The Drug-Free Campus Creek Coalition, serving as the fiscal agent, was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.276 - Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants) to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse within the Campus Creek community. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund environmental prevention strategies outlined in the coalition's 12-month action plan, which aims to: 1) Increase community collaboration...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant to the Fairfield Heritage Prevention Coalition in Ohio. The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the coalition's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based initiatives to prevent and reduce substance use among youth aged 12-18. The funding will be used to implement evidence-based prevention strategies, conduct youth...
The Henry County Prevention Coalition received a $375,000 Project Grant award under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The five-year grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024, will enable the coalition to implement evidence-based strategies to prevent and reduce substance use among youth aged 12-18 in the rural Henry County, Tennessee community. The funding will support the coalition's efforts to empower the...
The Raleigh County Prevention Coalition, Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant is funded through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), which aims to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions dedicated to preventing and reducing substance use among youth. The grant will support the Raleigh County Prevention Coalition,...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant to the County of Tooele, Utah, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029. The purpose of this Project Grant is to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions dedicated to preventing and reducing substance use among youth, focusing on alcohol, marijuana, and vaping. The coalition, known as the Wendover Prevention Group, will implement...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC) awarded a $250,000 five-year Project Grant to Community Coalition Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida, under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant aims to prevent and reduce youth substance use through evidence-based community engagement, leadership training, and targeted outreach strategies. Key activities include implementing prevention programs, conducting awareness...
The Teen and Youth Alliance Coalition received a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, which is part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The purpose of this five-year award, spanning from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, is to implement evidence-based strategies to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids in the Glenarden...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Community Action Commission of Fayette County in Ohio. This five-year grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2029, will fund the Fayette County Prevention Coalition's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based initiatives aimed at preventing and reducing...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Healthy Community Coalition (doing business as Franklin Community Health Network) in Farmington, Maine. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will be used to address youth substance use in Franklin County, Maine over a five-year period ending on...
The Elkton Alliance Drug Free Communities Coalition was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.276 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants) to increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance use in Elkton, Maryland. The grant will support the following key activities over a 5-year period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029: Establishing and expanding school-based prevention clubs at Elkton High School,...
MOBILIZING A COMMUNITY TOWARDS A FRESH START - THE FRESH COALITON WAS AWARDED A FY 2020 DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 125,000 BY THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY, IN COOPERATION WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. THE COALITION SERVES FRANKLIN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, A COMMUNITY OF 56,419 PEOPLE. THE GOALS OF THE COALITION ARE TO ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY COLLABORATION IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL EFFORTS TO PREVENT YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. THE COALITION WILL ACHIEVE ITS GOALS BY IMPLEMENTING A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES USING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY CHANGE TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING:1: CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE COALITION, INCLUDING THE CHILL YOUTH TASK FORCE THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC PLANNING IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO BUILD CAPACITY IN THE COMMUNITY,2: INCREASE PERCEPTION OF PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING, E-CIGARETTE USE AND MARIJUANA USE THROUGH COLLABORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES,3: INCREASE PERCEPTION OF PEER DISAPPROVAL FOR DRINKING ALCOHOL, USING TOBACCO, AND SMOKING MARIJUANA THROUGH SOCIAL MARKETING AND PREVENTION EDUCATION,4: REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO BY INCREASING BARRIERS AND ADDRESSING LOCAL POLICY CONCERNS.5: ALIGN COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE MUTUAL SUPPORT TO ONGOING EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT AIM TO REDUCE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES) WHICH CAN LEAD TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.