Project Grant NH28CE002623

The Akron-Newstead Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition (ANDAC) received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The purpose of this 5-year grant is to establish and strengthen the coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce substance use, including alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine, among youth in the Akron-Newstead community. ANDAC will utilize evidence-based and practice-based...

The federal Project Grant award of $125,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) supports the Opioid Prescription Drug and Synthetics (O.P.P.S.) Coalition led by Healing In The Hood Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization in Blytheville, Arkansas. Through this grant, the coalition aims to reduce youth (ages 12-18) use of marijuana and misuse of...

The San Marcos Prevention Coalition, as the fiscal agent for the Drug-Free Campus Creek Coalition, was awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant will fund the coalition's efforts to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse within the Campus Creek community, which serves approximately 23,000 residents. The coalition's project goals are to increase community collaboration and reduce...

This $125,000 annual Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support the Austin Drug-Free Youth Coalition's efforts to address underage drinking and youth marijuana use in Austin, Texas. Over the five-year grant period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, the coalition will: 1) assess community risk factors, 2) educate stakeholders on evidence-based prevention...

The Clackamas County, Oregon has been awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276). The grant will support the prevention efforts of the Canby Prevention Coalition (CPC) to reduce youth use of alcohol and marijuana in the local community. The project will run from September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029. The DFC Support Program is...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) a $2,500,000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) grant to prevent and reduce marijuana use and its negative consequences among young adults aged 18-25 in Alabama communities with health disparities and less access to care. The project, titled "Alabama Partnership for Success," aims to: 1)...

The Monument Prevention Coalition (MPC) in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The five-year grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will enable MPC to establish and strengthen community collaboration to reduce youth marijuana and alcohol use in the region. Key strategies include providing youth leadership summits,...

The Huron County Prevention Coalition was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (DFC Support Program, CFDA 93.276). The Coalition will work to decrease alcohol and marijuana use among Huron County youth through collaboration, education, and youth empowerment initiatives. As the primary awardee, the Huron County Job and Family Services will implement prevention programs and services from...

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (CFDA 16.754) to strengthen the capacity of the California Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) to generate and implement updated, evidence-based patient safety alerts. The project objectives are to: 1) analyze linked PDMP and mortality data to identify prescribing patterns associated with overdose risk,...

This $125,000 Project Grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will fund the Berlin Prevention Works Coalition in Maryland to implement evidence-based strategies for community-level change to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids. The coalition will focus on the seven DFC strategies for community-level change, including providing information, enhancing skills, offering...