Congratulations to Idaho
DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES Grant Recipients!

Office of National Drug Control Policy's Drug Free Communities Grant announcement has been made! A highly competitive grant,a total of 190 grants were awarded. We are pleased to announce that two of our very own Idaho prevention coalitions have been awarded! 

Orofino, Idaho

It's about kids!! Clearwater Youth Alliance (CYA) is a non-profit 501C3 Coalition for youth in the Clearwater County area, focusing on prevention strategies and activities for area youth. CYA sponsors several programs in Orofino: CHEEP, LEAP the Maniac Teen Center, and Strengthening the Families program, which is evidence based. Clearwater Youth Alliance was also awarded the Best Practice Sites by State of Idaho, Idaho Star Rating.

Idaho Fall, Idaho

Community Youth in Action (CYA) is a coalition which empowers the voices of youth through action and service to foster relationships and build healthy communities throughout Eastern Idaho.

"It's almost 2 years for me since I started on this DFC grant writing adventure. It's extremely rewarding today to finally get to be the one to celebrate!"
Becky Leatham, Executive Director

Idaho currently has six other prevention groups that have received DFC Continuation Grants

Community Coalitions of Idaho (Idaho, Statewide)
Salmon School District (Salmon, Idaho)
The Life Center (Kamiah, Idaho)
City of Lapwai (Lapwai, Idaho)
Drug Free Idaho (Boise, Idaho)
Bonneville Youth Development Council (Idaho Falls, Idaho)

Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program

The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997, is the Nation’s leading effort to mobilize communities to prevent youth substance use. Directed by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the DFC Program provides grants to community coalitions to strengthen the infrastructure among local partners to create and sustain a reduction in local youth substance use.

Recognizing that local problems need local solutions, DFC-funded coalitions engage multiple sectors of the community and employ a variety of environmental strategies to address local substance use problems. DFCs involve local communities in finding solutions and also helps youth at risk for substance use recognize the majority of our Nation’s youth choose not to use substances.

DFC Coalitions are made up of community leaders representing twelve sectors that organize to meet the local prevention needs of the youth and families in their communities. These twelve sectors are:

• Youth (18 or younger)
• Parents
• Businesses
• Media
• Schools
• Youth-serving organizations
• Law enforcement
• Religious/Fraternal organizations
• Civic/Volunteer groups
• Healthcare professionals
• State, local, or tribal government agencies with expertise in the field of substance abuse
• Other organizations involved in reducing substance abuse

The DFC Program is effective – since the program’s inception, the past 30-day prevalence of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and prescription drug misuse has declined significantly among middle school and high school aged youth in the DFC-funded community. (Directly from ONDCP 2019)