This $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Project Grant awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276) will support 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 utilize SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework and the Seven Strategies for Community-Level Change to guide their work. Key goals...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $249,814 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to The Montgomery Institute (TMI) and its Community Health Improvement Network (CHIN) coalition in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. The goal of this 5-year project, starting on September 30, 2024, is to implement evidence-based and practice-based prevention strategies to reduce and prevent initiation of substance abuse, with a primary focus on marijuana and opioids,...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is part of the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant aims to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth in a diverse community through collaborative efforts and evidence-based interventions. Key components include community-wide awareness campaigns, educational programs, and partnerships with...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Step By Step Performing Arts Academy, a minority-owned non-profit organization in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support the Step By Step Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth in Newellton and St. Joseph, Louisiana....
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 San Marcos Prevention Coalition. The grant will fund the coalition's efforts to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse within the Campus Creek community, which serves approximately 23,000 residents. The key objectives are to: 1) Increase community collaboration by growing coalition membership by 15% and presenting the coalition's mission and action...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to Strategic Solutions for Families, Inc., a non-profit organization in Booneville, Mississippi. The grant will fund the "Solid Ground Drug-Free Community Coalition" project from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2029. The project aims to implement comprehensive drug-free community activities designed to build...
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 Fairfield Heritage Prevention Coalition. The 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, will support the coalition's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based initiatives focused on preventing and reducing substance use among youth in Fairfield, Ohio. Typical DFC-funded projects involve implementing...
This Project Grant award of $375,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) supports the Henry County Prevention Coalition's proposed plan to prevent and reduce substance use among 12-18 year old youth in Henry County, Tennessee. The coalition will employ evidence-based strategies to increase awareness of risk factors, identify and promote protective factors, and foster community collaboration to create a...
The Healthy East Valley Drug Free Communities Coalition was 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 division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The five-year grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund the coalition's efforts to reduce youth alcohol and marijuana use as well as opioid overdoses in communities in eastern...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support a five-year initiative by the Community Coalition Alliance, Inc. to prevent and reduce youth substance use in Putnam County, Florida. The funded project will implement evidence-based prevention strategies, conduct youth leadership training, develop media campaigns, provide parental education, and execute community outreach...
This federal 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 Community Oriented Opportunities for Learning (COOL) Coalition to address youth substance use and abuse in central Mississippi. The project, awarded on September 30, 2024, will extend the coalition's efforts into a sixth year, allowing for the refinement, maintenance, and sustainability of initiatives aimed at reducing youth use/abuse of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and prescription drugs. The COOL Coalition, a diverse group of community stakeholders, will collaborate with government agencies, schools, businesses, and places of worship to implement evidence-based prevention strategies, conduct youth leadership training, develop media campaigns, provide parental education, and execute outreach efforts targeting the key risk factors and promoting protective factors within the target communities of Jackson, Madison, and Forest, Mississippi.