Project Grant H79SP019597

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...

This Project Grant award of $120,000 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 supports the Reducing Underage Drinking in the Greater Issaquah School District Community project implemented by the non-profit organization Influence The Choice. The key activities funded by this five-year grant include: establishing youth prevention clubs at high...

This $669,973 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) supports the development and evaluation of parent-based interventions (PBIs) to reduce underage drinking on college campuses. The project aims to optimize a social media-inspired mobile app (ParentCandor PNF+) and create a less time-intensive email-based social norms marketing campaign (SNMC+) to engage parents and prevent or decrease...

This $180,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The purpose of the award is to work collaboratively at the community level in Gloucester, Massachusetts to identify, establish, and implement evidence-based interventions that will expand the community's ability to address underage drinking among...

This Project Grant award of $120,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will support the Henry County LIVE Coalition in Indiana over a four-year period from September 2024 to September 2028. The key objectives are to: 1) increase the coalition's capacity to reduce alcohol advertising and signage; 2) enhance alcohol retailers' ability...

This federal Project Grant award of $120,000 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 supports The Martinsburg Initiative's efforts to address underage drinking in Berkeley County, West Virginia. The Martinsburg Initiative, a non-profit organization, will implement a comprehensive prevention strategy focused on policy change/awareness,...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to High Point Treatment Center, Inc., a non-profit organization in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The grant supports the implementation of a Photovoice project to prevent and reduce alcohol use among high school students (ages 14-19) in the communities of East Bridgewater,...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast (BGCGC) will implement the Impact School-Based Mentoring Program (IMPACT) through a $1 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The goal of this funding is to curb escalating youth violence in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region through the STOP School Violence Program (CFDA 16.839), which aims to improve school security and help prevent acts of...

The Asian Health Coalition (AHC) was awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 4-year "Together to Stop Underage Drinking" project aims to reduce alcohol use among youth aged 12-20 in Chicago's southwest side neighborhoods. Key activities include strengthening the capacity of the...

This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will address alarming rates of underage alcohol use in the Greater Portsmouth, New Hampshire region. The $120,000 award to the Pinetree Institute, a non-profit organization, will fund a 4-year project to engage youth in prevention and early intervention programming, enhance...