The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to the Education Today Group, a non-profit organization, to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth in their diverse community. The 5-year project aims to mobilize community resources, engage stakeholders, and implement evidence-based prevention strategies through collaborative efforts. Key activities include...
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...
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 $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will fund a 5-year initiative by the Davis School District in Utah to address youth vaping of nicotine and marijuana, as well as rising rates of antisocial behavior. The initiative will integrate the Communities That Care coalition process and the Social Development Strategy framework to...
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 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...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant to the Sunshine Place, a non-profit organization in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The 5-year project, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, aims to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in the Sun Prairie community. Key goals include increasing community collaboration through the Sun Prairie Wellness Coalition and reducing 30-day use of alcohol and...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a 5-year, $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to Action For The Betterment Of Our Community (ABC-BC), a non-profit organization based in Sturgis, South Dakota. The grant funds will support the ABC-BC coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce underage drinking and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 in Butte County, South Dakota. The coalition plans to achieve its goals by expanding membership,...
This $313,816 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant, awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276), supports the Tri-Town Council in Topsfield, MA to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in their community. The grant will fund the coalition's efforts to strengthen community collaboration, implement evidence-based prevention programs, conduct youth leadership training, develop media campaigns, and execute...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control awarded a $233,142 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant (CFDA 93.276) to the Lake County General Health District in Ohio. This 5-year project aims to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth in Lake County through collaborative community-based efforts. The grant funding will support the Lake County Community Health Coalition's work to incorporate and enhance prevention...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to the County of Tooele, Utah. The five-year grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, supports the Wendover Prevention Group's efforts to address youth substance use in the Wendover community through evidence-based prevention strategies focused on alcohol, marijuana, and vaping. Key activities include strengthening community collaborations, implementing prevention programs, conducting youth outreach, and executing data-driven interventions to reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors in the community.