Colorado was awarded a federal Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) in early October of 2004. The four overlapping goals of the Colorado Prevention Partners (CPP), the name of the SPF-SIG in Colorado, are:
Reduce substance abuse-related problems in communities
Prevent the onset and reduce the progression of substance abuse, including childhood and underage drinking of alcohol
Build prevention capacity and infrastructure at the state and community levels
Develop a sustainable SPF-SIG model that is implemented through partnerships between the state and communities
As required by federal SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant #SP04-002A, communities were selected based on a data-driven needs assessment process that compared county and state level indicators of substance abuse, its prevalence, and its consequences. The overall goal of the grant is to develop and sustain the local and state prevention infrastructure needed to decrease substance abuse and its consequences in target communities.
