This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 was provided by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The award will fund the Ward 7 Drug-Free Community Coalition in Washington, D.C. to implement a 5-year initiative focused on preventing and reducing youth substance use, particularly marijuana and non-medical prescription drug/opioid use, among...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to Charting Careers, Inc., a non-profit organization in Annapolis, Maryland. The grant will fund a five-year initiative from September 2024 to September 2029 to implement a community-based collaborative effort to prevent and reduce substance use among youth aged 12-18 in the City...
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, 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...
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...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.276 - Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants) supports the Porter County Substance Abuse Council, a non-profit organization, in implementing a comprehensive substance abuse prevention program for youth in Porter County, Indiana. The funded initiatives aim to reduce 30-day alcohol, marijuana, and prescription drug misuse among 12th and 8th grade students in the region by 5-30% by 2026, as...
The Project Grant award NH28CE003799 was provided by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276). The $250,000 award will be used by the Guided Approach To Positivity Youth Mentoring Initiative Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned non-profit organization in Bear, Delaware, to implement the Project PREVAIL Youth Coalition for Substance Use...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.276 - Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants) supports the comprehensive community-based primary prevention plan of the Youth Empowerment Society Coalition. The goal is to prevent, delay, and reduce substance use, particularly among youth, through programming focused on prevention, health and wellness, workforce development, and community safety. Key initiatives include mentoring,...
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...
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...