Project Grant NU17CE010068

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, has awarded a 5-year, $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery (IFPR) to implement the Southern Ocean County Interfaith Advocacy and Leadership (SOCIAL) Coalition. The goal of this project is to reduce underage alcohol and e-cigarette use among youth 18 and younger in Southern Ocean County, New Jersey. The SOCIAL...

The Project Grant award for $375,000 titled "ABINGTON C.O.P.E.S.: PREVENTING YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE IN THE TOWN OF ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS" was provided by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant is funded through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), which aims to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions to prevent and reduce substance use among...

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $247,433 Project Grant under the Cancer Cause and Prevention Research (CFDA 93.393) program to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Division, to develop and test a Parents Helping Parents for Youth Vaping Cessation (PHP-VX) program. The goal of this 3-year feasibility study is to create a parent-facilitated vaping cessation intervention for older adolescents aged 15-18. The project aims to...

This Project Grant award of $1,922,000.00 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support Baldwin Wallace University and Ohio State University in implementing a comprehensive program to reduce youth access to tobacco and vaping products in Ohio. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing and disseminating a policy toolkit to assist 7 municipalities (Athens, Barberton,...

This $669,973 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) supports the development and evaluation of parent-based interventions (PBIs) to reduce underage drinking on college campuses. The project aims to optimize a social media-inspired mobile app (ParentCandor PNF+) and create a less time-intensive email-based social norms marketing campaign (SNMC+) to engage parents and prevent or decrease...

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $692,872 Project Grant (CFDA 93.393 - Cancer Cause and Prevention Research) to the Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to develop and evaluate a scalable social media-based intervention called the "Quit the Hit Toolkit" (QTHT) to support adolescent vaping cessation. The QTHT program will be implemented by youth-serving organizations and evaluated in a randomized controlled trial to assess its effectiveness. UCSF...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $120,000 four-year Project Grant (CFDA 93.243, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance) to the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition's Early Prevention Impacts Community (EPIC) division. The grant funding will support EPIC's efforts to address underage drinking in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Key activities...

This federal Project Grant award of $549,555.45 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research (CFDA 93.077) program supports research to investigate the exposure and respiratory health effects of using new and emerging electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) devices among young adults. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year grant, which begins on September 1, 2024, include:...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.393 - Cancer Cause and Prevention Research) provides $310,319 to the University of Louisville to conduct formative research on developing a motivation-based typology of adolescent e-cigarette users. The goal is to inform the development of tailored cognitive-behavioral cessation interventions for this population. The research will involve surveying 1,200 high school students who have used e-cigarettes in the past...

This $610,092 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) will fund the development and national evaluation of a hybrid substance use prevention program for upper elementary school students. The program will utilize a combination of online e-learning modules and traditional classroom sessions to teach students about the harms of vaping and the importance of safe prescription medication use, while also...