Resources For  Enforcement Underage Drinking Law Program (EUDL)

Dirigo SAFETY, LLC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE MAINE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT OF THEIR GRANT FUNDING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF UNDERAGE DRINKING LAWS (EUDL) PROGRAM.

Maine’s EUDL Program aims to:

o Increase the perception among youth that they will be caught by police if they use alcohol illegally; 

o Decrease underage access to alcohol; 

o Increase youth perceptions that their parents will catch them if they use alcohol without their permission; and 

o Increase youth perceptions that adults in their community believe underage drinking is wrong. 

Maine’s EUDL Program focuses its efforts on three groups: 

o Youth under age 21; 

o Adults who provide alcohol to minors or provide places for minors to consume; and 

o Law enforcement, parents, merchants, and other adults in Maine communities who can take action to prevent youth alcohol use and related high-risk behavior. 

EUDL Block Grant Supported Program Activities: 

o Assess and monitor the issues, needs, and resources regarding underage drinking in Maine by collecting and/or assessing data on enforcement; 

o Provide law enforcement mini-grants for ―Strategic Underage Drinking Enforcement initiatives; 

o Analyze policy options, at both state and local levels, for increasing the effectiveness of enforcement of underage drinking laws; 

o Develop and provide technical assistance and trainings for law enforcement partners and community coalitions implementing environmental strategies to reduce underage drinking; 

o Partner with other stakeholders on strategies to strengthen retailers’ efforts to reduce underage access to alcohol 

EUDL Program Resources

List of EUDL Grant Partnering Agencies