Project Grant Q184D050032

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) is designed to develop and test 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. It will also focus on enhancing...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) awarded a $323,343 Project Grant to the Park River Area School District 8 under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The purpose of this grant is to improve security at schools and on school grounds through evidence-based school safety programs and technology. The funding will be used by the school district to implement initiatives that promote a positive...

The Davis School District received a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276) to address the urgent need to reduce vaping of nicotine and marijuana among youth in their community. The grant aims to implement evidence-based strategies within a Communities That Care coalition process to shift youth perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors related to substance use. Key objectives include doubling the coalition membership,...

The Newfound Area School District (NASD) received a $250,000 five-year Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant aims to establish collaborative partnerships to prevent and reduce youth substance use in the Newfound region of New Hampshire through evidence-based environmental strategies, school-based programming, youth empowerment initiatives,...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency within the U.S. government, awarded a $375,000 Project Grant to the Adams County Medical Foundation Inc. under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024 and a completion date of September 29, 2029, will support the Adams County Youth Prevention Coalition's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based collaborations focused on preventing and...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to the Marshfield Area Coalition For Youth, Inc. in Wisconsin. The grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the coalition's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based strategies for preventing and reducing substance use among youth aged...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Healthy Community Coalition (Franklin Community Health Network) in Farmington, Maine. This 5-year grant, effective September 30, 2024, will support the coalition's efforts to address youth substance use in Franklin County, Maine. The program focuses on collaborative, evidence-based prevention strategies across multiple...

The Watervliet Public School District was awarded a $500,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services Office to implement the School Violence Prevention Program. The grant will support evidence-based programs and technology solutions through September 2025 to improve school security and foster a positive learning environment. Funded under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710), this project aims to advance...

This $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276) awarded to the Town of Walpole, MA will fund a 5-year project to reduce and prevent youth substance use in the community. Key objectives include: increasing coalition membership by 10% with a focus on health equity populations, collecting baseline data to measure outcomes, implementing digital prevention campaigns targeting parents and youth, and piloting evidence-based...

The Aspen School District Re 1 was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. The grant will fund the Aspen-Pitkin Healthy Futures Coalition's collaborative effort to prevent and reduce youth substance use in Pitkin County, Colorado over a 5-year period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029. The project will implement evidence-based prevention strategies, youth leadership...