Project Grant H79SP085201

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention) awarded Healthy Acadia $250,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492).

The project, titled Sunrise County Partnerships for Success, implements community-driven collaborative efforts to prevent and reduce substance use and related problems throughout rural, underserved Washington County, Maine and the Passamaquoddy Tribe. The award funds two primary goals through September 29, 2031: expand and strengthen the capacity of prevention partners to develop and implement locally driven evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies to prevent and reduce substance use and its related problems, and prevent and reduce substance use among youth, young adults, and adults through programming that strengthens protective factors, reduces risk factors, builds resilience, and promotes well-being.

Activities include convening the Washington County Substance Use Response Collaborative with monthly meetings, establishing a Youth Advisory Committee within the collaborative to provide meaningful input and co-development on all project aspects, conducting needs and community readiness assessments to identify substance use priorities and community capacity, and engaging with the Prevention Technology Transfer Center, Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center, state partners, and other prevention programs.

Place of performance is Machias, Maine.