This $750,000 Project Grant awarded by 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 the PACT Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Communities in addressing substance use and mental health disparities among the LGBTQI+ community in Clark County, Nevada. The key products and services to be delivered include: disseminating substance use...
The University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL), Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) received a $375,000 Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success for Communities (SPF-PFS-Communities/Tribes) project grant award 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. This 5-year project grant will deliver an integrated substance use and...
This $750,000 Project Grant award 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 will enable Marshfield Clinic, Inc., a non-profit healthcare organization, to partner with community coalitions in five rural Wisconsin counties to address underage drinking and promote mental health among priority populations including rural, tribal, and LGBTQ youth....
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $367,829 Project Grant (CFDA 93.243) to the Liberty Partnership Community Council, doing business as Lpknz, to implement the "Building a Strong Community- on the Southside" initiative. This 5-year grant aims to reduce substance misuse and enhance mental health and well-being in Tucson, Arizona's Ward 5 by reaching 7,000 youth and 4,000 adult/caregivers, primarily in the Hispanic, African-American, and...
The Union County Drug Free Partnership (UCDFP) was awarded a $120,000 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 will provide funding from September 2024 through September 2028 to prevent and reduce youth and adult alcohol use in Union County, Ohio. Key initiatives include: Improving the capacity of the UCDFP coalition...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), provides $125,000 to Access To Wholistic And Productive Living Incorporated, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Brentwood, Maryland. The grant supports the implementation of evidence-based strategies for community-level change to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids in Berlin,...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $375,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to La Casa De Buena Salud, Inc. in Portales, New Mexico. The five-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will fund the implementation of the Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) initiative across Chaves County, New Mexico. The project...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a 5-year, $750,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). This grant will fund the implementation of the Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success program in the Northeast Los Angeles (NELA) community. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) Build the...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) Division. This 5-year grant, titled "2024 Louisiana Partnerships for Success III (LAPFS III)," aims to address substance misuse challenges faced by Louisiana's 12-25 year old...
The City of Lawrence, MA was awarded a $1,298,760 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Other Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The grant will fund a comprehensive substance misuse prevention program in Lawrence, with a focus on reducing disproportionately high rates of illicit opioid and stimulant use and overdoses among specific high-risk populations, including males in their 30s and 40s, homeless...
STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUCCESS FOR COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - THE CITY OF MENDOTA WILL USE THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK TO BUILD CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO IDENTIFY AND SELECT COMPREHENSIVE, DATA-DRIVEN SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN MENDOTA. BUILD CAPACITY TO ADDRESS THE TOP SUBSTANCES AFFECTING THE POPULATION OF FOCUS: THE FIRST OBJECTIVE IS TO ESTABLISH A PLAN FOR REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS PFS GRANT RECIPIENT, IF APPLICABLE, TO REDUCE AREAS OF OVERLAP, IMPROVE COORDINATION OF EFFORTS, AND PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. MENDOTA WILL BUILD CAPACITY BY IDENTIFYING A PFS TASKFORCE (INCLUDING YOUTH). KEY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE WELL POSITIONED TO DELIVER SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES IN MENDOTA WILL SERVE ON THE TASK FORCE ALONG WITH YOUTH AND PFS STAFF. OUR GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH A YOUTH LED PFS TASKFORCE FOR PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION AND MENTORING, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. YOUTH WILL BE RECRUITED FROM SCHOOLS, PLACES OF WORSHIP, SCOUTS, AND ATHLETICS TO BUILD A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE TASK FORCE TOUCHING THE VARIED INTERESTS OF THE YOUTH IN MENDOTA. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION REPRESENTS MORE THAN 60 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL COUNTY POPULATION AND HAS BEEN CHOSEN BASED ON SEVERAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DISPARITIES INCLUDING, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; UNEMPLOYMENT; MINORITY STATUS; ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE; AND POVERTY LEVEL. BASED ON THESE INDICATORS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CATCHMENT AREA IS 4,839. WE FURTHER AIM TO DESTIGMATIZE HIGH-RISK GROUPS THROUGH CULTURAL COMPETENCY DUE TO THE UNACCEPTANCE OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS WITHIN THE RURAL REGION. THESE GROUPS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE LGBTQ+ (55%) COMMUNITY THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS/AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. THE MEMBERS OF THE QUEER COMMUNITY ARE SUFFERING ESPECIALLY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY CAN BE OFTEN TURNED AWAY OR SOCIALLY PERSECUTED, AND IN TURN REFER TO SUBSTANCES TO COPE. AN ADDITIONAL MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY OF FOCUS WILL BE OUR LATINO FAMILIES (65%). AMONG THESE FAMILIES, ENGLISH IS SECOND LANGUAGE, THE PROCESS OF ACCULTURATION HEIGHTENS THE VULNERABILITY TO SUBSTANCE USE RISKS.