Wichita Mountains Prevention Network Inc.

Wichita Mountains Prevention Network Inc., a 501(c)(3 nonprofit organization based in Lawton, Oklahoma, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering community-based substance-abuse prevention services to rural Oklahoma counties, with 67% of recent awards captured as a sub-recipient under pass-through grants from the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.

The organization's federal footprint centers on the Department of Health and Human Services, with all twelve awards across the portfolio routed through HHS agencies. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) accounts for the dominant share of activity: nine of twelve awards flow through SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and its Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG) program, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contributes two awards. SAMHSA's STOP Act (Sober Truth On Preventing Underage Drinking) and community-based prevention services grants form the core of the active work.

As a prime recipient, Wichita Mountains Prevention Network holds a $4.7 million STOP Act Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act project grant awarded directly by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention on September 30, 2026, running through September 29, 2030. The grant sponsors the PASS (Prevention Against Substance Substance) Coalition in Garvin County, a rural community coalition established in 2017 to address underage alcohol use among residents 12 to 20 years of age. The grant funds coalition capacity building, stakeholder recruitment, youth advisory group establishment, evidence-based practice training, and implementation support in partnership with the Garvin County Sheriff's Department and school-based student resource officers.

In its sub-recipient role, Wichita Mountains Prevention Network delivers community-based prevention services across multiple Oklahoma counties—Garvin, Carter, Comanche, Jefferson, Stephens, and McCurtain—addressing alcohol, marijuana, opioid, and stimulant use. The organization has received eight sub-awards from the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services between July 2023 and July 2025, each focused on county-specific or multi-county prevention initiatives. The organization operates a home office in Lawton and a satellite office in Ardmore to serve the Garvin County footprint. One award reaches completion in the next twenty-four months, creating minimal near-term recompete exposure. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $4.7 million, with activity averaging fewer than three awards per year over the past five years.