From SAMHSA's Weekly Financing News Pulse: National Edition - June 17, 2011: On June 2, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a total of $150,000 to 30 coalitions under its Competition for Community-Based Substance Abuse Initiative grants.  Designed to address disproportionately high rates of substance abuse in Appalachian counties, particularly targeting prescription drug abuse, ARC provided the grants to counties deemed economically “distressed” or “at-risk.”  Under the program, awardees receive training, technical assistance, and $5,000 each to expand their efforts to address substance abuse.  Recipient organizations are located in: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.