Project Grant NH28CE003632

This Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CFDA 93.243) provides $120,000 to the Asian Health Coalition (AHC) in Chicago, IL to implement the "Together to Stop Underage Drinking" program. Over a 4-year period, the program aims to: 1) strengthen the capacity of the Coalition for Achieving Substance Abuse Prevention (CASAP) by increasing community engagement and collaboration to address youth...

The Cabarrus Health Alliance (CHA) and the Healthy Cabarrus Substance Use Coalition received 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 grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund a 4-year project to implement the STOP ACT program, which aims to address substance use among racial/ethnic minority and...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), awarded a $250,000 five-year Project Grant to Bridging Hope, Inc. as the fiscal agent for the Hope Wellness and Prevention Youth Alliance (HOPEYA) coalition. The grant aims to reduce marijuana and underage alcohol use among youth ages 12-18 in the West and North Baltimore area through evidence-based prevention strategies,...

The Gaston County, North Carolina project is funded by a $1,219,877 award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (CFDA 16.838). The project aims to provide therapeutic services and substance abuse counseling to children in foster care due to parental drug use, as well as their families. Key activities include supervised visitations, therapeutic services for opioid-impacted children and foster children, and substance abuse...

The Student Assistance Services Corporation (SAS) was awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support the Yonkers 4 Youth Coalition. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund a five-year project (ending September 29, 2029) focused on reducing substance use among youth in grades 7-12 within the Fourth Precinct of Yonkers, New York. The coalition will employ evidence-based strategies...

This Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) provides $250,000 to the Generation Schools Network Inc. in Denver, Colorado to support the Coalition for Justice-Engaged Students Colorado (C-JESCO). The goal of this 5-year project is to reduce alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana use among justice-engaged and adjudicated students in Denver through a community-based collaborative approach. Key activities...

The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to The Orange County Council On Alcoholism, Inc. (dba Alcohol And Drug Awareness Council Of Orange County) to establish and strengthen community-based collaborations to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in the Pine Bush Central School District area of New York. The five-year award, effective...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $749,996 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. (CAFS) to establish the Bergen County Higher Education Addiction Prevention Consortium (BC HEAP). This 5-year project aims to develop a comprehensive prevention framework tailored to college students aged 17-25 across five...

The Brooklyn W.A.Y. Coalition for Drug Free Communities - RiseBoro Community Partnership was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. The 5-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports the coalition's efforts to reduce substance use and misuse, particularly prescription opioids and binge drinking, among 16-24 year olds in Brooklyn neighborhoods such as Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, East New York, and...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $375,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant (CFDA 93.276) to Gang Alternative, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Miami, Florida. Over the 5-year project period from September 2024 to September 2029, the funding will support Gang Alternative's comprehensive initiative to reduce youth alcohol and marijuana use in Broward County, Florida, with a focus on the Pompano Beach jurisdiction. Key...