Announcements

The Art and Science of Community Organizing Training (ASCOT) is a virtual, six day training facilitated by a team of regional leaders who hold decades of experience in community engagement, policy development, prevention, leadership development, and community change. The curriculum includes four cross-cutting themes, six tool boxes, daily showcases, learning coalitions, a collection of online resources, small group activities in breakout rooms, and an individual participant-selected course… read more

The annual National Prevention Network (NPN) Conference highlights the latest research in the substance use prevention field. It provides a forum for prevention professionals, coalition leaders, researchers, and federal partners to share research, best practices and promising evaluation results for the purpose of integrating research into prevention practice. Registration coming soon!

Dates: August 15-17, 2023

Location: Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) 2100… read more

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) Annual Survey of Coalitions (known as the “Annual Survey”) is a leading source of information on community-level substance misuse prevention. The survey provides insights into coalition processes, strategies and activities aimed to reduce substance misuse in efforts to improve population health. All community substance misuse prevention coalitions are invited to participate!

To learn more and participate, please visit CADCA's Annual… read more

DBHR is planning another series of New Coordinator Basic Training (NCBT) in March 2023.  All new CPWI coalition coordinators, who have not attended a previous NCBT series are strongly encouraged to attend.  New CPWI coalition coordinators are the priority audience for the series. CBO staff and Tribal Partners are welcome to attend if space is available.  Please email your request to attend to your Prevention Manager. 

There is no charge for this… read more

Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) launched its new, competitive prevention and treatment request for proposals (RFP) on January 18, 2023! The prevention and treatment proposal templates are attached.

Applications will be due on March 15, 2023, and the funding period for those selected will run from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The eligibility criteria are fairly broad and applications will be selected from organizations working in substance use disorder… read more

The Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) was recently released. Applications are due by Friday, March 3, 2023.

The anticipated award amount is $60,000 annually for 4 years. This is an increase of $10,000 per year from previous grant cycles!

Current or former Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program recipients are strongly encouraged to apply.

The purpose of the STOP Act grant program is to prevent… read more

Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) is excited to launch its new, competitive prevention and treatment request for proposals (RFP) on January 18, 2023! A launch webinar will be hosted that day from 11:00-12:00 p.m. The proposal template will be released immediately following the webinar. Applications will be due on March 15, 2023, and the funding period for those selected will run from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The eligibility criteria are fairly broad and… read more

We have exciting updates about Minerva 2.0 development!

The template participant import document has been updated. To access the updated import document, please select import participants in the Plan Channel. Please do not use the previous template for importing participants.

Two custom reports have been made available in Minerva 2.0: the Program Implementation Monitoring Report (PIM) and the CPWI Quarterly Report Output. These reports are not finalized and are currently… read more

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of its annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which shows how people living in America reported about their experience with mental health conditions, substance use, and pursuit of treatment in 2021. The 2021 NSDUH national report includes selected estimates by race, ethnicity, and age group. It is the most comprehensive report on… read more