Project Grant H79SP081115

The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners was awarded a $363,847 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The funding will be used to establish a Family Treatment Court (FTC) in Cherokee County, Georgia to improve the lives of families affected by parental substance abuse. The FTC will provide trauma-informed, evidence-based substance...

The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners received a $377,657 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.585 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program). The goal of this 4-year grant, starting on Oct 1, 2023, is to enhance the Cherokee County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court program to better serve youth ages 14-17 with non-violent drug charges. Key project activities include identifying low- to moderate-risk youth,...

Safe Stop Program for Juneau County, Wisconsin The Juneau County Health Department received a $180,000 Project Grant award, effective September 30, 2025, under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's "Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance" program (CFDA 93.243). The Safe Stop Program targets underage drinking reduction among 14-19 year-olds across Juneau County,...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to the Cherokee Nation. The funding will support the "Harvesting Change" program, which targets Adair County (with a 41% Native American population and highest poverty rate on the reservation) to deliver community awareness events, provide educational materials to local schools, and offer individual and family interventions such as one-on-one mentoring and skill-building...

The $499,891 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Project Grant awarded to the Cherokee County Board of Education, doing business as Cherokee County Schools, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service supports the delivery of substance use disorder education, mental health awareness training and services, and initiatives to stop underage drinking in rural areas. This 2-year grant, awarded on August 7, 2023, will enable Cherokee County Schools to utilize advanced...

The Campbell County Drug Free Alliance Incorporated received a $180,000 Project Grant award effective September 30, 2025, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The four-year project, concluding September 29, 2029, delivers evidence-based underage drinking prevention services across Campbell...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $748,818 Project Grant to Beginning New Outreach, Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization, to deliver an evidence-based substance abuse prevention program curriculum paired with positive youth development (PYD) services. The project will focus on youth ages 10-17 in Muscogee County, Georgia, providing the Narconon: Truth About Drugs prevention curriculum and PYD services in areas such as...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Cherokee Nation a $400,000 Project Grant on October 1, 2025, under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to enhance and expand its existing Youth Healing to Wellness Court. The grant supports a five-year initiative through September 30, 2030, focused on assisting tribal youth battling substance use and alcohol disorders within the Cherokee Nation reservation. Key services and activities include immersive...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Johnston Prevention Coalition received a $180,000 Project Grant award effective September 30, 2025, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). Administered on behalf of the Tri-County Community Action Agency, this four-year initiative implements the Strategic...

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians received a $400,000 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA #16.585) to establish a Juvenile Tribal Healing to Wellness Court. The court will work with youth referred from law enforcement, parents, schools, and other departments to investigate, quantify, and document the scope of alcohol and drug use issues among United Keetoowah Band youth, and identify needed rehabilitative services....