Center for Community Engagement
FY 2027 Request for Applications
Grant applications due close of business, Monday, November 16, 2026.
Hamilton County Mini-Grants
Hamilton County Family Services & Treatment
Prevention Program Grant Application
PreventionFIRST! receives funding from the Hamilton County Family Services and Treatment Levy to support local coalition development in Hamilton County.
Eligibility Requirements
- The project must have a principal mission of preventing or reducing youth substance use/misuse, promoting youth mental health awareness and/or preventing youth suicide.
- Eligible applicants must be public entities, private nonprofit organizations, government agencies, or faith-based organizations.
- The project must serve communities and residents within Hamilton County, Ohio.
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This funding can support efforts to strengthen the capacity of an existing coalition or mobilize a new coalition in communities where one does not currently exist. Coalitions may be youth-led or community-based.
- This funding can also be used to initiate and/or increase behavioral health prevention in organizations and faith communities.
Funding Goals
Goal 1: To increase community collaboration
Establish and strengthen collaboration among community sectors and county entities to support the efforts of community coalitions to prevent and reduce substance use/misuse among youth.*
*youth is defined as individuals 25 and younger because of our partnerships with local colleges/universities
Goal 2: To reduce youth substance use/misuse and suicide
Reduce substance use/misuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in the community that increase the risk of substance use/misuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use/misuse.*
*substances include, but are not limited to, narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, cannabis/marijuana, inhalants, alcohol, and tobacco including e-cigarettes/vaping, where their use is prohibited by federal, state, or local law.
For More Information:
Jade Jacobs
Program Coordinator
jjacobs@prevention-first.org
513-751-8000 ext. 19