Project Grant SP014643

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to The Groundswell Group, Inc. in Bronx, New York. The funding will support the "WEPA" (We Engage in Prevention Awareness) coalition, a diverse community coalition focused on substance abuse prevention strategies targeting Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) youth aged 12-18 in the North Bronx. The coalition will implement...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant (CFDA 93.276) to the Marshfield Area Coalition For Youth, Inc. on September 30, 2024. The grant will fund the organization's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions dedicated to preventing and reducing substance use among youth in Wisconsin over a 5-year period through September 29, 2029. The DFC Support Program provides funding for...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Project Grant to The Dana Leroyne Causey Family Empowerment Foundation, Inc. located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The grant, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will fund the establishment and strengthening of a community-based coalition dedicated to preventing and reducing substance use among youth. The funded activities will involve implementing...

The Porter County Substance Abuse Council received a $250,000 federal Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276). The grant award, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, supports the council's efforts to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions dedicated to preventing and reducing substance use among youth in Porter County, Indiana. The funded project involves implementing...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian federal agency, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Song Community Development Corporation in New Orleans, Louisiana. The grant, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, supports the establishment and strengthening of a community-based coalition to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The project will implement...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to Encouraging Leaders, a minority-owned non-profit organization. The funding supports the Minnesota Hope and Healing Task Force's Drug-Free Community Initiative, which focuses on empowering youth aged 12-18, particularly from communities of color in Minneapolis, to overcome...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency of the U.S. government, awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to Words Of Hope 4 Life, a non-profit organization located in Walled Lake, Michigan. The grant award, which has an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2029, is intended to establish and strengthen a community-based coalition to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The funded project...

This $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) grant, awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), aims to address the urgent need to reduce vaping of nicotine and marijuana among youth in the community. Over the 5-year grant period from September 2024 to September 2029, the Davis School District will work with a community coalition to implement evidence-based strategies focused on providing opportunities, skills, and recognition to strengthen youth bonds...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, awarded a 5-year, $250,000 Project Grant to Elkton Alliance, Incorporated, a non-profit organization, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant funding will be used by the Elkton Alliance Drug Free Communities Coalition to increase community collaboration and reduce youth substance use, primarily tobacco and alcohol, in Elkton, Maryland. Key initiatives include school-based prevention...

The Project Grant award of $250,000 from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276), provides funding to the Guided Approach To Positivity Youth Mentoring Initiative Inc. to empower youth ages 12-18 in Wilmington, Delaware to prevent and reduce the harmful use of prescription drugs, marijuana, and tobacco/vaping products. The project aims to achieve this through education, advocacy, and collaborative efforts that raise...