The Adams County Medical Foundation Inc. was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant is part of 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 five-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024 with a...
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 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 Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) received a $2,500,000 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 grant will fund the Colorado SPF PFS Northwest Project, which aims to: 1) strengthen the capacity and infrastructure at the regional and community levels to support the prevention of alcohol...
The Lake County General Health District was awarded a $233,142 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. This five-year Project Grant, which runs from September 2024 to September 2029, aims to establish and strengthen a community-based coalition in Lake County, Ohio to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The grant will support the Lake County Community Health...
The Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) and the Healthy Cabarrus Substance Use Coalition were 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 purpose of this 4-year grant is to implement the STOP ACT program to address substance use among youth ages 12-18 who are racial/ethnic minorities and affected by persistent...
The Aspen School District Re 1 was awarded 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), under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant funding supports the Aspen-Pitkin Healthy Futures Coalition, a community-based collaborative effort to prevent and reduce youth substance use in Pitkin County, Colorado. The five-year grant, awarded on September 30,...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian federal agency, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Frontier Community Coalition, a non-profit organization based in Lovelock, Nevada. The five-year grant (9/30/2024 - 9/29/2029) will fund the Frontier Community Coalition Substance Misuse Prevention Initiative, which aims to diminish substance misuse prevalence among youth populations aged 12-18 in rural...
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 federal Project Grant award in the amount of $250,000.00 was provided by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant will fund the Bitterroot CARES Prevention Coalition, a community-based coalition in Ravalli County, Montana, to establish and strengthen collaborative efforts to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in the region. The key products and services to be delivered through this...