Project Grant H79SP084181

This $375,000 Project Grant award, funded by 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 support the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. (CITC) in implementing a comprehensive substance use prevention framework in the Anchorage, Alaska metropolitan area.

Key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year project include: establishing a substance use prevention advisory committee, completing a local substance use assessment, developing an inter-organizational substance use prevention training curriculum, implementing over 40 substance use prevention service coordination efforts, providing prevention-focused counseling and supportive services to 264 individuals, and delivering social-emotional learning training to 55 primary and intermediate school teachers. These activities aim to address the project's three data-driven substance use prevention priorities: underage alcohol use, excessive alcohol use, and opioid use. The project will follow the Strategic Prevention Framework principles of assessment, capacity building, planning, implementation, and evaluation, with a focus on cultural competence and sustainability.