The Wabash County Drug Free Community Coalition (WCDFCC) was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce alcohol and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 in rural Wabash County, Illinois. The project will utilize evidence-based strategies and data-driven approaches...
The Coalition for a Better Wallingford was awarded a $500,000 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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant is effective from September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2029. The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions dedicated to preventing and reducing substance...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to the Marshfield Area Coalition For Youth, Inc. on September 30, 2024. The grant will fund the organization's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions dedicated to preventing and reducing substance use among youth in Wisconsin over a 5-year period through September 29, 2029. The DFC Support Program provides funding for...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to The Groundswell Group, Inc. in Bronx, New York. The funding will support the "WEPA" (We Engage in Prevention Awareness) coalition, a diverse community coalition focused on substance abuse prevention strategies targeting Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) youth aged 12-18 in the North Bronx. The coalition will implement...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency of the U.S. government, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to Words Of Hope 4 Life, a non-profit organization located in Walled Lake, Michigan. The grant award, which has an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2029, is intended to establish and strengthen a community-based coalition to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The funded project...
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 Drug-Free Campus Creek Coalition, with the San Marcos Prevention Coalition serving as the fiscal agent, has been 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 grant will support the coalition's efforts to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse within the Campus Creek community, which serves approximately 23,000 residents. The key goals of the project are to increase community...
The federal Project Grant award of $125,000 under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will support the Northwoods COPE (Community, Outreach, Prevention and Education) Coalition in Oneida County, Wisconsin. The coalition, coordinated through the Oneida County Health Department, will focus on addressing youth (grades 6-12) alcohol and marijuana use by implementing evidence-based prevention strategies...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of 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 Sunshine Place, a non-profit organization in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund the Sun Prairie Wellness Coalition Youth Substance Use Prevention Initiative. The initiative aims to establish and strengthen a...
The Town of Walpole, Massachusetts received a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276). The purpose of this 5-year grant award is to reduce and prevent youth substance use in Walpole through a collaborative community coalition approach. Key objectives include increasing the Walpole Prevention Coalition's adult and youth membership, collecting baseline data, implementing evidence-based...