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 $250,000 Project Grant award was provided by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The funding supports the "Healthy People, Healthy Communities" initiative led by Impact Prevention Inc., a non-profit organization in South Point, Ohio. The program aims to address individual, family, and community-level risk and protective factors influencing...
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 $250,000 Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, CFDA 93.276, supports 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 use the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework and seven strategies for community-level change to guide their work. Key objectives...
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...
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...
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. 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 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...
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 $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 on best practices, increasing prosocial activities for youth and families, building organizational partnerships to integrate evidence-based prevention into community settings, reducing youth exposure to alcohol/tobacco marketing, and reviewing and modifying substance use policies at local institutions. The project aims to decrease youth access to and use of alcohol and tobacco over the 5-year award period from September 2024 to September 2029.