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...
This Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), provides $250,000 to the Bitterroot Early Learning Network to implement a substance abuse prevention program for youth in Ravalli County, Montana. The project aims to increase community collaboration and reduce underage consumption of alcohol and marijuana among youth. Key objectives include increasing the number of coalition members, reducing...
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...
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...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $375,000 five-year Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant to the Evergreen School District #114 on September 30, 2024. The grant's objective is to increase community collaboration and awareness to prevent youth substance abuse in the Evergreen School District. The funding will support a comprehensive approach including social-emotional learning, pro-social activities, peer leadership, school policy changes,...
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 $125,000 to the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition to implement a 5-year substance use prevention project targeting middle and high school students in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. The key products and services to be delivered include: Securing community collaboration and...
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...
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 $250,000 Project Grant award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support the Newton County Partners in Prevention (NCPIP) Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce youth substance use in Newton County, Arkansas. The five-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will enable the NCPIP Coalition to implement evidence-based strategies focused on addressing root causes and local conditions contributing to...
This $125,000 annual Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC), under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), will support the Austin Drug-Free Youth Coalition in Texas. The funding will enable the coalition to: Assess local risk factors contributing to underage drinking and youth marijuana use in Austin; Educate community stakeholders on these youth substance use issues and provide training on evidence-based prevention...