Project Grant H79SP085357

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Pact 4 Family Collaborative $250,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492).

Pact 4 Family Collaborative will implement the Partners for Prevention—Kandiyohi and Meeker County Initiative (PFP-KM) to strengthen community capacity to prevent youth substance use across Kandiyohi and Meeker counties in rural west-central Minnesota. Within the first 180 days, the project will complete community needs and readiness assessments to identify local substance use priorities, populations at increased risk, service gaps, and organizational capacity. These findings will guide development of a community-informed logic model, evaluation plan, and implementation plan, and will inform selection of evidence-based prevention programs, policies, and practices addressing locally identified risk and protective factors. Capacity-building strategies will strengthen school-community partnerships through Pact's regional school mental health initiative, expansion of the Meeker County Safe Schools Model into Kandiyohi County, and collaboration with the Pact 9-25 Committee serving as the Communities That Care Community Board. The project will implement the Strategic Prevention Framework to build the capacity of schools, public health agencies, community organizations, healthcare providers, county agencies, and other prevention partners to implement coordinated, evidence-based substance use prevention strategies that strengthen protective factors, reduce risk factors, build resilience, and promote positive behavioral health outcomes for youth and families serving a combined population of 67,547 residents.

Performance period: September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031. Place of performance: Willmar, Minnesota.