Project Grant H79SP022053

The Coalition for a Better Wallingford was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant is effective from September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2029. The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions dedicated to preventing and reducing substance...

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 grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce alcohol and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 in rural Wabash County, Illinois. The project will utilize evidence-based strategies and data-driven approaches...

The Brooklyn W.A.Y. Coalition for Drug Free Communities - Riseboro Community Partnership received a $125,000 Project Grant award 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 funding will support community-centered substance use prevention and anti-violence efforts targeting youth and young adults aged 16-24 in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to The Groundswell Group, Inc. in Bronx, New York. The funding will support the "WEPA" (We Engage in Prevention Awareness) coalition, a diverse community coalition focused on substance abuse prevention strategies targeting Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) youth aged 12-18 in the North Bronx. The coalition will implement...

The Town of Walpole, Massachusetts received a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276). The purpose of this 5-year grant award is to reduce and prevent youth substance use in Walpole through a collaborative community coalition approach. Key objectives include increasing the Walpole Prevention Coalition's adult and youth membership, collecting baseline data, implementing evidence-based...

The 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), provides funding to the Guided Approach To Positivity Youth Mentoring Initiative Inc. to empower youth ages 12-18 in Wilmington, Delaware to prevent and reduce the harmful use of prescription drugs, marijuana, and tobacco/vaping products. The project aims to achieve this through education, advocacy, and collaborative efforts that raise...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded a 5-year, $250,000 Project Grant to Atlantic Prevention Resources, Inc. under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The purpose of this grant is to establish and strengthen a community-based coalition in the Greater Atlantic Partnership (GAP) in New Jersey to prevent and reduce substance use among youth aged 12-18. The funded project will...

The Abington C.O.P.E.S. project is a 5-year, $375,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent youth alcohol and nicotine use in Abington, Massachusetts. The project aims to: increase coalition membership and youth participation by 10%, enhance coalition capacity by 25%, reduce parental concerns about talking to their children about alcohol by 6%, train 25 community leaders in alcohol prevention and youth brain...

The Town of Ware, Massachusetts was awarded a $120,000 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 award, titled "Alcohol Attitude Adjustments in the Quaboag Hills - Our STOP ACT Program," aims to improve community norms regarding alcohol use and reduce youth access to alcohol in the towns of Ware and Palmer,...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has awarded a $250,000 five-year Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to The Orange County Council On Alcoholism, Inc., doing business as Alcohol And Drug Awareness Council Of Orange County. This grant aims to establish and strengthen a community coalition to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in Middletown, New York. The...