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), through its Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to the Little Compton-Tiverton Prevention Coalition (LCTPC) on September 30, 2024. The grant will support LCTPC's efforts to prevent and reduce substance use, particularly marijuana and nicotine use, among local youth over a 5-year project period ending September 29, 2029. LCTPC, a coalition comprised of representatives from 12...
This Project Grant award of $250,000 was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The purpose is to equitably promote wellbeing and prevent and reduce youth substance misuse in the town of Randolph, Massachusetts through effective communication, coordination, collaboration, and action. Key activities include: expanding alcohol prevention campaigns to reach 75% of parents/guardians, increasing coalition...
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 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 $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 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 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 $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 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...
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 outreach focused on addressing youth substance use, particularly alcohol, marijuana, nicotine, and prescription drugs. The project period is from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029.