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...
The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Tualatin Together coalition. The grant will fund the Latino Community Wellness Association's (LCWA) efforts to prevent underage drinking, drug use, and promote youth and family mental health in Tualatin, Oregon's Latino community. LCWA will use culturally-specific outreach, events, and messaging...
The Clackamas County has been awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to extend a pilot program focused on preventing substance use, improving well-being, and reducing juvenile justice involvement among high school and middle school students in the county. The two-year project will collect additional data on the promising results of the existing pilot program,...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Healthy East Valley Drug Free Communities Coalition. The 5-year award, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, supports the coalition's efforts to reduce youth alcohol, marijuana, and opioid use in communities in eastern San Bernardino County,...
This Project Grant award of $250,000, effective September 30, 2024, was provided by 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). The funds will support the "FRESH START DFC" initiative led by the Prevented non-profit organization, which aims to prevent and reduce marijuana and alcohol use among youth in the North St. Louis County, Missouri area. Key...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through its Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Little Compton-Tiverton Prevention Coalition (LCTPC) on September 30, 2024. The grant will support LCTPC's efforts to prevent and reduce substance use, particularly marijuana and nicotine use, among local youth over a 5-year project period ending September 29, 2029. LCTPC, a coalition comprised of representatives from 12...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Healthy Community Coalition in Farmington, Maine. The grant aims to address youth substance use in Franklin County, Maine through a collaborative effort called the Greater Franklin Prevention Alliance. Over a five-year period from September 2024 to September 2029, the...
This $125,000 annual Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), supports the Opioid Prescription Drug and Synthetics (O.P.P.S.) Coalition led by Healing In The Hood Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization in Blytheville, Arkansas. The funding enables the coalition to implement comprehensive, evidence-based strategies to reduce youth (ages 12-18) use of marijuana and misuse of...
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...
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...