Project Grant CDS9924G0018

The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASU-Mountain Home) to address youth substance use in Baxter and Marion counties in Arkansas. The five-year grant, which commenced on September 30, 2024, will enable the PAYS (Prevention-Awareness-Youth-Support) Coalition to implement evidence-based...

This federal Project Grant award of $375,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was made to the Amazing Angels Coalition (AAC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant supports AAC's efforts to strengthen community collaboration and implement evidence-based strategies to prevent and reduce substance use, with a focus on marijuana and opioid use, among youth aged 18 and under in Chicot County,...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded $596,389 to the Arkansas Department of Human Services under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Formula Grants program (CFDA 16.540) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. The funding will support state and local efforts in Arkansas to develop more effective education, training, prevention, diversion, treatment and rehabilitation programs focused on juvenile...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585), awarded a $2,500,000 grant to the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to enhance the state's adult drug courts over a 48-month period. The key products and services to be delivered under this Project Grant award include: Conducting the Arkansas Statewide Specialty Court Conference, creating and disseminating specialty court role-specific training videos, enhancing the...

The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration - Intergovernmental Services was awarded a $511,126 formula grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program (CFDA 16.593). The grant will fund residential substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation services within state and county correctional facilities in Arkansas, including prison-based programs following a therapeutic community model and...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $748,818 Project Grant to Beginning New Outreach, Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization, to deliver an evidence-based substance abuse prevention program curriculum paired with positive youth development (PYD) services. The project will focus on youth ages 10-17 in Muscogee County, Georgia, providing the Narconon: Truth About Drugs prevention curriculum and PYD services in areas such as...

This federal Block Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Personal Responsibility Education Program (CFDA 93.092), provides $136,267 to the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Office of Finance, to deliver comprehensive sexual health education and youth development services to adolescents aged 10-19 and pregnant/parenting youth under 21. The grant supports evidence-based programs...

This $425,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.548 Delinquency Prevention Program) aims to address high rates of youth mental health issues and substance use in York and Polk Counties, Nebraska. The initiative will partner with local schools, health departments, and community organizations to implement targeted interventions, including regular mental health screenings, counseling services,...

The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) received a $1,200,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support a five-year initiative to strategically expand substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services to adult drug court clients in two rural Arkansas...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,333,334 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The funding will be used to enhance the 20th Drug Court Treatment Program in Faulkner County, Arkansas, which targets high-risk, high-need individuals charged with felonies and suffering from substance use disorders. The key enhancements include: increasing program capacity by creating tracks for...