This Project Grant award of $250,000 from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), supports the Fayette County Prevention Coalition in Ohio to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The key products and services delivered through this five-year grant, from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, include: increasing community collaboration around youth substance use prevention, reducing youth alcohol use...
The Raleigh County Prevention Coalition, Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant supports a five-year initiative (9/30/2024 - 9/29/2029) to collaboratively address youth substance use, primarily focused on nicotine and alcohol, in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The Coalition will...
The Henry County Prevention Coalition received a $375,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276) to prevent and reduce substance use among 12-18 year old youth in Henry County, Tennessee. The five-year project, which began on September 30, 2024, will focus on establishing and strengthening community collaboration to implement evidence-based strategies. Key activities include building the coalition's membership, engaging...
The Brooklyn W.A.Y. Coalition for Drug Free Communities - RiseBoro Community Partnership was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports the coalition's efforts to reduce substance use and misuse, particularly prescription opioids and binge drinking, among 16-24 year olds in Brooklyn neighborhoods such as Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, East New York, and...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, CFDA 93.276, supports the North Mississippi Youth Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce youth use of alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The coalition, comprised of 12 community sectors, plans to use the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework and seven strategies for community-level change to guide their work. Key objectives...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) grant to the County of Clay in Celina, Tennessee. The 3-year grant will fund the Clay County Anti-Drug Coalition's efforts to expand peer recovery support services and prevention initiatives targeting substance use disorders in the rural community of Clay County, which has a population of 7,620. Specifically, the grant will support hiring and training of a...
The Carroll County Resource Council and Prevention Planning Board, Inc. was awarded a $250,000 five-year Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. This grant supports a partnership between the Carroll County Hometown Health Coalition, the Carroll County Resource Council & Prevention Planning Board, and the Carroll County Juvenile Probation Office's Truancy Project to...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control awarded a $233,142 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant (CFDA 93.276) to the Lake County General Health District in Ohio. This 5-year project aims to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth in Lake County through collaborative community-based efforts. The grant funding will support the Lake County Community Health Coalition's work to incorporate and enhance prevention...
This $375,000 Project Grant award was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant supports the Adams County Youth Prevention Coalition in Adams County, Ohio, a high-poverty area, to implement environmental prevention strategies and community-level changes to reduce youth substance use, particularly for alcohol and tobacco. Key activities include: training coalition members and prevention providers...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control awarded a $375,000 Project Grant through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Coffee County Board of Education in Georgia. The grant will support the Coffee County Youth Coalition (CCYC) in implementing comprehensive strategies to prevent and reduce youth substance use in the rural Coffee County area with a population of 43,000. Key activities include:...