This $250,000 Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support the "Hey Randolph Coalition" in Randolph, Massachusetts. The purpose of this five-year project is to equitably promote wellbeing and prevent/reduce youth substance misuse through effective communication, coordination, collaboration, and culturally relevant action. Key activities include expanding existing alcohol...
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) provides $180,000 to the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts to implement community-led interventions to prevent underage alcohol use among youth ages 12-20. The purpose is to work collaboratively at the community level to identify, establish, and implement evidence-based...
The federal Project Grant award NH28CE003793 was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The purpose of the $375,000 grant awarded on September 30, 2024 to Abington C.O.P.E.S. Inc. is to prevent youth alcohol and nicotine use in the town of Abington, Massachusetts. Key short-term outcomes include increasing coalition membership and youth participation by 10%, enhancing coalition capacity by 25%,...
This $250,000 five-year Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) supports the Newfound Coalition for Youth (NCFY) in the Newfound Area School District (NASD) of New Hampshire. The funding will enable NCFY to establish and strengthen collaborative community partnerships to prevent and reduce youth substance use, particularly alcohol and...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was provided by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276). The purpose of the award is to reduce and prevent youth substance use in the Town of Walpole, Massachusetts. Key products and services to be delivered include: increasing adult and youth membership in the Walpole Prevention Coalition by 10% (with a focus on health equity priority populations), implementing a...
The Marion County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (SAPC), in conjunction with Families and Communities Together, Inc. (FACT), was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 5-year project, starting on September 30, 2024, aims to: 1) strengthen collaboration among community stakeholders to address youth substance abuse, and 2) reduce substance use among youth and adults by addressing risk factors...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Teen And Youth Alliance Coalition, Inc. in Glenarden, MD. The purpose of this 5-year award, with a start date of September 30, 2024, is to implement the Seven Strategies for Community Level Change to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids in the Glenarden community. The key goals are to...
The Newton County Partners in Prevention (NCPIP) Coalition 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, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the coalition's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based initiatives to prevent and reduce youth substance use in Newton County, Arkansas. The NCPIP Coalition will implement evidence-based...
This Project Grant award of $250,000 from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276), supports the Raleigh County Prevention Coalition, Inc. in West Virginia. The coalition will collaboratively implement substance use prevention strategies targeting youth in Raleigh County, with a focus on reducing nicotine and alcohol use. Key activities include information dissemination, community engagement, a youth drop-in center,...
The North Country Health Consortium, acting as the North Country Public Health Network provider agency for northern New Hampshire, has been awarded a $375,000 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, titled "North Country Community of Prevention Practices, Education, and Stigma Reduction (NC COPES),"...