Cooperative Agreement H79SP020334

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control awarded a 5-year, $374,145 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to Weber Human Services, a local government entity in Ogden, Utah. The grant funding will support the establishment and strengthening of a community-based coalition focused on preventing and reducing substance use among youth in the Western Weber communities. Key activities will include implementing evidence-based prevention strategies, youth leadership...

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,...

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) through the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2029, will support the City of Westbrook Police Department's efforts to hire and/or rehire additional career law enforcement officers to increase its community policing...

The Davis School District in Farmington, Utah received a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276). The grant will fund a 5-year project to address the urgent need to reduce vaping of nicotine and marijuana among youth in the community, as well as address rising rates of antisocial behavior. The project will integrate the Communities That Care coalition process and CADCA's 7 strategies of environmental change to shift...

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 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 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant to The Village For Families & Children, Inc., a non-profit organization in Hartford, Connecticut. The grant will fund the Vernon, CT Resources and Outreach for Community Knowledge and Success (ROCKS) Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Project over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. The project aims to prevent the use of alcohol and marijuana among...

The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to The Groundswell Group, Inc. The funding will support the WEPA (We Engage in Prevention Awareness) coalition's substance abuse prevention efforts targeting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) youth aged 12-18 in the North Bronx of New York City. The coalition will implement evidence-based prevention...

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 Evanston Youth Club For Boys & Girls received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports the "Evanston's Alliance for Successful Youth - Drug Free Community Initiative" over a 5-year period ending on September 29, 2029. The Drug-Free Communities Support Program focuses on establishing and strengthening community-based...