The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $375,000 five-year Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant to the Evergreen School District #114 on September 30, 2024. The grant's objective is to increase community collaboration and awareness to prevent youth substance abuse in the Evergreen School District. The funding will support a comprehensive approach including social-emotional learning, pro-social activities, peer leadership, school policy changes,...
This $375,000 Project Grant award was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant supports the Adams County Youth Prevention Coalition in Adams County, Ohio, a high-poverty area, to implement environmental prevention strategies and community-level changes to reduce youth substance use, particularly for alcohol and tobacco. Key activities include: training coalition members and prevention providers...
This Project Grant award of $125,000.00 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, CFDA 93.276, was provided to the Oregon Trail Community Foundation in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The funding supports the Monument Prevention Coalition's efforts to reduce youth marijuana and alcohol use in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Key project activities include providing youth leadership summits, prevention training for coaches and school...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, CFDA 93.276, supports the North Mississippi Youth Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce youth use of alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The coalition, comprised of 12 community sectors, plans to use the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework and seven strategies for community-level change to guide their work. Key objectives...
The Clackamas County, Oregon has been 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 civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 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. The project aims to implement culturally responsive...
This Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), provides $125,000 to the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition to implement a 5-year substance use prevention project targeting middle and high school students in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. The key products and services to be delivered include: Securing community collaboration and...
This Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), provides $250,000 to the Bitterroot Early Learning Network to implement a substance abuse prevention program for youth in Ravalli County, Montana. The project aims to increase community collaboration and reduce underage consumption of alcohol and marijuana among youth. Key objectives include increasing the number of coalition members, reducing...
This Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) provides $375,000 in funding to the Newfound Area School District (NASD) in New Hampshire over a 5-year period starting September 30, 2024. The funding will support NASD's Newfound Coalition for Youth (NCFY) in establishing collaborative partnerships to prevent and reduce youth substance use...
This $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276) will support the Berlin Prevention Works Coalition in Maryland to implement a comprehensive strategy for preventing and reducing youth substance use. The coalition will utilize the seven strategies for community-level change, including providing information, enhancing skills, offering support, changing access/barriers, modifying consequences, adjusting physical...
This $125,000 annual Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC), under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), will support the Austin Drug-Free Youth Coalition in Texas. The funding will enable the coalition to: Assess local risk factors contributing to underage drinking and youth marijuana use in Austin; Educate community stakeholders on these youth substance use issues and provide training on evidence-based prevention...
This $374,484 federal Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will fund the "The Portland Public Schools Healthy, Substance-Free Youth Coalition" over a 5-year period starting September 30, 2024. The goal of this coalition is to connect, collaborate and innovate to prevent youth substance use and empower students in grades 6-12 (over 24,000 students) to lead healthy, drug-free lives. The coalition will focus on enhancing protective factors, increasing parent/caregiver knowledge, and serving populations most impacted by substance use, particularly LGBTQ2SAI+ and Latinx students. Key strategies include implementing evidence-based prevention programs, conducting youth leadership training, and executing community outreach efforts to address the prevalent use of nicotine, marijuana, and alcohol among Portland's youth.