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 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 (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Osage County Anti-Drug Community Action Team Inc. (OC-ADCAT) on September 30, 2024. The grant will support OC-ADCAT's efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse, particularly among youth, in rural Missouri's Osage County through 2029. Key strategies include...
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 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'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 $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...
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,...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a 5-year, $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to Action For The Betterment Of Our Community (ABC-BC), a non-profit organization based in Sturgis, South Dakota. The grant funds will support the ABC-BC coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce underage drinking and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 in Butte County, South Dakota. The coalition plans to achieve its goals by expanding membership,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to Families & Communities Together, Inc. (FACT) on September 30, 2024. Through this 5-year project grant, FACT and the Marion County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition will collaborate with community stakeholders to prevent and reduce youth alcohol and substance abuse in Marion County, Kansas. Key activities include...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Step By Step Performing Arts Academy in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The grant, which runs from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2029, supports the Step By Step Drug-Free Communities Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth in...