More than $1 million in federal funding aimed at establishing prevention coalitions is headed to the Tristate. On August 31, 2011, The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the names of the recipients for the latest round of the Drug-Free Community Support Program (DFC) grant funding.

The DFC is a federal grant program based on the philosophy that local drug problems require local solutions. The program provides funding to community-based coalitions that organize to prevent youth substance use. The DFC Act was passed by Congress in 1997. According to the ONDCP, the DFC program has funded 2,000 coalitions and currently mobilizes nearly 9,000 community volunteers nationwide since its inception.

A tremendous amount of hard work and dedication went into the DFC grant applications by coalitions around the Tristate. We would like to congratulate the following coalitions who will  be receiving the DFC grant funds for federal fiscal year 2012:

Stayin’ Alive, Franklin County, IN (Received DFC continuation)

Substance Awareness Greater Anderson (SAGA) Coalition, Anderson Twp, OH (Received DFC continuation)

Coalition for Safe and Drug-Free Fairfield, Fairfield, OH (Received DFC continuation)

Butler County Coalition for Healthy, Safe and Drug-Free Communities, Butler County, OH (Received DFC and mentoring continuations)

Partners for a Drug-Free Milford Miami Twp, Milford, OH - DFC continuation

We are also happy to announce that Coalition for a Healthy Middletown received their first DFC grant. Additionally, several non-member coalitions in Greater Cincinnati were also renewed:  People of Color Wellness Alliance and Kenton County Alliance. A new group in Northern Kentucky, Kentucky Agency for Substance Abuse Policy - Northern Kentucky Board was also named a first year awardee.