Project Grant H79SP085400

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services $2 million on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.492) to implement the Strategic Prevention Framework for Methamphetamine Project across Iowa.

The award funds a five-year effort targeting methamphetamine prevention and reduction among individuals ages 18–29 across Iowa's seven Behavioral Health Service System districts. The project pursues three overarching goals: completing a statewide assessment to improve prevention infrastructure and decrease methamphetamine use and initiation; increasing statewide prevention capacity by implementing evidence-based and evidence-informed substance use prevention programs, policies, and practices that strengthen protective factors and reduce risk factors; and preventing and reducing methamphetamine initiation and progression through expanded statewide risk awareness and prevention service availability. The project will establish and expand a qualified prevention workforce and infrastructure. Assessment data identified gender-specific drivers of use and disproportionate prevalence among individuals with household incomes below $35,000 and those without high school completion or with a GED, informing targeted, district-level capacity building and implementation planning. Performance occurs in Des Moines, Iowa, with a period of performance from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031.