Project Grant H79SP081899

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded Mainehealth $125,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to establish and strengthen community collaboration and reduce marijuana and alcohol use among youth in twelve towns across Sagadahoc and Cumberland County, Maine: Brunswick, Georgetown, Richmond, Bath, Woolwich, Bowdoinham, Phippsburg, Arrowsic, Topsham, Bowdoin, Harpswell, and West Bath. The project pursues two long-term goals:...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Association Of Village Pride Inc. on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to support the Drug Free Coweta community coalition's substance abuse prevention efforts. Drug Free Coweta will address opioid and marijuana misuse among youth in Coweta County, Georgia through years 6 to 10 of the coalition's operation. The project will empower parents and caregivers to recognize risk factors in the...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Rural Alabama Prevention Center on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to support the Greene County Youth Substance Prevention Initiative, a community-led effort to reduce youth tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol use among ages 12–18 in Greene County, Alabama. The initiative operates as a community coalition working to establish and strengthen collaborations that prevent and reduce substance...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District Inc. (NWAEDD) on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276) to support the Boone County Voices for Prevention coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The Voices for Prevention coalition will address alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, and opioid/prescription drug misuse among youth ages 9–18 in Boone County, Arkansas...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Prevented $1,239,089 on September 30, 2025, under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492) to build infrastructure for school-based substance use prevention and early intervention in Warren County, Missouri, through September 29, 2030. Prevented will deliver K–12 school-based education with grade-specific curricula (K–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12) to 4,639...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded Learn To Grow, Inc. $125,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276) to reduce alcohol and opioid misuse among youth ages 9–18 in Atlanta's 30312 and 30315 zip codes, including students attending Carver High School, Mays High School, Price Middle School, and Howard Middle School. The program addresses persistent local risk factors: nearly half of students in grades 6–12 report that alcohol is...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Community Awareness Resource Entity of Arizona (CAREaz) on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to strengthen youth substance use prevention in tribal communities of Apache County, Arizona. CAREaz, in partnership with the Youth Running Strong Coalition, will implement culturally responsive, evidence-based prevention strategies targeting Navajo youth ages 8–18 and their families across the...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board $125,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to support the I-CARE Coalition's efforts to prevent youth alcohol and marijuana use in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The coalition will strengthen community collaboration among stakeholders to implement evidence-based, comprehensive prevention strategies targeting community-level risk factors...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Upstream Prevention Inc. $240,000 on September 30, 2025, under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to reduce youth alcohol use in Johnson County, Indiana through the Empower STOP Act initiative. Upstream Prevention, serving as fiscal agent, will deliver peer-to-peer prevention messaging developed by the Empowered Youth Coalition, community...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded Project Aim $125,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to prevent and reduce youth substance use in Delhi, Louisiana and surrounding unincorporated areas of Richland Parish through a coordinated, community-driven coalition initiative. Project Aim will implement evidence-based prevention curricula including Botvin LifeSkills Training and Too Good for Drugs, establish youth peer leadership councils,...