East hampton prevention partnership drug free communities project - east hampton prevention partnership project abstract summary east hampton prevention partnership's (EHPP) community is the…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded the Town of East Hampton $125,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to support the East Hampton Prevention Partnership's efforts to prevent and reduce substance use among youth in East Hampton, Connecticut.

The award funds coalition-building and collaboration activities to address risk factors for substance abuse among individuals 18 years of age and younger. The program operates within the geographic boundaries of the town of East Hampton, which has a population of 12,834 residents and a pre-K through 12 student population of 1,676 with a four-year graduation rate of 96 percent.

The cooperative agreement runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. Under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, the coalition must demonstrate a minimum of six months of prior collaboration on substance abuse reduction initiatives, meet composition requirements, secure substantial community volunteer effort, and provide a 100 to 150 percent cash or in-kind match. Recipients are required to submit annual Federal Financial Reports and performance reports, with final reports due at project completion.

East hampton prevention partnership drug free communities project - east hampton prevention partnership project abstract summary east hampton prevention partnership's (EHPP) community is the geographic boundaries of the town of east hampton, CT. The town of east hampton is a town in eastern connecticut once famous for its numerous bellmakers that made the bells for the salvation army, the new york stock exchange, boxing, etc. Now known as "belltown", east hampton is home to lake pocotopaug, a 511-acre private access lake that mostly has year-round homes. East hampton has also had its problems with drugs, once known as the major source of methamphetamine in CT. More recently, in december of 2022, police made an arrest at a local residence that resulted in the confiscation of 70 bags of fentanyl packaged for sale, a container found to hold 384.14 grams of fentanyl and 524 assorted pills, of which 141 were identified as pressed fentanyl pills east hampton has a population of 12,834 residents. The pre-K -12 student population of 1,676 has a four-year graduation rate of 96%. The city's racial and ethnic make-up is 86% white, 7%, hispanic/latino, 3% asian