Not listed COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORUMS AND TRAININGS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE - IN TEXAS, UNDERAGE DRINKING IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND YOUTH MARIJUANA USE IS ON THE RISE. TEXANS FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH'S (FORMERLY NAMED TEXANS STANDING TALL) PROJECT, COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORUMS AND TRAININGS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE, AIMS TO BUILD AN ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCREASES THE STATE'S CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES. TO FOSTER ENGAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION WORK, WE WILL USE A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES 1) HOSTING REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS AND FOLLOW-UP TRAININGS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND READINESS USING SPF, 2) IMPLEMENTING LOCAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS, AND 3) PROVIDING ADVOCACY TRAINING TO HELP COALITIONS DEVELOP THE SKILLS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO ADVOCATE FOR PROGRAMS/POLICIES THAT PREVENT AND REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS IS YOUTH 9 AND 20 YEARS OLD AND, AS A STATEWIDE COALITION, OUR GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS THE ENTIRETY OF TEXAS. HOWEVER, WE WILL FOCUS IN YEAR 1 ON THE PERMIAN BASIN REGION AND IN LUFKIN. WE ESTIMATE WE WILL BE ABLE TO DIRECTLY SERVE A MINIMUM OF 360 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY THROUGH REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS, TRAININGS, WORKGROUPS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OUR WORK WILL ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT ON AT LEAST ANOTHER 560,000 PEOPLE OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT, WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION IMPLEMENTATION IN EACH COMMUNITY. OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES' CAPACITY TO PREVENT UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE BY TRAINING PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FIRST, WE WILL CONDUCT 5 STAKEHOLDER PRESENTATIONS IN YEAR 1 TO ASSESS COMMUNITY READINESS AND CAPACITY TO ACT. WE WILL THEN CONDUCT 10 REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS ON EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND THE SPF PROCESS. WE WILL INCREASE THE PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT PREVENTION STRATEGIES, DEMONSTRATED BY 70% KNOWLEDGE GAIN MEASURED WITH PRE/POST-TESTS. OUR SECOND GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AT LEAST 10 COMMUNITIES BY 2025 IN IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND/OR MARIJUANA. WE WILL PROVIDE 20 CUSTOMIZED TRAININGS TO HELP COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY GOALS AND STRATEGIES; PROVIDE 10 CULTURAL COMPETENCY/SUSTAINABILITY TRAININGS TO ENHANCE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS; PROVIDE 200 HOURS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND INCREASE THE PREVENTION WORKFORCE'S SKILL SET TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES, DEMONSTRATED BY 70% OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PREVENTION PLANS AND 70% KNOWLEDGE GAIN MEASURED THROUGH PRE/POST-TESTS. OUR THIRD GOAL IS TO EQUIP COALITIONS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND ADVOCACY SKILLS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. WE WILL PROVIDE 5 TWO-DAY CONFERENCES TO BRING TOGETHER COALITION MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THREE WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION/ADVOCACY SKILLS, AND 2 WILL FOCUS ON EMERGING PREVENTION ISSUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEM. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE 2 STATEWIDE COALITION MEETINGS PER YEAR THAT GIVE COALITIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL PREVENTION EFFORTS. $0 2/27/26 Not listed COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORUMS AND TRAININGS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE - IN TEXAS, UNDERAGE DRINKING IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND YOUTH MARIJUANA USE IS ON THE RISE. TEXANS FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH'S (FORMERLY NAMED TEXANS STANDING TALL) PROJECT, COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORUMS AND TRAININGS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE, AIMS TO BUILD AN ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCREASES THE STATE'S CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES. TO FOSTER ENGAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION WORK, WE WILL USE A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES 1) HOSTING REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS AND FOLLOW-UP TRAININGS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND READINESS USING SPF, 2) IMPLEMENTING LOCAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS, AND 3) PROVIDING ADVOCACY TRAINING TO HELP COALITIONS DEVELOP THE SKILLS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO ADVOCATE FOR PROGRAMS/POLICIES THAT PREVENT AND REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS IS YOUTH 9 AND 20 YEARS OLD AND, AS A STATEWIDE COALITION, OUR GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS THE ENTIRETY OF TEXAS. HOWEVER, WE WILL FOCUS IN YEAR 1 ON THE PERMIAN BASIN REGION AND IN LUFKIN. WE ESTIMATE WE WILL BE ABLE TO DIRECTLY SERVE A MINIMUM OF 360 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY THROUGH REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS, TRAININGS, WORKGROUPS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OUR WORK WILL ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT ON AT LEAST ANOTHER 560,000 PEOPLE OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT, WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION IMPLEMENTATION IN EACH COMMUNITY. OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES' CAPACITY TO PREVENT UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE BY TRAINING PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FIRST, WE WILL CONDUCT 5 STAKEHOLDER PRESENTATIONS IN YEAR 1 TO ASSESS COMMUNITY READINESS AND CAPACITY TO ACT. WE WILL THEN CONDUCT 10 REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS ON EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND THE SPF PROCESS. WE WILL INCREASE THE PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT PREVENTION STRATEGIES, DEMONSTRATED BY 70% KNOWLEDGE GAIN MEASURED WITH PRE/POST-TESTS. OUR SECOND GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AT LEAST 10 COMMUNITIES BY 2025 IN IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND/OR MARIJUANA. WE WILL PROVIDE 20 CUSTOMIZED TRAININGS TO HELP COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY GOALS AND STRATEGIES; PROVIDE 10 CULTURAL COMPETENCY/SUSTAINABILITY TRAININGS TO ENHANCE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS; PROVIDE 200 HOURS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND INCREASE THE PREVENTION WORKFORCE'S SKILL SET TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES, DEMONSTRATED BY 70% OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PREVENTION PLANS AND 70% KNOWLEDGE GAIN MEASURED THROUGH PRE/POST-TESTS. OUR THIRD GOAL IS TO EQUIP COALITIONS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND ADVOCACY SKILLS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. WE WILL PROVIDE 5 TWO-DAY CONFERENCES TO BRING TOGETHER COALITION MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THREE WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION/ADVOCACY SKILLS, AND 2 WILL FOCUS ON EMERGING PREVENTION ISSUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEM. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE 2 STATEWIDE COALITION MEETINGS PER YEAR THAT GIVE COALITIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL PREVENTION EFFORTS. $0 12/10/24 Not listed COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORUMS AND TRAININGS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE - IN TEXAS, UNDERAGE DRINKING IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND YOUTH MARIJUANA USE IS ON THE RISE. TEXANS FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH'S (FORMERLY NAMED TEXANS STANDING TALL) PROJECT, COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORUMS AND TRAININGS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE, AIMS TO BUILD AN ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCREASES THE STATE'S CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES. TO FOSTER ENGAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION WORK, WE WILL USE A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES 1) HOSTING REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS AND FOLLOW-UP TRAININGS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND READINESS USING SPF, 2) IMPLEMENTING LOCAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS, AND 3) PROVIDING ADVOCACY TRAINING TO HELP COALITIONS DEVELOP THE SKILLS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO ADVOCATE FOR PROGRAMS/POLICIES THAT PREVENT AND REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS IS YOUTH 9 AND 20 YEARS OLD AND, AS A STATEWIDE COALITION, OUR GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS THE ENTIRETY OF TEXAS. HOWEVER, WE WILL FOCUS IN YEAR 1 ON THE PERMIAN BASIN REGION AND IN LUFKIN. WE ESTIMATE WE WILL BE ABLE TO DIRECTLY SERVE A MINIMUM OF 360 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY THROUGH REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS, TRAININGS, WORKGROUPS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OUR WORK WILL ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT ON AT LEAST ANOTHER 560,000 PEOPLE OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT, WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION IMPLEMENTATION IN EACH COMMUNITY. OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES' CAPACITY TO PREVENT UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE BY TRAINING PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FIRST, WE WILL CONDUCT 5 STAKEHOLDER PRESENTATIONS IN YEAR 1 TO ASSESS COMMUNITY READINESS AND CAPACITY TO ACT. WE WILL THEN CONDUCT 10 REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS ON EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND THE SPF PROCESS. WE WILL INCREASE THE PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT PREVENTION STRATEGIES, DEMONSTRATED BY 70% KNOWLEDGE GAIN MEASURED WITH PRE/POST-TESTS. OUR SECOND GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AT LEAST 10 COMMUNITIES BY 2025 IN IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND/OR MARIJUANA. WE WILL PROVIDE 20 CUSTOMIZED TRAININGS TO HELP COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY GOALS AND STRATEGIES; PROVIDE 10 CULTURAL COMPETENCY/SUSTAINABILITY TRAININGS TO ENHANCE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS; PROVIDE 200 HOURS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND INCREASE THE PREVENTION WORKFORCE'S SKILL SET TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES, DEMONSTRATED BY 70% OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PREVENTION PLANS AND 70% KNOWLEDGE GAIN MEASURED THROUGH PRE/POST-TESTS. OUR THIRD GOAL IS TO EQUIP COALITIONS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND ADVOCACY SKILLS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. WE WILL PROVIDE 5 TWO-DAY CONFERENCES TO BRING TOGETHER COALITION MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THREE WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION/ADVOCACY SKILLS, AND 2 WILL FOCUS ON EMERGING PREVENTION ISSUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEM. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE 2 STATEWIDE COALITION MEETINGS PER YEAR THAT GIVE COALITIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL PREVENTION EFFORTS. $0 12/10/24 Not listed COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORUMS AND TRAININGS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE - IN TEXAS, UNDERAGE DRINKING IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND YOUTH MARIJUANA USE IS ON THE RISE. TEXANS FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH'S (FORMERLY NAMED TEXANS STANDING TALL) PROJECT, "COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORUMS AND TRAININGS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE," AIMS TO BUILD AN ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCREASES THE STATE'S CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES. TO FOSTER ENGAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION WORK, WE WILL USE A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES 1) HOSTING REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS AND FOLLOW-UP TRAININGS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND READINESS USING SPF, 2) IMPLEMENTING LOCAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS, AND 3) PROVIDING ADVOCACY TRAINING TO HELP COALITIONS DEVELOP THE SKILLS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO ADVOCATE FOR PROGRAMS/POLICIES THAT PREVENT AND REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS IS YOUTH 9 AND 20 YEARS OLD AND, AS A STATEWIDE COALITION, OUR GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS THE ENTIRETY OF TEXAS. HOWEVER, WE WILL FOCUS IN YEAR 1 ON THE PERMIAN BASIN REGION AND IN LUFKIN. WE ESTIMATE WE WILL BE ABLE TO DIRECTLY SERVE A MINIMUM OF 360 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY THROUGH REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS, TRAININGS, WORKGROUPS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OUR WORK WILL ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT ON AT LEAST ANOTHER 560,000 PEOPLE OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT, WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION IMPLEMENTATION IN EACH COMMUNITY. OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES' CAPACITY TO PREVENT UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE BY TRAINING PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FIRST, WE WILL CONDUCT 5 STAKEHOLDER PRESENTATIONS IN YEAR 1 TO ASSESS COMMUNITY READINESS AND CAPACITY TO ACT. WE WILL THEN CONDUCT 10 REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS ON EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND THE SPF PROCESS. WE WILL INCREASE THE PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT PREVENTION STRATEGIES, DEMONSTRATED BY 70% KNOWLEDGE GAIN MEASURED WITH PRE/POST-TESTS. OUR SECOND GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AT LEAST 10 COMMUNITIES BY 2025 IN IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND/OR MARIJUANA. WE WILL PROVIDE 20 CUSTOMIZED TRAININGS TO HELP COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY GOALS AND STRATEGIES; PROVIDE 10 CULTURAL COMPETENCY/SUSTAINABILITY TRAININGS TO ENHANCE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS; PROVIDE 200 HOURS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND INCREASE THE PREVENTION WORKFORCE'S SKILL SET TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES, DEMONSTRATED BY 70% OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PREVENTION PLANS AND 70% KNOWLEDGE GAIN MEASURED THROUGH PRE/POST-TESTS. OUR THIRD GOAL IS TO EQUIP COALITIONS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND ADVOCACY SKILLS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. WE WILL PROVIDE 5 TWO-DAY CONFERENCES TO BRING TOGETHER COALITION MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THREE WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION/ADVOCACY SKILLS, AND 2 WILL FOCUS ON EMERGING PREVENTION ISSUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEM. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE 2 STATEWIDE COALITION MEETINGS PER YEAR THAT GIVE COALITIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL PREVENTION EFFORTS. $300.0k 7/11/24 Not listed COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORUMS AND TRAININGS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE - IN TEXAS, UNDERAGE DRINKING IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND YOUTH MARIJUANA USE IS ON THE RISE. TEXANS FOR SAFE AND DRUG-FREE YOUTH'S (FORMERLY NAMED TEXANS STANDING TALL) PROJECT, "COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORUMS AND TRAININGS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE," AIMS TO BUILD AN ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCREASES THE STATE'S CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT, SUSTAIN, AND IMPROVE EFFECTIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES. TO FOSTER ENGAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION WORK, WE WILL USE A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH THAT INCLUDES 1) HOSTING REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS AND FOLLOW-UP TRAININGS TO BUILD CAPACITY AND READINESS USING SPF, 2) IMPLEMENTING LOCAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS, AND 3) PROVIDING ADVOCACY TRAINING TO HELP COALITIONS DEVELOP THE SKILLS, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO ADVOCATE FOR PROGRAMS/POLICIES THAT PREVENT AND REDUCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS IS YOUTH 9 AND 20 YEARS OLD AND, AS A STATEWIDE COALITION, OUR GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS THE ENTIRETY OF TEXAS. HOWEVER, WE WILL FOCUS IN YEAR 1 ON THE PERMIAN BASIN REGION AND IN LUFKIN. WE ESTIMATE WE WILL BE ABLE TO DIRECTLY SERVE A MINIMUM OF 360 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY THROUGH REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS, TRAININGS, WORKGROUPS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OUR WORK WILL ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT ON AT LEAST ANOTHER 560,000 PEOPLE OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT, WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION IMPLEMENTATION IN EACH COMMUNITY. OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES' CAPACITY TO PREVENT UNDERAGE ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE BY TRAINING PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FIRST, WE WILL CONDUCT 5 STAKEHOLDER PRESENTATIONS IN YEAR 1 TO ASSESS COMMUNITY READINESS AND CAPACITY TO ACT. WE WILL THEN CONDUCT 10 REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMS ON EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND THE SPF PROCESS. WE WILL INCREASE THE PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT PREVENTION STRATEGIES, DEMONSTRATED BY 70% KNOWLEDGE GAIN MEASURED WITH PRE/POST-TESTS. OUR SECOND GOAL IS TO SUPPORT AT LEAST 10 COMMUNITIES BY 2025 IN IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND/OR MARIJUANA. WE WILL PROVIDE 20 CUSTOMIZED TRAININGS TO HELP COMMUNITIES IDENTIFY GOALS AND STRATEGIES; PROVIDE 10 CULTURAL COMPETENCY/SUSTAINABILITY TRAININGS TO ENHANCE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS; PROVIDE 200 HOURS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND INCREASE THE PREVENTION WORKFORCE'S SKILL SET TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES, DEMONSTRATED BY 70% OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PREVENTION PLANS AND 70% KNOWLEDGE GAIN MEASURED THROUGH PRE/POST-TESTS. OUR THIRD GOAL IS TO EQUIP COALITIONS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND ADVOCACY SKILLS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT AND SUSTAIN PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. WE WILL PROVIDE 5 TWO-DAY CONFERENCES TO BRING TOGETHER COALITION MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THREE WILL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION/ADVOCACY SKILLS, AND 2 WILL FOCUS ON EMERGING PREVENTION ISSUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEM. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE 2 STATEWIDE COALITION MEETINGS PER YEAR THAT GIVE COALITIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL PREVENTION EFFORTS. $300.0k 7/11/24