Project Grant H79SP085254

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Bay Area Council On Drugs & Alcohol, Inc. (BACODA) $425,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492) to operate the Southeast Harris Community Coalition (SEHCC) Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success program.

SEHCC will conduct a community needs assessment and coalition readiness and effectiveness assessment, expand coalition membership and partnerships, establish a high school youth advisory council and a young adult prevention advisory group through Lee College, and develop a prevention toolkit and resource directory to address substance use prevention gaps including youth access to alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs, and vaping products; low perception of substance use risk; limited awareness of prevention resources; and insufficient coordination among prevention partners. The coalition will implement community-driven prevention strategies using the Strategic Prevention Framework and the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's six prevention strategies to strengthen prevention infrastructure and increase youth engagement.

The recipient is BACODA, which operates SEHCC as a program. The service population covers six communities in Southeast Harris County, Texas — Pasadena, South Houston, Deer Park, La Porte, Channelview, and Baytown — with approximately 366,345 residents. The project targets youth ages 12–17 and young adults ages 18–25, and engages parents, caregivers, educators, healthcare providers, behavioral health professionals, law enforcement, youth-serving organizations, local governments, and community leaders.

Performance period runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031, with place of performance in Houston, Texas.