Cooperative Agreement H79SP081760

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 $425,000 Project Grant to the Gandara Mental Health Center, Inc. to expand and strengthen the STOP Access Community Coalition (SAC). The SAC will implement evidence-based programs, practices, and policies to decrease substance use, including cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco/electronic...

The City of Northampton, Massachusetts was awarded a $1,281,206 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838) to fund the DART (Drug Addiction Recovery Team) Enhanced Model. This 3-year initiative will provide deflection interventions at sequential intercepts zero and one across 20 communities in Western Massachusetts, including data collection and analysis to inform regional substance use disorder (SUD) efforts. Key...

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will support Prevented, a non-profit organization based in Missouri, to build infrastructure and deliver school-based programming and early intervention prevention strategies in Warren County, Missouri. The goal is to reduce underage drinking,...

The Building Sustainable Youth Well-Being: A Collaborative Initiative for Medford & Malden project, funded by a $250,000 five-year Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CFDA 93.243), aims to strengthen local capacity to reduce youth substance use, particularly vaping, through comprehensive, evidence-based prevention strategies. The initiative will enhance school and community systems in Medford and...

The Administrative Office of the Trial Court (AOTC) of Massachusetts received a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substance Use Program (COSSUP) to implement the Chicopee and Holyoke Access to Treatment and Services (CHATS) project. The purpose of CHATS is to strengthen the ability of the Holyoke and Chicopee District Courts to serve court-involved individuals with opioid use disorder through timely and...

The Huron County Prevention Coalition was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (DFC Support Program, CFDA 93.276). The Coalition will work to decrease alcohol and marijuana use among Huron County youth through collaboration, education, and youth empowerment initiatives. As the primary awardee, the Huron County Job and Family Services will implement prevention programs and services from...

The Drug Free Communities of Dallas County SPF-PFS project, funded through a $250,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program, aims to prevent the initiation and progression of substance use and related problems among children and youth (grades K-12) and adults in Dallas County, Alabama. The project utilizes the Strategic...

The Middletown Prevention Coalition (MPC) was awarded a $250,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant aims to prevent and reduce the initiation and progression of substance use disorders among youth ages 12-18, young adults, and parents in Middletown, RI and the surrounding area, which has a population of...

The City of Holyoke, Massachusetts has been awarded a $1,000,000 federal Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substance Use Program (COSSUP), CFDA 16.838. The grant will fund the Expansion of Recovery from Addiction to Substances Efforts II (ERASE-II) project over a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. ERASE-II is a multi-component intervention program designed to significantly improve efforts to...

The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) was awarded a $2,000,000 Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant aims to reduce the onset and progression of alcohol and cannabis use/misuse by youth and young adults in Vermont through a multi-pronged approach. Key objectives...