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This awardee has received supplemental funding. This award detail page includes information about the supplemental awards but the information about the original award is unavailable.
Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2001, $100,000)
Southern New Mexico Human Development is the fiscal agent for the BIG (Border Initiative Grant) Avanzar Coalition. The coalition is a cross-border collaborative effort in this portion of the New Mexico-Mexico border region. The two counties in New Mexico that are served by the coalition are Do±a Ana and Luna. There are 199,698 residents in these two counties. The goals of the coalition are to: 1) build the joint capacity of providers in southern New Mexico and Chihuahua, Mexico; and, 2) reduce the prevalence of substance abuse among youth in this part of the U.S.-Mexico border. To achieve these goals, the coalition will implement the following strategies:
1) assess underage drinking risks and develop interventions to reduce underage drinking among border youth;
2) identify drug-free activities and programs for youth;
3) expand the capacity of the existing binational youth group as a peer group for the development and dissemination of media messages, educational materials and environmental strategies; and,
4) provide ongoing educational opportunities for BIG Council members in order to increase their mutual understanding and application of science-based prevention.CA/NCF