The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to the Andrew County Health & Safety Coalition in Savannah, Missouri. The five-year grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund a comprehensive prevention initiative to reduce substance use, including alcohol and tobacco/nicotine, among youth ages 9-19 in three school districts in Andrew County. The coalition will...
This $250,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.276 - Drug-Free Communities Support Program) will support the Wabash County Drug Free Community Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce alcohol and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 in rural Wabash County, Illinois. The coalition, established in 2023, will utilize evidence-based strategies and data-driven approaches to address individual and environmental risk factors contributing to substance...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), will support the Ramsey County Opioid Prevention and Unified Services (OPUS) Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce youth substance use in Ramsey County, Minnesota. The $125,000 award, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will enable the OPUS Coalition to implement evidence-based strategies targeting youth...
The Town of Walpole, Massachusetts was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The purpose of this Project Grant is to reduce and prevent youth substance use in the Walpole community. Key expected outcomes include: Increasing the Walpole Prevention Coalition's adult and youth membership by 10%, with a focus on increasing representation from health equity priority populations Collecting data to...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. government, has awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Encouraging Leaders, a minority-owned non-profit organization, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276). This grant will fund the Minnesota Hope and Healing Task Force's Drug-Free Community Initiative, which focuses on empowering young people aged 12 to 18, especially those from communities of color in North and South Minneapolis, to...
The St. Francois County Community Partnership in Missouri was awarded a $375,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The five-year grant, starting on September 30, 2024, will fund the organization's efforts to utilize the Strategic Prevention Framework to plan and implement programs to prevent and reduce youth use of alcohol and tobacco. Key objectives include strengthening the coalition's capacity, increasing youth...
The federal Project Grant award 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), to the Osage County Anti-Drug Community Action Team Inc. The grant is intended to support the establishment and strengthening of community-based coalitions focused on preventing and reducing substance use among youth in Osage County, Missouri. The funding will be used to implement evidence-based prevention...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian federal agency, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Elkton Alliance, Incorporated, a non-profit organization, to establish and strengthen the Elkton Alliance Drug Free Communities Coalition in Elkton, Maryland. The grant will fund efforts to increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance use, particularly tobacco and alcohol, over a 5-year period from...
The federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276), will support the "DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES OF FOND DU LAC - REDUCING ALCOHOL AND NARCOTICS USE IN YOUTH 12-18 YEARS OF AGE" project. The grant, awarded to Fond DU Lac County United Way Inc. on September 30, 2024, aims to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions dedicated to preventing and reducing...
The Newton County Partners in Prevention (NCPIP) Coalition was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish and strengthen community-based efforts to prevent and reduce substance use among youth aged 12-18 in Newton County, Arkansas. The five-year project aims to address root causes and local conditions contributing to youth alcohol use and opioid/prescription drug misuse in the region. Key...