Project Grant H79SP081223
- The Enfield Together Coalition (ETC), a division of the Enfield Department of Social Services, received a $120,000 Sober Truth on Preventing Underaged Drinking Act (STOP ACT) grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. The funding will be used from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2029 to continue the ETC's efforts to decrease youth alcohol use rates in Enfield, CT and build the coalition's capacity and...
- This $720,043 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (CFDA 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs) aims to conduct a randomized clinical trial examining the efficacy of the eCHECKUP TO GO web-based intervention combined with a brief parent-based intervention to reduce high school student drinking. The grant was awarded to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY at Binghamton) and will be conducted over a project period from...
- The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), awarded a $711,938 Project Grant to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) on September 20, 2025. The goal of this 5-year grant is to conduct a hybrid implementation effectiveness cluster randomized trial of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention called BIPAS (Better Informed Parents Keeping Adolescents Safe from Alcohol) to help parents prevent early-onset alcohol use in...
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), awarded a $120,000 project grant to the YMCA of the North Shore, Inc. to fund the Be Healthy Beverly (BHB) Underage Drinking Prevention Program. The program aims to establish and strengthen community collaboration in Beverly, MA to support local efforts preventing underage drinking among...
- The CARE Coalition's STOP Project is a $119,508 federal grant award funded 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 project aims to build capacity in Transylvania County, North Carolina to reduce the onset and progression of underage drinking among youth in grades 6-12 through a data-driven, community-based approach. Key objectives...
- This Project Grant award of $719,749.00 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (CFDA 93.273 - Alcohol Research Programs) will fund an intensive longitudinal study of 20-year-olds in Missouri to examine alcohol consumption, contexts, and consequences across the transition to legal drinking age (21 years old). The study will employ Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) techniques, including self-report, smartphone breathalyzers, and smartphone sensors, over a 12-month period...
- This $302,024 Project Grant was awarded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the federal Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) on September 14, 2023. The grant supports a research project by the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to assess the impacts of increased alcohol home delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project aims to: 1) document compliance with age verification policies during alcohol home deliveries, 2)...
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $250,000 five-year Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to the City of Medford, MA. The "Building Sustainable Youth Well-Being: A Collaborative Initiative for Medford & Malden" project aims to strengthen local capacity to reduce youth substance use, particularly vaping, through comprehensive,...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,742,166.00 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (CFDA 93.273 - Alcohol Research Programs) is focused on advancing the evidence base for alcohol policy and treatment services research. The key objectives are to assess the associations of state alcohol taxation with alcohol treatment facility capacity and alcohol use disorder (AUD) health service outcomes, using national data sources such as the National Survey of Substance Abuse...
- The Campbell County Drug Free Alliance (CCDFA) received a $120,000 Project Grant from 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2025, will fund the Campbell County Underage Drinking Initiative, a 4-year project to reduce underage drinking in Campbell County, Kentucky. Key...
STOPING UNDERAGE ACCESS AND USE OF ALCOHOL: CODIFYING YOUTH, PARENT, AND RETAILER EDUCATION AND COMPLIANCE IN NEEDHAM, MA - THE TOWN OF NEEDHAM PROPOSES STRENGTHENING PREVENTION OF UNDERAGE ALCOHOL USE. THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE ALCOHOL EDUCATION FOR YOUTH, EDUCATE AND ENGAGE PARENTS, AND IMPROVE RETAILER COMPLIANCE WITH ALCOHOL LAWS. THE GOALS WILL BE MET THROUGH AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM OF CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION, ALCOHOL LICENSEE TRAINING, AND CLEAR POLICIES ENFORCING COMPLIANCE. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH, SCHOOLS, AND POLICE WILL BE THE BACKBONE OF THE PROJECT. TO REDUCE YOUTH USE OF ALCOHOL, THE PROGRAM STAFF WILL PRESENT ALCOHOLEDU (AN EVIDENCE-BASED INTERACTIVE ONLINE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT HOW ALCOHOL AFFECTS THE BODY, MIND, PERCEPTIONS, AND BEHAVIOR), WORKING DIRECTLY WITH NEEDHAM YOUTH AGES 12 - 20 IN HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES. DURING THE FOUR YEARS OF STOP FUNDING, THE PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO SERVE 4,586 STUDENTS. THE CLASSES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY MAY 202. PROGRESS TOWARD REDUCED YOUTH ALCOHOL USE WILL BE MEASURED USING THE BI-ANNUAL HEALTH BEHAVIOR SURVEY CONDUCTED IN THE NEEDHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO EXPAND THE ALCOHOLEDU CURRICULUM TO THE PARENTS OF 9TH AND 11TH GRADE STUDENTS (ESTIMATED AT 2,800 PARENTS TOTAL), WHICH NEEDHAM'S ADOLESCENT HEALTH SURVEY DATA SHOW ARE THE AGES AT WHICH YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE INCREASES MARKEDLY. IN DOING SO, AND WITH THE ADDITION OF PUBLIC FORUMS FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, THE PROGRAM WILL HELP TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ALCOHOL FOR YOUTH. THESE STRATEGIES ALSO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NORMS AND LOW PERCEPTION OF HARM O F UNDERAGE DRINKING. OTHER STRATEGIES TO DECREASE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL WILL FOCUS ON BUSINESSES THAT HOLD LICENSES TO SERVE OR SELL ALCOHOL. THE PROGRAM WILL DO EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO INCREASE ALCOHOL RETAILER PARTICIPATION IN AN EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREVENT UNDERAGE SALES. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION N THE TRAINING FROM THE CURRENT RATE OF 45% TO 75% BY MAY 2021. CONCURRENTLY, THE PROGRAM WILL MEASURE ADHERENCE TO AGE RESTRICTED SALES THROUGH COMPLIANCE CHECKS OF RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE COMPLIANCE FROM THE CURRENT RATE OF 78% TO 90% BY MAY 2021. TO SOLIDIFY AND CODIFY THE COMMITMENT TO REDUCE AND PREVENT NEEDHAM YOUTH FROM ACCESSING ALCOHOL, PROGRAM STAFF WILL WORK WITH TOWN LEADERS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO CLARIFY AND STRENGTH POLICIES AND ENFORCEMENT OF AGE RESTRICTED ALCOHOL SALES. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT OF ALCOHOL REGULATIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES FOR OFFENSES.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $50.0k | 3/29/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 2/15/24 | ||
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| Not listed | $50.0k | 4/17/23 | ||
| Not listed | $50.0k | 4/17/23 |