The Iron County Health Coalition was awarded a $180,000 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 program (CFDA 93.243). The grant funds will be used to implement the STOP Act program in Iron County, Missouri over a 4-year period from September 2024 to September 2028. The key goals of the project are to 1) reduce underage drinking, 2) foster a...
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 (CFDA 93.243) program supports the UNITE! Washougal Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Project (STOP) implemented by the Washougal School District in Washington. The project aims to change community norms around youth alcohol use and provide alternatives for youth ages 12-20,...
This federal Project Grant award of $120,000.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will support the "Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking in CWC 96744" initiative. The grant recipient, Parents And Children Together (PACT), a non-profit organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii, will use the funding to change community...
This federal Project Grant award of $206,856, provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), is for the development and pilot testing of a text message-based parent intervention program titled "Digitally Prompted Parenting (DPP)" to reduce alcohol use among first-year college students. The key products and services to be delivered under this 3-year award include: 1) designing, developing, and optimizing...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 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 the Archdiocese of New York for the "Prevention Works: A Community Collective to Address Underage Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking in Throggs Neck, Bronx NY" project. The project aims to decrease 30-day alcohol use...
This $120,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant funds the Pacifica Prevention Partnership (PPP) STOP Project, which focuses on reducing youth substance use in Northern San Mateo County, California. Key initiatives include enhancing community-based efforts to limit youth access to...
This $120,000 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 support the City of Alexandria, Virginia's efforts to prevent youth alcohol use among Alexandria's Latino youth ages 10-18. The project has three main goals: 1) reduce youth alcohol use through dissemination of prevention resources, 2) increase protective factors...
This federal Project Grant award of $125,000 per year from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support the efforts of the Austin Drug-Free Youth Coalition in Texas to address underage drinking and youth marijuana use in the community. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) assessing the community to identify risk factors contributing to these substance use issues, 2) educating...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) federal grant program, will provide $597,000 to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to conduct research on the impacts of adolescent binge drinking. The research aims to characterize changes in behavior, cortical function, and brain connectivity following adolescent binge alcohol consumption. Using complementary approaches including...