Project Grant H79SP085284

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Campbell County Drug Free Alliance Incorporated $250,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492).

The Campbell County Drug Free Alliance will implement a substance use prevention initiative targeting youth ages 5–18 across Campbell County, Kentucky school districts, focusing on approximately 7,615 students, 63.5% of whom are classified as low socioeconomic status. The initiative addresses risk factors including normalization of underage drinking, low perceptions of harm regarding marijuana and vaping, youth access to alcohol at home, and limited parental involvement in prevention efforts. Through community engagement, youth leadership, and evidence-based strategies, the organization will expand prevention messaging reach by 30%, distribute 500 parent resource kits annually, and distribute 600 medication lockboxes by September 29, 2031. The project aims to reduce the percentage of students reporting drinking at home by 5%, increase the percentage perceiving marijuana as moderate or great risk by 2% annually, and reduce the percentage perceiving vaping products as easy or very easy to access by 5%. Performance occurs in Newport, Kentucky, with partnerships spanning the Campbell, Bellevue, Dayton, Newport, and Southgate school districts. The five-year period of performance runs through September 29, 2031.