The funding comes at a time when the Coalition for a Drug Free Lanai, the only drug prevention program in Lanai, lost most of the funding it receives from Maui County due to budget cuts.

"It's such a relief," said Joelle Aoki of Coalition for a Drug Free Lanai. "We're looking toward being focused on our ongoing programs, which are working."

The grant will be used to train teachers to conduct drug-free programs, increase enrollment in drug prevention classes and increase the number of students and volunteers in mentoring programs.

Lanai is currently in the midst of a crystal methamphetamine epidemic.

"This grant is of particular importance to our young people and their families on Lanai because recent budget cuts have threatened to reduce substantially services provided by the Coalition for a Drug Free Lanai, which is the only drug prevention program on the island," said U.S. Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii). "The grant will boost Lanai's efforts to combat 'ice' and other substance abuse programs."