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Strategic Planning Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG)
The State identified Barron Countys priority as: Underage Drinking Among 12-20 year olds
Planning Grant:
May 2009-September 2009 $87,700
Implementation Period 1:
October 1, 2009 September 30, 2010 $140,547
Implementation Period 2:
October 1, 2010-September 30, 2011, estimated at $140,547
Total Value: $368,794 over 2 1/2 years
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Drug Free Communities Support
Program Grant (DFC)
Goals:
ท Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, private non profit agencies, and Federal, State, local and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth.
ท Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse (2009-2010: Alcohol and Tobacco)
$125,000 per year : September 30 to September 29 from 2009 to 2014. The Coalition will then apply for an additional 5 years of funding at the same rate.
Requires a dollar for dollar local match, can be in kind services.
Total Value: $625,000 over 5 years
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Environmental Strategies
ท Prevention approaches that change the context (environment) in which substance use and abuse occur.
ท Create lasting change in community norms and systems, producing widespread behavior change and, in turn, reducing problems for entire communities.
Examples: Alcohol & tobacco sales compliance checks, evidence based programs in schools, prevent adults from providing alcohol to underage youth, strengthen policies to decrease youth access to alcohol
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Barron County: YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR survey (YRBS administered fall 2008) MS 1646 students HS 1672 students |
6th grade |
8th grade |
10th grade |
12th grade |
Drive a car driven when you had been drinking alcohol |
0 |
0 |
10% |
19% |
Alcohol Use other than a few sips in last 30 days |
4.2% |
17.5% |
23% |
45% |
Binge Drinking in last 30 days |
1% |
9.4% |
18% |
33% |
Lifetime use other than a few sips |
19.7% |
41.9% |
68% |
71% |
Tried cigarette smoking |
8.7% |
20.2% |
33.5% |
46.6% |
Smoking in last 30 days (1 or more days) |
2% |
8% |
20% |
29% |
Smokeless Tobacco use in last 30 days (1 or more days) |
2% |
8% |
13% |
14% |
Life time Marijuana Use (1 or more days) |
3% |
6.2 |
21% |
33% |
In last 30 days Marijuana Use (1 or more days) |
1% |
4% |
5% |
16% |
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Mini Grants
The Safe & Stable Families Coalition has funding available to groups/organizations that are looking at promoting family strength and stability for the development of healthy communities in Barron County.
Mini grants are given out 3 times per year. Deadlines for appliaction are March 10, 2010, July 7, 2010 and September 8, 2010. Funding award notification will be made by the 30th of the deadline month. The Coalition has a budget of $6,000 and requests should be limited to a maximum of $500.
All projects that receive funding will be required to attend a coalition meeting to share the results of their project that was funded.
For more information on mini grants, or to get an application e-mail contact@bcssf.com or call 537-6109.
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