This federal Project Grant award of $120,000 was provided by 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 aims to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth aged 12-20 in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Montana. Key products and services to be delivered through this 4-year project include: strengthening collaboration between the local...
The Monterey County Office of Education received a $1 million project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the STOP School Violence program. The grant will fund implementation of a multi-agency Monterey County Healthy and Safe Schools and Communities Coalition from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Key deliverables include development of a master emergency operations plan to standardize safety protocols across Monterey...
This $125,000 annual Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) will support the Austin Drug-Free Youth Coalition's efforts to prevent and reduce underage drinking and youth marijuana use in Austin, Texas. The key activities to be delivered through this five-year grant include: 1) assessing the community to identify risk factors contributing to youth substance use, 2) educating...
This $250,000 Project Grant award was provided by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) to the Bitterroot Early Learning Network, a non-profit organization in Ravalli County, Montana. The goal of the project is to increase community collaboration and reduce underage alcohol and marijuana use among youth in Ravalli County through evidence-based prevention strategies, youth engagement, and cross-sector...
The Asian Health Coalition (AHC) was awarded a $120,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243). The 4-year "Together to Stop Underage Drinking" project aims to reduce alcohol use among youth aged 12-20 in Chicago's southwest side neighborhoods through culturally tailored, evidence-based prevention strategies. Key objectives...
The Andrew County Health and Safety Coalition was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276), to implement a comprehensive prevention initiative targeting substance use and mental health awareness among youth ages 9-19 in three school districts in Andrew County, Missouri. The initiative will deploy evidence-based programs such as Too Good for Drugs, Guiding Good Choices, Drug-Free...
The Teen and Youth Alliance Coalition, Inc. has been awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, funded under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The purpose of this five-year grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2029, is to implement the seven strategies for community-level change to address youth marijuana and non-medical prescription drug use/opioids in Glenarden, Maryland. The project aims to...
The Wabash County Drug Free Community Coalition (WCDFCC) was awarded a $250,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CFDA 93.276) to prevent and reduce alcohol and marijuana use among youth ages 12-18 in rural Wabash County, Illinois. The coalition, established in 2023, plans to utilize evidence-based strategies and data-driven approaches to address individual and environmental risk factors that contribute to substance use within the...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, through the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276), has awarded a $250,000 five-year Project Grant to The Orange County Council On Alcoholism, Inc., doing business as Alcohol And Drug Awareness Council Of Orange County. The grant, effective September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2029, will support the non-profit organization's efforts to establish and strengthen a community coalition focused on preventing and reducing...
The Drug-Free Campus Creek Coalition, serving as the fiscal agent for the San Marcos Prevention Coalition, was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program (CFDA 93.276) by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The grant funding will support the coalition's efforts to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse within the Campus Creek community, which serves approximately...