Cooperative Agreement NH28CE002584

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant to the San Marcos Prevention Coalition, a non-profit organization, to reduce youth substance abuse in the San Marcos community. The 5-year project aims to: 1) Increase community collaboration by growing the coalition membership by 15% and presenting the coalition's mission and action plan to five sector leaders' organizations by 2025; and 2) Reduce youth marijuana,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $741,975 Project Grant to Chicanos POR La Causa, Inc. (CPLC) under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (CFDA 16.842). This 3-year grant will enable CPLC to administer two evidence-based programs - Project Towards No Drug Abuse (Project TND) and Active Parenting of Teens: Families in Action - to reach up to 250 youth and 150 families/caregivers in Maricopa County, Arizona. The programs will...

The federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) provides $120,000.00 to the Youngstown Urban Minority Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Outreach Program, Inc. (Youngstown Umadaop) to implement the Thrive Without Drinking (TWD) Project. The TWD Project will implement evidence-based prevention strategies in Youngstown, Ohio to...

The Asian Health Coalition (AHC) was awarded a $120,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The 4-year "Together to Stop Underage Drinking" project aims to reduce alcohol use among youth aged 12-20 in the South Lawndale, Lower West Side, Archer Heights, Brighton Park, and McKinley Park neighborhoods of Chicago's...

This Project Grant award, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, aims to prevent and reduce underage alcohol use in Scott County, Tennessee. The $120,000 award, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2028, will support the Schools Together Allowing No Drugs (STAND) organization in implementing comprehensive...

This $125,000 annual Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support the Austin Drug-Free Youth Coalition over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. The coalition will work to address underage drinking and youth marijuana use in Austin, Texas by: 1) assessing local risk factors, 2) educating community...

The Teen and Youth Alliance Coalition was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant will be used to implement the Seven Strategies for Community Level Change to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids in Glenarden, Maryland over a 5-year period from September 2024 to...

This $120,000 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will fund a four-year initiative by the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition's Early Prevention Impacts Community (EPIC) Division to address underage drinking in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Specifically, the grant will enable EPIC to finalize the...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Friends of Navajo County Anti-Drug Coalition, Inc. (operating as Nexus Coalition for Drug Prevention) to implement "The Connection Coalition: Building Drug Free Connected Communities in Central Navajo County" in Arizona. The five-year grant, starting on September 30, 2024, aims to decrease youth marijuana, alcohol, and...

This $120,000 Project Grant award, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, supports efforts by the Parents And Children Together (PACT) organization to prevent underage drinking in the 96744 zip code of Windward Oahu, Hawaii. The key objectives are to: 1) decrease by 2% the adults who think underage drinking is acceptable, 2) decrease...