Not listed JCS' PROJECT STOP WILL ENHANCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR 9 - 20 YEAR OLDS. - JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES (JCS) OF SOUTH FLORIDA, IN BUSINESS 99 YEARS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: 4 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS; 2 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS (GIRL POWER AND OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER) SERVING HIGH-RISK YOUTH; TWO CAMPUSES OF MIAMI DADE COLLEGE (MDC), THE MOST DIVERSE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY; THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (UM) EVALUATION TEAM; AND ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING EPIDEMIOLOGISTS, SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT SUBSTANCE-USE AND TOBACCO, OUTREACH AND PREVENTION (STOP). PROJECT STOP WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN TWO HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMONG STUDENTS 9-20 YEARS OF AGE (1500 THROUGH DIRECT PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND 10,000 TO BE SERVED INDIRECTLY THROUGH SOCIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES ANNUALLY AND 7,500 AND 50,000 RESPECTIVELY OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT). THE RACIAL BREAKDOWN IN EACH COMMUNITY OF FOCUS IS ABOUT 2% WHITE; 3% OTHER/MULTIPLE RACES; AND EACH VARIES BETWEEN 45% BLACK AND 50% HISPANIC. WITH OVERALL PREVALENCE RATES OF 36.1% FOR LIFETIME USE AND 15.5% FOR PAST-30-DAY USE, ALCOHOL IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED DRUG AMONG MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STUDENTS FOLLOWED BY VAPING/E-CIGARETTES (27.9% LIFETIME AND 12.7% PAST-30-DAY) AND MARIJUANA: 18.6% LIFETIME AND 10.3% PAST-30-DAY (ALL FYSAS 2018). OUR PROPOSED APPROACH IS DATA-DRIVEN, EVIDENCE-BASED, COMPREHENSIVE, AND MULTIFACETED. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO: PREVENT ONSET AND REDUCE PROGRESSION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING, AND USE OF E-CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA AMONG CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND EMERGING ADULTS AGED 9 TO 20 IN OUR PROPOSED CATCHMENT AREAS (33147, 33142). WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR ALCOHOL, E-CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA IN THESE TARGET AREAS THROUGH EFFECTUATING THE FOLLOWING MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES WHICH TRACK THE SPF STEPS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. OBJ.1: WITHIN 60-DAYS OF GA, WORK WITH OUR EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD ON AND FINALIZE OUR INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OBJ. 2: DURING THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF GA AND ON AN ON-GOING BASIS, BUILD AND MOBILIZE CAPACITY IN OUR CATCHMENT AREAS OF FOCUS TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG CULTURALLY DIVERSE YOUTH AGED 9 TO 20 AND E-CIGARETTES AND MARIJUANA. OBJ. 3: BY 90 DAYS OF GRANT AWARD, COMPLETE PLAN TO ADDRESS PRIORITY RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS THROUGH FINALIZING CULTURALLY-RELEVANT EBPS. OBJ. 4: BY 120 DAYS OF GRANT AWARD, BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTED STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS: PROJECT NORTHLAND; THE GENDER-SPECIFIC VOICES; AND CHALLENGING COLLEGE ALCOHOL ABUSE (CCAA)/MOST OF US, A SOCIAL NORMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. OBJ. 5: FROM GRANT AWARD THROUGH YEAR 5, EVALUATE AND SUSTAIN PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE. OUR LONGSTANDING EVALUATION PARTNER, THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE DRUG RESEARCH CENTER (CDRC), A NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH TEAM, WILL LEAD OUR EVALUATION AND WILL WORK WITH THE NATIONALLY RENOWNED EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. LEE A. CRANDALL. ($96k) 4/24/25 Not listed JCS' PROJECT STOP WILL ENHANCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR 9 - 20 YEAR OLDS. - JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES (JCS) OF SOUTH FLORIDA, IN BUSINESS 99 YEARS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: 4 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS; 2 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS (GIRL POWER AND OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER) SERVING HIGH-RISK YOUTH; TWO CAMPUSES OF MIAMI DADE COLLEGE (MDC), THE MOST DIVERSE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY; THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (UM) EVALUATION TEAM; AND ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING EPIDEMIOLOGISTS, SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT SUBSTANCE-USE AND TOBACCO, OUTREACH AND PREVENTION (STOP). PROJECT STOP WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN TWO HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMONG STUDENTS 9-20 YEARS OF AGE (1500 THROUGH DIRECT PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND 10,000 TO BE SERVED INDIRECTLY THROUGH SOCIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES ANNUALLY AND 7,500 AND 50,000 RESPECTIVELY OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT). THE RACIAL BREAKDOWN IN EACH COMMUNITY OF FOCUS IS ABOUT 2% WHITE; 3% OTHER/MULTIPLE RACES; AND EACH VARIES BETWEEN 45% BLACK AND 50% HISPANIC. WITH OVERALL PREVALENCE RATES OF 36.1% FOR LIFETIME USE AND 15.5% FOR PAST-30-DAY USE, ALCOHOL IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED DRUG AMONG MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STUDENTS FOLLOWED BY VAPING/E-CIGARETTES (27.9% LIFETIME AND 12.7% PAST-30-DAY) AND MARIJUANA: 18.6% LIFETIME AND 10.3% PAST-30-DAY (ALL FYSAS 2018). OUR PROPOSED APPROACH IS DATA-DRIVEN, EVIDENCE-BASED, COMPREHENSIVE, AND MULTIFACETED. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO: PREVENT ONSET AND REDUCE PROGRESSION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING, AND USE OF E-CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA AMONG CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND EMERGING ADULTS AGED 9 TO 20 IN OUR PROPOSED CATCHMENT AREAS (33147, 33142). WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR ALCOHOL, E-CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA IN THESE TARGET AREAS THROUGH EFFECTUATING THE FOLLOWING MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES WHICH TRACK THE SPF STEPS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. OBJ.1: WITHIN 60-DAYS OF GA, WORK WITH OUR EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD ON AND FINALIZE OUR INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OBJ. 2: DURING THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF GA AND ON AN ON-GOING BASIS, BUILD AND MOBILIZE CAPACITY IN OUR CATCHMENT AREAS OF FOCUS TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG CULTURALLY DIVERSE YOUTH AGED 9 TO 20 AND E-CIGARETTES AND MARIJUANA. OBJ. 3: BY 90 DAYS OF GRANT AWARD, COMPLETE PLAN TO ADDRESS PRIORITY RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS THROUGH FINALIZING CULTURALLY-RELEVANT EBPS. OBJ. 4: BY 120 DAYS OF GRANT AWARD, BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTED STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS: PROJECT NORTHLAND; THE GENDER-SPECIFIC VOICES; AND CHALLENGING COLLEGE ALCOHOL ABUSE (CCAA)/MOST OF US, A SOCIAL NORMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. OBJ. 5: FROM GRANT AWARD THROUGH YEAR 5, EVALUATE AND SUSTAIN PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE. OUR LONGSTANDING EVALUATION PARTNER, THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE DRUG RESEARCH CENTER (CDRC), A NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH TEAM, WILL LEAD OUR EVALUATION AND WILL WORK WITH THE NATIONALLY RENOWNED EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. LEE A. CRANDALL. $300.0k 8/16/23 Not listed JCS' PROJECT STOP WILL ENHANCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR 9 - 20 YEAR OLDS. - JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES (JCS) OF SOUTH FLORIDA, IN BUSINESS 99 YEARS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: 4 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS; 2 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS (GIRL POWER AND OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER) SERVING HIGH-RISK YOUTH; TWO CAMPUSES OF MIAMI DADE COLLEGE (MDC), THE MOST DIVERSE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY; THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (UM) EVALUATION TEAM; AND ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING EPIDEMIOLOGISTS, SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT SUBSTANCE-USE AND TOBACCO, OUTREACH AND PREVENTION (STOP). PROJECT STOP WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN TWO HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMONG STUDENTS 9-20 YEARS OF AGE (1500 THROUGH DIRECT PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND 10,000 TO BE SERVED INDIRECTLY THROUGH SOCIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES ANNUALLY AND 7,500 AND 50,000 RESPECTIVELY OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT). THE RACIAL BREAKDOWN IN EACH COMMUNITY OF FOCUS IS ABOUT 2% WHITE; 3% OTHER/MULTIPLE RACES; AND EACH VARIES BETWEEN 45% BLACK AND 50% HISPANIC. WITH OVERALL PREVALENCE RATES OF 36.1% FOR LIFETIME USE AND 15.5% FOR PAST-30-DAY USE, ALCOHOL IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED DRUG AMONG MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STUDENTS FOLLOWED BY VAPING/E-CIGARETTES (27.9% LIFETIME AND 12.7% PAST-30-DAY) AND MARIJUANA: 18.6% LIFETIME AND 10.3% PAST-30-DAY (ALL FYSAS 2018). OUR PROPOSED APPROACH IS DATA-DRIVEN, EVIDENCE-BASED, COMPREHENSIVE, AND MULTIFACETED. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO: PREVENT ONSET AND REDUCE PROGRESSION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING, AND USE OF E-CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA AMONG CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND EMERGING ADULTS AGED 9 TO 20 IN OUR PROPOSED CATCHMENT AREAS (33147, 33142). WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR ALCOHOL, E-CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA IN THESE TARGET AREAS THROUGH EFFECTUATING THE FOLLOWING MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES WHICH TRACK THE SPF STEPS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. OBJ.1: WITHIN 60-DAYS OF GA, WORK WITH OUR EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD ON AND FINALIZE OUR INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OBJ. 2: DURING THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF GA AND ON AN ON-GOING BASIS, BUILD AND MOBILIZE CAPACITY IN OUR CATCHMENT AREAS OF FOCUS TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG CULTURALLY DIVERSE YOUTH AGED 9 TO 20 AND E-CIGARETTES AND MARIJUANA. OBJ. 3: BY 90 DAYS OF GRANT AWARD, COMPLETE PLAN TO ADDRESS PRIORITY RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS THROUGH FINALIZING CULTURALLY-RELEVANT EBPS. OBJ. 4: BY 120 DAYS OF GRANT AWARD, BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTED STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS: PROJECT NORTHLAND; THE GENDER-SPECIFIC VOICES; AND CHALLENGING COLLEGE ALCOHOL ABUSE (CCAA)/MOST OF US, A SOCIAL NORMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. OBJ. 5: FROM GRANT AWARD THROUGH YEAR 5, EVALUATE AND SUSTAIN PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE. OUR LONGSTANDING EVALUATION PARTNER, THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE DRUG RESEARCH CENTER (CDRC), A NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH TEAM, WILL LEAD OUR EVALUATION AND WILL WORK WITH THE NATIONALLY RENOWNED EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. LEE A. CRANDALL. $290.6k 8/5/22 Not listed JCS' PROJECT STOP WILL ENHANCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR 9 - 20 YEAR OLDS. - JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES (JCS) OF SOUTH FLORIDA, IN BUSINESS 99 YEARS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: 4 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS; 2 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS (GIRL POWER AND OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER) SERVING HIGH-RISK YOUTH; TWO CAMPUSES OF MIAMI DADE COLLEGE (MDC), THE MOST DIVERSE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY; THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (UM) EVALUATION TEAM; AND ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING EPIDEMIOLOGISTS, SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT SUBSTANCE-USE AND TOBACCO, OUTREACH AND PREVENTION (STOP). PROJECT STOP WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN TWO HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMONG STUDENTS 9-20 YEARS OF AGE (1500 THROUGH DIRECT PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND 10,000 TO BE SERVED INDIRECTLY THROUGH SOCIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES ANNUALLY AND 7,500 AND 50,000 RESPECTIVELY OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT). THE RACIAL BREAKDOWN IN EACH COMMUNITY OF FOCUS IS ABOUT 2% WHITE; 3% OTHER/MULTIPLE RACES; AND EACH VARIES BETWEEN 45% BLACK AND 50% HISPANIC. WITH OVERALL PREVALENCE RATES OF 36.1% FOR LIFETIME USE AND 15.5% FOR PAST-30-DAY USE, ALCOHOL IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED DRUG AMONG MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STUDENTS FOLLOWED BY VAPING/E-CIGARETTES (27.9% LIFETIME AND 12.7% PAST-30-DAY) AND MARIJUANA: 18.6% LIFETIME AND 10.3% PAST-30-DAY (ALL FYSAS 2018). OUR PROPOSED APPROACH IS DATA-DRIVEN, EVIDENCE-BASED, COMPREHENSIVE, AND MULTIFACETED. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO: PREVENT ONSET AND REDUCE PROGRESSION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING, AND USE OF E-CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA AMONG CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND EMERGING ADULTS AGED 9 TO 20 IN OUR PROPOSED CATCHMENT AREAS (33147, 33142). WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR ALCOHOL, E-CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA IN THESE TARGET AREAS THROUGH EFFECTUATING THE FOLLOWING MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES WHICH TRACK THE SPF STEPS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. OBJ.1: WITHIN 60-DAYS OF GA, WORK WITH OUR EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD ON AND FINALIZE OUR INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OBJ. 2: DURING THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF GA AND ON AN ON-GOING BASIS, BUILD AND MOBILIZE CAPACITY IN OUR CATCHMENT AREAS OF FOCUS TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG CULTURALLY DIVERSE YOUTH AGED 9 TO 20 AND E-CIGARETTES AND MARIJUANA. OBJ. 3: BY 90 DAYS OF GRANT AWARD, COMPLETE PLAN TO ADDRESS PRIORITY RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS THROUGH FINALIZING CULTURALLY-RELEVANT EBPS. OBJ. 4: BY 120 DAYS OF GRANT AWARD, BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTED STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS: PROJECT NORTHLAND; THE GENDER-SPECIFIC VOICES; AND CHALLENGING COLLEGE ALCOHOL ABUSE (CCAA)/MOST OF US, A SOCIAL NORMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. OBJ. 5: FROM GRANT AWARD THROUGH YEAR 5, EVALUATE AND SUSTAIN PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE. OUR LONGSTANDING EVALUATION PARTNER, THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE DRUG RESEARCH CENTER (CDRC), A NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH TEAM, WILL LEAD OUR EVALUATION AND WILL WORK WITH THE NATIONALLY RENOWNED EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. LEE A. CRANDALL. $290.6k 8/5/22 Not listed JCS' PROJECT STOP WILL ENHANCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR 9 - 20 YEAR OLDS. - JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES (JCS) OF SOUTH FLORIDA, IN BUSINESS 99 YEARS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: 4 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS; 2 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS (GIRL POWER AND OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER) SERVING HIGH-RISK YOUTH; TWO CAMPUSES OF MIAMI DADE COLLEGE (MDC), THE MOST DIVERSE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY; THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (UM) EVALUATION TEAM; AND ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING EPIDEMIOLOGISTS, SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECT SUBSTANCE-USE AND TOBACCO, OUTREACH AND PREVENTION (STOP). PROJECT STOP WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN TWO HIGH-RISK COMMUNITIES IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMONG STUDENTS 9-20 YEARS OF AGE (1500 THROUGH DIRECT PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND 10,000 TO BE SERVED INDIRECTLY THROUGH SOCIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES ANNUALLY AND 7,500 AND 50,000 RESPECTIVELY OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT). THE RACIAL BREAKDOWN IN EACH COMMUNITY OF FOCUS IS ABOUT 2% WHITE; 3% OTHER/MULTIPLE RACES; AND EACH VARIES BETWEEN 45% BLACK AND 50% HISPANIC. WITH OVERALL PREVALENCE RATES OF 36.1% FOR LIFETIME USE AND 15.5% FOR PAST-30-DAY USE, ALCOHOL IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED DRUG AMONG MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STUDENTS FOLLOWED BY VAPING/E-CIGARETTES (27.9% LIFETIME AND 12.7% PAST-30-DAY) AND MARIJUANA: 18.6% LIFETIME AND 10.3% PAST-30-DAY (ALL FYSAS 2018). OUR PROPOSED APPROACH IS DATA-DRIVEN, EVIDENCE-BASED, COMPREHENSIVE, AND MULTIFACETED. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO: PREVENT ONSET AND REDUCE PROGRESSION OF UNDERAGE DRINKING, AND USE OF E-CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA AMONG CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND EMERGING ADULTS AGED 9 TO 20 IN OUR PROPOSED CATCHMENT AREAS (33147, 33142). WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL BY ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR ALCOHOL, E-CIGARETTES, AND MARIJUANA IN THESE TARGET AREAS THROUGH EFFECTUATING THE FOLLOWING MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES WHICH TRACK THE SPF STEPS AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES. OBJ.1: WITHIN 60-DAYS OF GA, WORK WITH OUR EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD ON AND FINALIZE OUR INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OBJ. 2: DURING THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF GA AND ON AN ON-GOING BASIS, BUILD AND MOBILIZE CAPACITY IN OUR CATCHMENT AREAS OF FOCUS TO ADDRESS UNDERAGE DRINKING AMONG CULTURALLY DIVERSE YOUTH AGED 9 TO 20 AND E-CIGARETTES AND MARIJUANA. OBJ. 3: BY 90 DAYS OF GRANT AWARD, COMPLETE PLAN TO ADDRESS PRIORITY RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS THROUGH FINALIZING CULTURALLY-RELEVANT EBPS. OBJ. 4: BY 120 DAYS OF GRANT AWARD, BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTED STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS: PROJECT NORTHLAND; THE GENDER-SPECIFIC VOICES; AND CHALLENGING COLLEGE ALCOHOL ABUSE (CCAA)/MOST OF US, A SOCIAL NORMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. OBJ. 5: FROM GRANT AWARD THROUGH YEAR 5, EVALUATE AND SUSTAIN PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE. OUR LONGSTANDING EVALUATION PARTNER, THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI COMPREHENSIVE DRUG RESEARCH CENTER (CDRC), A NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH TEAM, WILL LEAD OUR EVALUATION AND WILL WORK WITH THE NATIONALLY RENOWNED EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. LEE A. CRANDALL. $0 2/17/22