Project Grant SP016605

This $250,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.276 - Drug-Free Communities Support Program) will support the Wabash County Drug Free Community Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce alcohol and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 in rural Wabash County, Illinois. The coalition, established in 2023, will utilize evidence-based strategies and data-driven approaches to address individual and environmental risk factors contributing to substance...

The Peer Coalition Inc., a non-profit organization located in Suffern, New York, received a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.276 - Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants) to prevent and reduce youth substance use in the East Ramapo Central School District. The grant, awarded for the period of September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, will support the Peer Coalition's efforts to build a diverse community coalition, implement...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grant to the San Marcos Prevention Coalition, a non-profit organization, to reduce youth substance abuse in the San Marcos community. The 5-year project aims to: 1) Increase community collaboration by growing the coalition membership by 15% and presenting the coalition's mission and action plan to five sector leaders' organizations by 2025; and 2) Reduce youth marijuana,...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency, awarded a 5-year, $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Usra Coalition, a New Jersey non-profit organization. The purpose of this DFC Support Program grant is to establish and strengthen collaborations to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The award will fund the Usra Coalition's initiatives in...

The federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was granted to Montclair State University by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The award will fund the Paterson 5th Ward Coalition for Prevention and Empowerment (P-C.O.P.E.) project to establish and strengthen a community-based coalition focused on preventing and reducing substance use among...

The Lake County General Health District was awarded a $233,142 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. This five-year Project Grant, which runs from September 2024 to September 2029, aims to establish and strengthen a community-based coalition in Lake County, Ohio to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The grant will support the Lake County Community Health...

The Project Grant award of $125,000.00 from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will fund the Groundswell Group's WEPA Coalition to implement substance abuse prevention strategies targeting BIPOC youth aged 12-18 in the North Bronx of New York City. The coalition will deliver evidence-based Botvin's Life Skills programming and community-level environmental strategies to engage youth in schools, after-school programs,...

The Teen and Youth Alliance Coalition was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant will be used to implement the Seven Strategies for Community Level Change to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids in Glenarden, Maryland over a 5-year period from September 2024 to...

This federal Project Grant award 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) provides $125,000 to the Little Compton Town School District to fund the Little Compton-Tiverton Prevention Coalition. The coalition will utilize evidence-based strategies and capacity building activities to address youth marijuana and nicotine use, strengthen prevention infrastructure, and...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a civilian agency of the U.S. government, has awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Song Community Development Corporation in New Orleans, Louisiana. The grant is part of the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), which aims to establish and strengthen community-based coalitions for preventing and reducing substance use among youth. Through this five-year grant, the Song Community Development Corporation will work to...