Project Grant H79SP081279

The Napa County Office of Education (NCOE) received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) STOP School Violence Program to improve school safety in Napa County. The funding will enable NCOE to establish a multi-disciplinary County Health and School Safety Coalition that will develop standardized emergency response practices, identify and address safety needs, and support the six school districts in Napa County to adopt a coordinated...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Sandusky County Health Department. The grant, titled "Enhancing Prevention Initiative and Infrastructure Consortium (EPIIC) - The Prevention Partnership Coalition of Sandusky County", aims to utilize coalition building strategies to increase regional...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will fund the development and national evaluation of a hybrid substance use prevention program for upper elementary school students. The $610,092 award to National Health Promotion Associates, Inc. will be used to create a prevention intervention that combines online e-learning modules and traditional classroom sessions. The program aims to reduce risk...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.276 - Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants), awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the San Marcos Prevention Coalition to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse within the Campus Creek community. The grant will serve approximately 23,000 residents annually and 115,000 over the 5-year project period through environmental prevention strategies outlined in the...

The 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 Jefferson Union High School District for the Pacifica Prevention Partnership (PPP) STOP Project. The project focuses on reducing youth substance use through strategies targeting access to alcohol and drugs, media messaging, youth-led research, and policy advocacy. It...

The Coffee County Board of Education received a $250,000 five-year Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (CFDA 93.276) Support Program. The grant will support the Coffee County Youth Coalition (CCYC) in implementing comprehensive strategies to prevent and reduce youth substance use, including alcohol, tobacco/vaping, and marijuana, in Coffee County, Georgia. Key activities include...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a Civilian agency, awarded a 5-year, $375,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to Abington C.o.p.e.s. Inc., a non-profit organization in Abington, Massachusetts. The purpose of this DFC grant is to prevent youth alcohol and nicotine use in the Abington community. Key expected outcomes include increasing coalition membership and youth participation by 10%, enhancing coalition capacity by 25%,...

This $750,000 Project 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, will support Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success initiative. The key objectives are to: 1) build the capacity of a multi-sector coalition to engage in data-informed community...

This Project 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, provides $1,125,000 to Guara Bi Inc., a non-profit organization in Puerto Rico, to implement a 5-year prevention project focused on reducing underage drinking, marijuana use, and electronic cigarette use among youth ages 13-24 in the Vega Baja region and across Puerto...

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...