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BBCC is now participating in the
KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM.
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We are now accepting auditions for Winter Battle of the Bands

Friday, March 2 - Get details...

 


DFC - Federal Grant Announcement
We have GREAT news for our youth, families and community! The Coalition was awarded one of only 87 new Drug Free Community Support Program Matching Grants (DFC) from the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy. This is quite an accomplishment considering there were 452 applicants from across the nation this year!
This is a 5 year award for $125k per year of Federal funding with a required yearly non-Federal match. Since the Coalition will be in years 6-10 of the DFC funding process, our non-Federal matching requirement by year is:
  • Fiscal year 2011-2012: 100% $125k ($1:$1 match)
  • Fiscal year 2012-2013: 125% match = $156,250k
  • Fiscal year 2013-2014: 125% match = $156,250k
  • Fiscal year 2014-2015: 150% match = $187, 500k
  • Fiscal year 2015-2016: 150% match = $187,500k
(The Coalition's fiscal year runs October 1 - September 30. Also, the non-Federal match can be made up of financial and in-kind support.)
This is a wonderful opportunity for people from our entire community to come together and develop a sustainable future to prevent substance use and abuse by our youth!

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Together we can... keep our youth safe and substance free.

And, to do so, it is important to know what is happening in our community, our  nation and in the world of substance abuse prevention. Following are some of the latest headlines. We invite you to visit our other pages to learn more about the Coalition's programs, activities, and events. 

Working together with you for substance free youth!
 
Carol   &  Kelly
Carol Mastroianni            Kelly Michaud
                Executive Director           Youth Program Coordinator