOZART//
SUBJ/SECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD//
POC/ROBERT WILSON/YA-02/UNIT:MRRO/-/TEL:703-784-9526
/EMAIL:ROBERT.WILSON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT
NOMINATIONS FOR THE 18TH ANNUAL SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
(SECDEF) COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS AWARD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.
THE AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1990 IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE
COMMUNITY DRUG AWARENESS EFFORTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE COMMUNITY. CAMP LEJEUNE'S DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
PROGRAM RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.
2. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAMS
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS
AWARD:
A. PROGRAMS, CONDUCTED WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY WITH DOD ASSETS,
AIMED AT OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL, THEIR FAMILIES, AND DOD CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES;
B. PROGRAMS, SUPPORTED BY STRICTLY VOLUNTARY EFFORTS OF DOD
PERSONNEL TARGETED TO APPROPRIATE POPULATIONS, WITH OR WITHOUT
CONTRIBUTIONS BY OTHER NON-DOD SOURCES; AND
C. PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE VARIOUS STATES
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE GOVERNORS' STATE PLANS (SECTION 112 PROGRAMS).
3. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO NOMINATE THEIR DRUG PREVENTION
PROGRAM FOR THIS AWARD. IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF IMAGINATIVE DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAMS, THE AWARD
CRITERIA ARE GENERAL IN DEFINITION. SUBSTANTIVE CRITERIA ON
WHICH THE NOMINATIONS WILL BE JUDGED WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A. STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE TARGET POPULATIONS WITHIN THE THREE
CATEGORIES OF DOD DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ABOVE;
B. MAXIMIZING THE USE OF DEPARTMENT DEMAND REDUCTION ASSETS TO
EFFECTIVELY REACH THE TARGETED AUDIENCE (I.E. ARE THE FUNDS USED TO
BEST REACH THE AUDIENCE EFFECTIVELY, OR COULD RESOURCES HAVE BEEN
OTHERWISE BETTER SPENT);
C. DOCUMENTED PARTICIPATION IN RED RIBBON WEEK OBSERVANCES. ANY
NOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTING RED RIBBON WEEK PARTICIPATION WILL BE
DISQUALIFIED;
D. PROGRAM IMPACT DETERMINED BY SOME OBSERVABLE AND MEASURABLE
EVENTS SUCH AS NUMBER OF PERSONNEL IMPACTED BY THE PROGRAMS; AND
E. PROGRAMMATIC ACHIEVEMENTS LIMITED TO THE PARAMETERS OF
FISCAL YEAR 2007. ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OUTSIDE OF FISCAL
YEAR 2007 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
4. NOMINATIONS FOR THIS AWARD MUST BE IN RECOGNITION OF UNIT, BASE,
OR ACTIVITY PROGRAMS (NOT INDIVIDUALS) THAT OCCURRED DURING FISCAL
YEAR 2007. NOMINATIONS, IN NARRATIVE, DESCRIBING THE ACTIVITIES AND
ACHIEVEMENTS OF EACH NOMINEE SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR TYPED PAGES IN AT
LEAST 12 POINT FONT AND MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
THE NARRATIVE WILL DESCRIBE THE ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF EACH
NOMINEE AND DOCUMENT THE FOLLOWING:
A. NAME OF THE PROGRAM AND THE MILITARY SERVICE;
B. LOCATION OF THE PROGRAM (NAME OF BASE OR INSTALLATION,
SHIP OR FACILITY, AND WHERE LOCATED);
C. BACKGROUND OF THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDED MISSION, DATE OF
INCEPTION, DURATION, AND GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM, IF APPLICABLE;
D. DESCRIPTION OF TARGET AUDIENCE(S) TO INCLUDE LEVEL OF RISK FOR
DRUG ABUSE;
E. DESCRIPTION OF HOW DEMAND REDUCTION FUNDS WERE USED;
F. NOTE TYPES OF DOD RED RIBBON WEEK ACTIVITIES IN WHICH
ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED;
G. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IN FISCAL YEAR
2007 TO INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE OVERALL METHODOLOGY OF THE
PROGRAM; ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS; AND SPECIFIC DATA THAT
DEMONSTRATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM ON THE POPULATION.
H. RECOMMENDATION AND VERIFICATION BY PROPER AUTHORITIES; AND
I. PICTURES, FLYERS AND OTHER ADDITIONAL MATERIAL MAY BE
INCLUDED.
5. NOMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL AND RECEIVED
NLT 15 MAY 2008 TO: HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS,
PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION (MRRO), 3280 RUSSELL ROAD,
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103. NO FAX OR E-MAILS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
6. NOMINATIONS RECEIVED AFTER 15 MAY 2008 WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
7. WINNERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR AWARD AT THE PENTAGON AUDITORIUM ON
FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008 DURING RED RIBBON WEEK OBSERVANCE. HQMC MRRO
WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TRAVEL FOR ONE AWARD RECIPIENT.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR PERSONAL AND
FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//