Project Grant SP019783

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), awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to High Point Treatment Center, Inc. to implement the "Partnering with Youth for Success in Regional Prevention" project. This five-year project will provide universal, selective, and indicated prevention programming for students in grades 5-12...

The Town of Walpole, Massachusetts was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276) to reduce and prevent youth substance use. The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year project grant include: Increasing the Walpole Prevention Coalition's adult and youth membership by 10%, with a focus on expanding representation from health equity priority populations Collecting data to establish a...

The Greater Portsmouth Youth Wellness Coalition (GPYWC) was awarded a $120,000 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). This four-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will enable GPYWC to address alarming rates of underage alcohol use in the Greater Portsmouth, New Hampshire region. The coalition will engage...

This $120,000 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program will fund the "Alcohol Attitude Adjustments in the Quaboag Hills - Our STOP ACT Program" in the rural towns of Ware and Palmer in western Massachusetts. The program aims to improve community norms around alcohol use and reduce youth access to alcohol...

This $120,000 four-year Project Grant award from the 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) supports efforts by the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition's Early Prevention Impacts Community (EPIC) division to address underage drinking in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The key objectives are to 1) finalize the EPIC Business Project to engage...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $120,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Jefferson Union High School District for the Pacifica Prevention Partnership (PPP) STOP Project. The project focuses on reducing youth substance use through strategies targeting access to alcohol and drugs, media messaging, youth-led research, and policy advocacy. It...

This $997,672 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.839 STOP School Violence Program) supports the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) and its partnership with Sandy Hook Promise Foundation to deliver violence prevention programming in Massachusetts schools. Under this grant, Sandy Hook Promise will implement its Know the Signs programs, including the Start With Hello and Say Something trainings, to teach students how to...

The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $180,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The grant will fund the Youth Prevention Network's "Using the Science of the Positive to Implement Community-Led Interventions to Prevent Underage Alcohol Use Among Youth Ages 12-20 in Gloucester" project. The project...

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a Civilian agency, awarded a 5-year, $375,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to Abington C.o.p.e.s. Inc., a non-profit organization in Abington, Massachusetts. The purpose of this DFC grant is to prevent youth alcohol and nicotine use in the Abington community. Key expected outcomes include increasing coalition membership and youth participation by 10%, enhancing coalition capacity by 25%,...

The North Country Health Consortium, acting as the North Country Public Health Network provider agency for northern New Hampshire, has been awarded a $375,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant, titled "North Country Community of Prevention Practices, Education, and Stigma Reduction (NC COPES),"...