Project Grant NH28CE004215
- The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Rural Empowerment Initiative Inc. on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276). The recipient operates as Coalición de Prevención para la Montaña, a community coalition in Puerto Rico working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The DFC Support Program establishes and strengthens collaborations among community coalitions, public and...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Southern Empowerment Initiative Inc. under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276) on July 1, 2026. The Proactive Prevention Coalition will serve between 12 and 17 youth from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds significantly impacted by natural disasters in the municipality of Juana Díaz on the southern coast of Puerto Rico (postal code 00795). The coalition...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded Cuida TU Esencia Inc. $125,000 under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276) on July 1, 2026. Cuida TU Esencia Inc. serves as the administering entity for the Saving Lives Puerto Rico Drug Free Community Coalition, a youth substance abuse prevention initiative operating in high-drug-trafficking and high-crime areas across a 15 square-kilometer region spanning the Carolina and San...
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Sabana Grande Community & Economic Development Saced Corp on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276) to support the Palante Prevention Coalition's substance abuse prevention efforts targeting youth aged 12 to 17 in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. The coalition aims to enhance prevention capacity and infrastructure within the community and decrease alcohol and prescription drug use and...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to the Turtleback Take Back Team on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276), a project grant with performance extending through June 30, 2031. The Turtleback Take Back Team Coalition will implement evidence-based prevention strategies to reduce and prevent youth substance use in the Turtleback community of northeastern San Diego, California. The...
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded Facing It Together In The Virgin Islands, Inc. one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276). The recipient will implement prevention strategies targeting marijuana and non-medical use of prescription drugs among youths ages 12–18 in Charlotte Amalie. The coalition will deploy activities across all seven community-change strategies, including building...
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Youth Popular Culture Institute, Inc. on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276). The Faces 4 Change Drug-Free Community Coalition, led by the recipient, implements seven strategies for community-level change to prevent youth substance use in Harrisonburg, Virginia, targeting a population of 51,082. The strategies—provide information, enhance skills, provide support, change...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Todos Juntos on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276). Todos Juntos, operating as the Estacada Youth Prevention Coalition, will prevent and reduce youth nicotine, vaping, and underage alcohol use in the Estacada community by building a coordinated, data-driven coalition. The award supports establishment and strengthening of collaboration among...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded the Pueblo of Taos $125,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276) to fund the Taos Pueblo Awareness Coalition Team (TPACT), a community coalition working to prevent youth substance use and promote mental well-being across the Taos Pueblo and surrounding areas in north-central New Mexico. TPACT delivers substance abuse prevention programming rooted in...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to the Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon & Storey Counties on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (CFDA 93.276). The recipient will implement a five-year community-level prevention initiative across Lyon and Storey Counties, Nevada, to reduce youth alcohol and opioid misuse. Key activities include promoting community-specific prevention messaging...
The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $125,000 to Guara Bi Inc. on July 1, 2026, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) for Year 1 implementation of a comprehensive youth substance use prevention initiative in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Guara Bi, operating as the nonprofit Coalition #TBT, will reduce substance use among youth aged 12–18 by addressing alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco through multi-sector collaboration and research-based strategies. Core activities include conducting a local needs assessment, implementing the Botvin Lifeskills Training curriculum in local schools, organizing community workshops, leading monthly parent education sessions, conducting an annual Sticker Shock campaign to deter underage alcohol sales, disseminating prevention messages through social media and public service announcements, and recruiting and engaging youth through a "Voices of Youth" initiative for planning, outreach, and leadership development. The project will apply the Strategic Prevention Framework and Seven Strategies for Community-Level Change to guide implementation. The award covers the five-year period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, with place of performance in Puerto Rico. The DFC Support Program aims to establish and strengthen collaborations among community coalitions to prevent and reduce youth substance use by addressing environmental and social risk factors while promoting protective factors.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $125.0k | 7/13/26 |