The Teen and Youth Alliance Coalition received a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, which is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The purpose of this five-year award, spanning from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, is to implement evidence-based strategies to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids in the Glenarden...
The Drug-Free Campus Creek Coalition, serving as the fiscal agent, was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.276 - Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants) to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse within the Campus Creek community. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund environmental prevention strategies outlined in the coalition's 12-month action plan, which aims to: 1) Increase community collaboration...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to Healing In The Hood Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization in Blytheville, Arkansas. The grant supports the Opioid Prescription Drug and Synthetics (O.P.P.S.) Coalition, which aims to reduce youth (ages 12-18) use of marijuana and misuse of opioids/prescription drugs in Blytheville...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Bridging Resources In Communities, Inc. for the WARD 7 DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY COALITION project. The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, is funded through the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The project aims to establish and strengthen a community-based coalition to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in Washington, DC. Funding will support the...
The Wabash County Drug Free Community Coalition (WCDFCC) was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The five-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will support the coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce alcohol and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 in the rural Wabash County, Illinois community. The coalition, representing 12 community sectors, will implement evidence-based strategies and...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a federal agency within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded a 5-year, $249,814 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to The Montgomery Institute (TMI) to establish the TMI/CHIN Drug-Free Communities Coalition. This coalition will serve as a community support program to reduce substance use, with a primary focus on preventing and reducing youth substance use, particularly marijuana and opioids,...
The Portland Public Schools Healthy, Substance-Free Youth Coalition was awarded a $374,484 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support the district's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions dedicated to preventing and reducing substance use among...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to Encouraging Leaders, a minority-owned non-profit community development organization in Minnesota. The grant will fund the Minnesota Hope and Healing Task Force's Drug-Free Community Initiative, which focuses on empowering youth aged 12-18, particularly those from communities...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), provides $125,000 to Access To Wholistic And Productive Living Incorporated, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Brentwood, Maryland. The grant supports the implementation of evidence-based strategies for community-level change to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids in Berlin,...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, has awarded a 5-year, $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery (IFPR) to implement the Southern Ocean County Interfaith Advocacy and Leadership (SOCIAL) Coalition. The goal of this project is to reduce underage alcohol and e-cigarette use among youth 18 and younger in Southern Ocean County, New Jersey. The SOCIAL...