Project Grant H79SP081948

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 Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) has been awarded an $800,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.548 Delinquency Prevention Program). This funding will support the "Pathways to Prevention: Strategically Assessing and Enhancing the Youth Service System" project. The key objectives of this project are to: (1) evaluate the existing array of services and supports for...

The Community Collective for Youth and Family Resilience and Violence Prevention (CCYFR) project will deliver evidence-based interventions and programs to help families impacted by violence in Boulder and Broomfield counties, Colorado. Funded by a $900,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Children Exposed to Violence program (CFDA 16.818), the University of Colorado will lead a...

The Department of Children & Families (DCF) in Connecticut was awarded a $136,464 block grant under the Title IV-E Prevention Program by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.472). This grant provides funding for time-limited prevention services, including mental health treatment, substance abuse interventions, and in-home parenting skill-based programs for children and youth at risk of entering foster care, as well as for pregnant...

This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) will enable the Center for Domestic Peace (CDP) to implement the "In This Together" (ITT) project. Over 36 months, CDP will: 1) Expand comprehensive services by providing child/parent group therapy...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $175,392 Cooperative Agreement under the Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.945) to the FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs. The project, titled "Advancing Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Chronic Disease in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)," aims to implement evidence-based strategies to prevent and manage chronic diseases, with a focus on reducing tobacco...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Children Exposed to Violence (CFDA 16.818) program provides $825,000 to the Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance (CCFJA) to build community and organizational capacity to increase equitable implementation of evidence-based practices that address the impacts of abuse and exposure to violence on children and youth from marginalized communities in Contra...

The federal Project Grant award of $579,375.00 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program (CFDA 97.044) supports The Safe Community Project, a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California, to deliver fire prevention and safety initiatives. The grant funding enables The Safe Community Project, through its Mysafela division, to develop and implement comprehensive educational and outreach programs targeting diverse...

The New Star Family Center was awarded a $978,144 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.839 - STOP School Violence Program) to enhance and expand their youth violence prevention program with middle school students in the Hawthorne School District. The project aims to improve school climate and safety by implementing a trauma-informed, multi-disciplinary approach focused on three core components: educating...

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) received a $973,442 Project Grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to develop the FOSTRSPACE system, a digital substance use prevention tool designed for youth in foster care. FOSTRSPACE is a behavioral intervention technology (BIT) co-designed with foster youth to provide tailored substance use prevention resources, service navigation, peer support, and access to...