From SAMHSA's Weekly Financing News Pulse: National Edition - April 29, 2011: Through May 16, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is accepting letters of interest for funding under its 2011 Competition for Community-Based Substance Abuse Initiatives.  Under the program, ARC will provide a total of $150,000 to 30 coalitions in the 196 counties that ARC has deemed economically “distressed” or “at-risk.”  The grants will fund training and technical assistance for evidence-based prevention, intervention, and treatment programming.  ARC officials will announce grant recipients on May 27.