Block Grant SP11561

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to the Education Today Group, a non-profit organization, to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth in their diverse community. The 5-year project aims to mobilize community resources, engage stakeholders, and implement evidence-based prevention strategies through collaborative efforts. Key activities include...

The Lomas Community Prevention Coalition was awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 5-year grant, which commenced on September 30, 2024, will enable the coalition serving the 31,879-population community of San German, Puerto Rico, to establish and strengthen community collaboration in support of local efforts to prevent youth...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Step By Step Performing Arts Academy in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2029, supports the Step By Step Drug-Free Communities Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth in...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $375,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant (CFDA 93.276) to Gang Alternative, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Miami, Florida. Over the 5-year project period from September 2024 to September 2029, the funding will support Gang Alternative's comprehensive initiative to reduce youth alcohol and marijuana use in Broward County, Florida, with a focus on the Pompano Beach jurisdiction. Key...

This $313,816 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant, awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276), supports the Tri-Town Council in Topsfield, MA to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in their community. The grant will fund the coalition's efforts to strengthen community collaboration, implement evidence-based prevention programs, conduct youth leadership training, develop media campaigns, and execute...

This $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276) will support the Berlin Prevention Works Coalition in Maryland to implement a comprehensive strategy for preventing and reducing youth substance use. The coalition will utilize the seven strategies for community-level change, including providing information, enhancing skills, offering support, changing access/barriers, modifying consequences, adjusting physical...

The Elkton Alliance Drug Free Communities Coalition was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), to increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance use in Elkton, MD. The grant will fund initiatives focused on the primary youth substances of tobacco and alcohol, including school-based prevention clubs, an annual youth prevention rally, and a youth leadership...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a 5-year, $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to Action For The Betterment Of Our Community (ABC-BC), a non-profit organization based in Sturgis, South Dakota. The grant funds will support the ABC-BC coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce underage drinking and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 in Butte County, South Dakota. The coalition plans to achieve its goals by expanding membership,...

The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to The Orange County Council On Alcoholism, Inc. (dba Alcohol And Drug Awareness Council Of Orange County) to establish and strengthen community-based collaborations to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in the Pine Bush Central School District area of New York. The five-year award, effective...

The Seaway Valley Prevention Council was awarded a $250,000 five-year Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant, titled "BRIDGE TO WELLNESS COALITION - DFC INITIATIVE," will fund community-based substance use prevention and wellness initiatives in New York from September 2024 to September 2029. The DFC Support Program provides funding to local coalitions to develop and...