The Elkton Alliance Drug Free Communities Coalition was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant will fund a 5-year initiative to increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance use, particularly tobacco and alcohol, in Elkton, Maryland. Key program elements include establishing school-based...
The Healthy East Valley Drug Free Communities Coalition was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The five-year grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund the coalition's efforts to reduce youth alcohol and marijuana use as well as opioid overdoses in communities in eastern...
The Coffee County Board of Education received a $250,000 Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant will be used by the Coffee County Youth Coalition (CCYC) to implement comprehensive youth substance use prevention strategies in Coffee County, Georgia over a 5-year period from September 2024 to September 2029. Key initiatives include conducting...
The Healthy Community Coalition of Franklin County, Maine received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The five-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will support the Greater Franklin Prevention Alliance's efforts to prevent and reduce youth substance use in the rural and economically disadvantaged Franklin County. Key initiatives include enhancing youth engagement,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Generation Schools Network Inc., a non-profit organization in Denver, Colorado. The grant will fund the Coalition for Justice-Engaged Students Colorado (C-JESCO), a collaborative initiative focused on reducing alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana use among justice-engaged and adjudicated students in Denver. The project will utilize the...
This $125,000 Project Grant award under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports the Berlin Prevention Works Coalition in Maryland. The coalition will implement the Seven Strategies for Community-Level Change to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids in Berlin, Maryland. The project aims to reduce youth substance use through community collaboration, with a focus on core measures...
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...
The St. Francois County Community Partnership in Missouri was awarded a $375,000 Project Grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The five-year grant, beginning September 30, 2024, will fund a comprehensive youth substance use prevention initiative focused on reducing alcohol and tobacco use among local youth. Key project objectives include strengthening the capacity of the community coalition, increasing...
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), awarded a $375,000 Project Grant to the Amazing Angels Coalition (AAC) in Chicot County, Arkansas. The grant will support AAC's efforts to strengthen community-based substance use prevention strategies and reduce youth marijuana and opioid use. The project aims to build AAC's capacity and employ evidence-based approaches, such as the...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support the "Hey Randolph Coalition" in Randolph, Massachusetts. The purpose of this five-year project is to equitably promote wellbeing and prevent/reduce youth substance misuse through effective communication, coordination, collaboration, and culturally relevant action. Key activities include expanding existing alcohol...