The Cambria County Drug Coalition Inc. received a $115,000 Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the Compassionate Outreach for Recovery (COR) Opioid and Fentanyl Project, which provides mobile response and supplies to individuals experiencing substance use disorder. The project aims to distribute COR bags containing Narcan, test strips, first aid supplies,...
The RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery's Southern Ocean County Interfaith Advocacy and Leadership (SOCIAL) Coalition will implement the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) FY 2024 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. This $250,000 Project Grant award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will support the coalition's efforts to reduce underage alcohol and e-cigarette use among youth 18 years and younger in Southern...
The Carroll County Resource Council and Prevention Planning Board, Inc. was awarded a $250,000 five-year Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. This grant supports a partnership between the Carroll County Hometown Health Coalition, the Carroll County Resource Council & Prevention Planning Board, and the Carroll County Juvenile Probation Office's Truancy Project to...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276) supports the Greater Atlantic Partnership (GAP) coalition in New Jersey. The funding will enable GAP, a community coalition formed in 2023, to develop and implement a strategic prevention framework to reduce underage drinking and opioid/illicit drug use among youth in...
This $313,816 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant, awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276), supports the Tri-Town Council in Topsfield, MA to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in their community. The grant will fund the coalition's efforts to strengthen community collaboration, implement evidence-based prevention programs, conduct youth leadership training, develop media campaigns, and execute...
This federal Project Grant award of $125,000.00 was provided by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (a part of the Department of Health and Human Services) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant was awarded to the San Marcos Prevention Coalition in California to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse within the Campus Creek community, which serves approximately 23,000 residents. The coalition's key goals are to: 1) Increase community...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to The Orange County Council On Alcoholism, Inc. (dba Alcohol And Drug Awareness Council Of Orange County) to establish and strengthen community-based collaborations to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in the Pine Bush Central School District area of New York. The five-year award, effective...
The St. Francois County Community Partnership in Southeast Missouri received a $375,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to implement a youth substance use prevention project. The five-year project, which began on September 30, 2024, will utilize the Strategic Prevention Framework to plan and implement programs to prevent and reduce youth use of alcohol and tobacco. Key objectives include strengthening the...
The Raleigh County Prevention Coalition, Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant supports a five-year initiative (9/30/2024 - 9/29/2029) to collaboratively address youth substance use, primarily focused on nicotine and alcohol, in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The Coalition will...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), will fund the development of the Paterson 5th Ward Coalition for Prevention and Empowerment (P-C.O.P.E.) in Paterson, New Jersey. The $250,000 award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, aims to increase community collaboration and reduce substance use, particularly tobacco/nicotine and...