Project Grant H79SP081862

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, awarded a 5-year, $250,000 Project Grant to Elkton Alliance, Incorporated, a non-profit organization, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant funding will be used by the Elkton Alliance Drug Free Communities Coalition to increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance use, primarily tobacco and alcohol, in Elkton, Maryland. Key initiatives include school-based prevention...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (CFDA 93.276) Project Grant to Bridging Hope, Inc. on September 30, 2024. The grant funds the Hope Wellness and Prevention Youth Alliance (HOPEYA) coalition's efforts to reduce marijuana and underage alcohol use among youth aged 12-18 in West and North Baltimore, Maryland. Bridging Hope, Inc. serves as the fiscal agent for the HOPEYA coalition, which will implement...

This $125,000 Project Grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support the Berlin Prevention Works Coalition in Maryland to implement evidence-based strategies for community-level change to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids. The five-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will enable the coalition to mobilize stakeholders, enhance prevention skills, modify...

The Wabash County Drug Free Community Coalition (WCDFCC) was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce alcohol and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 in rural Wabash County, Illinois. The project will utilize evidence-based strategies and data-driven approaches...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to The Groundswell Group, Inc. in Bronx, New York. The funding will support the "WEPA" (We Engage in Prevention Awareness) coalition, a diverse community coalition focused on substance abuse prevention strategies targeting Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) youth aged 12-18 in the North Bronx. The coalition will implement...

The Drug-Free Campus Creek Coalition, with the San Marcos Prevention Coalition serving as the fiscal agent, has been awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant will support the coalition's efforts to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse within the Campus Creek community, which serves approximately 23,000 residents. The key goals of the project are to increase community...

The Brooklyn W.A.Y. Coalition for Drug Free Communities - Riseboro Community Partnership received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The funding will support community-centered substance use prevention and anti-violence efforts targeting youth and young adults aged 16-24 in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of...

The City of Baltimore received a $997,351 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The award will support the REIMAGINING YOUTH VIOLENCE: PRIORITIZING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION initiative under the Community-Based Violence Prevention Program (CFDA 16.123). Three sub-awards were provided to support services. We Our US Unity Engagement...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (CFDA 93.276) Support Program grant to RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery in New Jersey. The grant will fund the implementation of the Southern Ocean County Interfaith Advocacy and Leadership (SOCIAL) Coalition's evidence-based work plan to reduce underage alcohol and e-cigarette use among youth 18 and younger in southern Ocean County, New Jersey. Key activities include...

The Coalition for a Better Wallingford was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant is effective from September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2029. The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions dedicated to preventing and reducing substance...