Project Grant H79SP015773

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), provides $456,600.00 to Wayne State University to establish sustainable infrastructure for multi-tiered substance use disorder (SUD) prevention programs in high schools. The project, titled "Reducing Addiction through Prevention Infrastructure Development (RAPID)", focuses on adapting and refining a multi-phase implementation...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) grant to Allendale County Public Schools (Allendale, SC) to implement a comprehensive school violence prevention and response initiative. The 3-year project period will enable Allendale County Schools to: (1) expand access to behavioral health services and support staff for students in crisis; (2) promote a positive school climate and enhance safety through...

The National African American Drug Policy Coalition, Inc. (NAADPC) has been awarded a Project Grant of $249,981.00 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 will be used to implement the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) program to address local substance use prevention concerns, such as...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839) to The Help Coalition (THC) and their community partners. The 3-year project will serve 1,200 Jefferson County, Alabama public school students and 90 teachers by providing evidence-based instruction in violence prevention and related activities. Key program elements include: Delivering violence prevention training to at least 1,200 middle and high school students...

Spokane Public Schools was awarded a $996,879 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance STOP School Violence program to implement the Students, Teachers, Organizations, and Parents (S.T.O.P.) School Violence Project. The goal is to decrease school violence and improve family engagement to ensure equitable access to resources for students and families. Funds will support hiring three Family Engagement Specialists and a Substance Abuse...

The St David Unified School District was awarded a $352,038 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant will support evidence-based programs and school safety technologies through September 2025 to improve security and foster a positive learning environment. Funded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), the project aims to develop...

The Stockdale Independent School District was awarded a $240,091 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Funding will support the district's implementation of evidence-based programs to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment for students. Specifically, the district will use the...

The Hamilton County Board of Education in Chattanooga, Tennessee, received a $998,866 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP (Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing) School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839). The funding will support a comprehensive initiative to improve school climate and reduce school violence, substance use, and disproportionate disciplinary practices across the district's 78 schools serving approximately...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) will fund a $953,802 study by The Ohio State University to develop and evaluate a supervision coaching strategy called Cross-system Technical Assistance for Retaining Staff (COSTARS). COSTARS aims to improve workforce stability and implementation of the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) intervention among 53 Ohio child welfare agencies. The...

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...