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...
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 $250,000 from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), supports the Fayette County Prevention Coalition in Ohio to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The key products and services delivered through this five-year grant, from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, include: increasing community collaboration around youth substance use prevention, reducing youth alcohol use...
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...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 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 in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2029, supports the Step By Step Drug-Free Communities Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth in...
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 $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 Frontier Community Coalition (FCC) received a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). This 5-year grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024, aims to diminish substance misuse prevalence among youth populations aged 12-18 in the rural Nevada counties of Humboldt, Lander, Mineral, and Pershing. The initiative focuses on evidence-based interventions, community collaboration,...
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 Elkton Alliance Drug Free Communities Coalition was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), to increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance use in Elkton, MD. The grant will fund initiatives focused on the primary youth substances of tobacco and alcohol, including school-based prevention clubs, an annual youth prevention rally, and a youth leadership...