The Douglas County Chance Court, Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program was awarded a $730,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.585 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program). The grant aims to enhance substance use treatment opportunities, increase meaningful youth and family partnerships, and reduce the stigma surrounding substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders affecting youth and their...
The Douglas County Community Service Board (DCCSB) received a $1.2 million project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP). The goal of COSSUP, as established under the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, is to provide financial and technical assistance to address substance use disorders. Under this three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 and...
The Douglas County Adult Drug Court Enhancement award provides $187,779 in funding from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The funding is provided by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585). The award will support Douglas County Nebraska in enhancing its adult treatment court program and services for individuals with substance use disorders involved in the criminal justice...
The Clackamas County, Oregon was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant will support the prevention efforts of the Canby Prevention Coalition (CPC) to reduce youth use of alcohol and marijuana in Canby, a rural city in Clackamas County. Funding will be used to implement culturally responsive information and outreach initiatives, targeting middle and high school...
The Healthy East Valley Drug Free Communities Coalition 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 division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The five-year grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund the coalition's efforts to reduce youth alcohol and marijuana use as well as opioid overdoses in communities in eastern...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded a 5-year $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to Action For The Betterment Of Our Community (ABC-BC), a non-profit organization based in Sturgis, South Dakota. The grant aims to address the priorities of underage drinking by youth ages 12-18 and illegal use of marijuana in Butte County, South Dakota. Key strategies...
This Project Grant award of $375,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) is designed to establish and strengthen a community-based coalition in Adams County, Ohio focused on preventing and reducing substance use among youth. The key goals of the 5-year project are to: 1) increase awareness among parents and the community about the dangers of underage drinking and tobacco use, 2) train coalition members...
The County of Douglas, Oregon will receive $438,498 through a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to expand mental health and reentry services for incarcerated adults and juveniles. Specifically, the County will double availability of mental health services in the jail by converting a part-time position to full-time and adding a new full-time Jail Release...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Generation Schools Network Inc., a non-profit organization in Denver, Colorado. The grant will fund the Coalition for Justice-Engaged Students Colorado (C-JESCO), a collaborative initiative focused on reducing alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana use among justice-engaged and adjudicated students in Denver. The project will utilize the...
The Elkton Alliance Drug Free Communities Coalition 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 division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant will fund a 5-year initiative to increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance use, particularly tobacco and alcohol, in Elkton, Maryland. Key program elements include establishing school-based...