Project Grant SP018768

The Huron County Prevention Coalition was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (DFC Support Program, CFDA 93.276). The Coalition will work to decrease alcohol and marijuana use among Huron County youth through collaboration, education, and youth empowerment initiatives. As the primary awardee, the Huron County Job and Family Services will implement prevention programs and services from...

The Akron-Newstead Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition (ANDAC) received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant aims to reduce substance use prevalence among youth in the Akron-Newstead community by addressing health disparities and enhancing access to drug-free lifestyle services. ANDAC will utilize evidence-based...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $748,818 Project Grant to Beginning New Outreach, Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization, to deliver an evidence-based substance abuse prevention program curriculum paired with positive youth development (PYD) services. The project will focus on youth ages 10-17 in Muscogee County, Georgia, providing the Narconon: Truth About Drugs prevention curriculum and PYD services in areas such as...

The Weakley County Prevention Coalition (WCPC) was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant will fund a 5-year project to prevent and reduce substance use and related problems among youth aged 12-18, young adults aged 19-25, and their parents in Weakley County, Tennessee. The project...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) provides $425,000 to Community Youth In Action Inc. over a 5-year period from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2030. The funding aims to lower youth substance abuse, including underage drinking, marijuana use, and vaping, as...

The Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (COSSUP) to develop a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary collaborative approach to address and prevent illicit substance use and its adverse consequences in a predominantly rural county. The Criminal Justice...

Through this $741,975 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.842 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative), Prevented, a nonprofit organization based in St. Louis, Missouri, will implement a comprehensive program to address the opioid epidemic's impact on youth and families in Franklin County, Missouri. The key activities include establishing a community task force, delivering evidence-based prevention and youth leadership...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838) will enable Floyd County Fiscal Court and its partners to implement a comprehensive substance use prevention, diversion, and treatment program for youth under 18 in Floyd County, Kentucky. Key program activities include: 1) Developing and implementing court-based substance use diversion services and...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $745,579 Project Grant under the Opioid Affected Youth Initiative (CFDA 16.842) to Family & Children's Service (FCS), a nonprofit organization in Nashville, Tennessee. The purpose of this 3-year award is to implement the Opioid Affected Youth Program, which will provide coordinated mental health services, case management, and other supports for children and families impacted by opioid...

The Community Collective for Youth and Family Resilience and Violence Prevention (CCYFR) project will deliver evidence-based interventions and programs to help families impacted by violence in Boulder and Broomfield counties, Colorado. Funded by a $900,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Children Exposed to Violence program (CFDA 16.818), the University of Colorado will lead a...