Strategic prevention framework - partnerships for success for communities - project name: strategic prevention framework - partnerships for success for communities and tribes population of focus:…

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Fort Bend Regional Council On Substance Abuse, Inc. $600,000 under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492) on September 30, 2026.

Fort Bend Regional Council will deliver prevention capacity-building services across the southwest Harris County catchment area to reduce underage alcohol and marijuana use among youth and young adults in grades 7–12 and reduce opioid misuse and overdose among the adult population. The five-year project runs through September 29, 2031, with performance in Stafford, Texas.

The recipient will hire and train a Prevention Program Specialist dedicated to the catchment and establish formal partnerships with five community sector organizations. By September 2027, at least four Fort Bend Regional Council prevention staff and six community sector partners will attend national or state prevention training. By April 2027, the recipient will partner with the Prevention and Treatment Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) to develop a youth-serving organization prevention competency survey assessing prevention integration across twelve sectors. The recipient will administer this baseline survey to a minimum of five organizations by year-end 2026, repeated in years three and five. Beginning in year two and annually thereafter, the recipient will deliver sector-specific prevention training and technical assistance to three organizations. By September 2029, the recipient aims to increase perceived competency scores among youth-serving organization partners by 5 percent over the year-one baseline.

Strategic prevention framework - partnerships for success for communities - project name: strategic prevention framework - partnerships for success for communities and tribes population of focus: youth and young adults (grades 7-12) and general adult population in the southwest harris county catchment area. Project summary: fbrc aims to reduce the occurrence of underage alcohol and marijuana use among youth and young adults and reduce opioid misuse and overdose among the boarder adult population within the southwest harris county catchment. The proposed project will enhance the ability of established community organizations to create community-level change, strengthen collaborations among communities and prevent and reduce substance misuse. Goals and objectives: goal 1: build the staffing, operational infrastructure, and community partnership necessary to deliver sustained prevention capacity-building services in catchment. OBJ. 1.1 - hire and train 1 prevention program specialist dedicated to the catchment. OBJ. 1.2 - establish formal partnerships with 5 community sector organizations in the catchment. OBJ. 1.3 - by 9/2027, a minimum of 4 fbrc prevention staff and 6 community sector partners will attend national or state prevention training. Goal 2: increase the prevention competency of youth-serving organizations and community sectors. OBJ. 2.1 - by 4/2027, partner with pttc to develop a youth-serving organization prevention competency survey to assess prevention integration and youth engagement across the 12 sectors. OBJ. 2.2 - by end of year 1, administer the baseline youth-serving organization prevention survey to a minimum of 5 organizations across sectors, repeated in Y3 and Y5. OBJ. 2.3 - by 9/2029, increase perceived competency score among youth-serving organization partners by 5% over the baseline established in year 1. OBJ. 2.4 - beginning year 2 and annually thereafter, deliver sector-specific prevention training and technical assistance to 3 organizations across prioritized community sectors. Goal 3: increase protective factors of the prevention knowledge and leadership skills among youth in the catchment. OBJ. 3.1 - establish a youth advisory board (YAB) of 7 youth drawn from the catchment. OBJ. 3.2 - in year 1, YAB will administer a reverse competency survey identifying what adults in the sectors need to know most about substance use prevention. OBJ. 3.3 - the YAB will convene a minimum of 6 times per year and produce recommendations to be incorporated into program planning. OBJ. 3.4 - beginning year 1 and annually thereafter, deliver evidence-based youth development programing to a minimum of 850 youth in the catchment. OBJ. 3.5 - annually track youth participation in programing and YAB activities. Fbrc proposes to meet the project goals and objectives by implementing strategies including providing information (educational presentations, workshops, psas, information dissemination, and social media), education (enhancing skills via training to parents, community partners, healthcare providers, etc.), alternatives activities (community events, fairs), problem identification & referral (support and advocate for screening and referral), community-based process (resource sharing, building capacity), and modifying policies (social hosting policies).