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California Services to Science Academy (CSSA) Cohort 2. 0: Technical Support and Assistance for Promising and Innovative Prevention Programs is sponsored by Department of Health Care Services. The CSSA Cohort 2.
0 grant supports youth-serving non-profit community or tribal organizations, or counties implementing Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG)-funded prevention programs in California to strengthen and evaluate innovative substance use prevention programs. Funding and technical assistance will help build evidence of effectiveness and expand youth and young adult prevention efforts statewide.
The CSSA is a Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) program that provides an opportunity for primary prevention providers who are delivering locally developed and innovative substance use disorder (SUD) prevention interventions to generate evidence as either practices or case studies of intervention implementation or adaptation to serve as a resource on the Substance Use Prevention Evidence-Based Resource (SUPER) website for other prevention providers across the state.
The CSSA Cohort 2. 0 will support prevention providers seeking to generate and demonstrate credible evidence of effectiveness for locally developed and innovative prevention activities, with the goal of increasing the number of effective interventions to be featured on the SUPER website, thus strengthening prevention providers’ ability to address SUDs and behavioral health-related challenges across diverse communities. CSSA Cohort 2.
0, managed by the University of California, Los Angeles Integrated Substance Use & Addiction Programs (UCLA-ISAP) will work with grantees to craft individualized, site-specific evaluation plans to help generate evidence of intervention impact.
Additionally, there will be optional pre-planning meetings with each grantee site to review general evaluation strategies and skills and develop plans for training and technical assistance through monthly individual and group sessions to support grantees with customized feedback for ongoing data collection and reporting.
Grantees will be expected to participate in mandatory ongoing evaluation training and technical assistance through monthly Learning Collaboratives, group sessions, individual check-ins, and coaching calls. Selected grantees will receive funding up to $102,500 per organization to be used to plan and implement individualized evaluation activities of the CSSA Cohort 2. 0 across California.
The project period is December 1, 2026 through March 1, 2028 (15-months). All eligible youth-serving non-profit community or tribal organizations, or counties must submit their completed applications online via a Qualtrics form embedded on the SUPER website no later than 5:00 p. m.
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on May 29, 2026.
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California Services to Science Academy (CSSA) Cohort 2. 0: Technical Support and Assistance for Promising and Innovative Prevention Programs - California Grants Portal The CSSA Cohort 2.
0 grant supports youth-serving non-profit community or tribal organizations, or counties implementing Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG)-funded prevention programs in California to strengthen and evaluate innovative substance use prevention programs. Funding and technical assistance will help build evidence of effectiveness and expand youth and young adult prevention efforts statewide.
The CSSA is a Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) program that provides an opportunity for primary prevention providers who are delivering locally developed and innovative substance use disorder (SUD) prevention interventions to generate evidence as either practices or case studies of intervention implementation or adaptation to serve as a resource on the Substance Use Prevention Evidence-Based Resource (SUPER) website for other prevention providers across the state.
The CSSA Cohort 2. 0 will support prevention providers seeking to generate and demonstrate credible evidence of effectiveness for locally developed and innovative prevention activities, with the goal of increasing the number of effective interventions to be featured on the SUPER website, thus strengthening prevention providers’ ability to address SUDs and behavioral health-related challenges across diverse communities. CSSA Cohort 2.
0, managed by the University of California, Los Angeles Integrated Substance Use & Addiction Programs (UCLA-ISAP) will work with grantees to craft individualized, site-specific evaluation plans to help generate evidence of intervention impact.
Additionally, there will be optional pre-planning meetings with each grantee site to review general evaluation strategies and skills and develop plans for training and technical assistance through monthly individual and group sessions to support grantees with customized feedback for ongoing data collection and reporting.
Grantees will be expected to participate in mandatory ongoing evaluation training and technical assistance through monthly Learning Collaboratives, group sessions, individual check-ins, and coaching calls. Selected grantees will receive funding up to $102,500 per organization to be used to plan and implement individualized evaluation activities of the CSSA Cohort 2. 0 across California.
The project period is December 1, 2026 through March 1, 2028 (15-months). All eligible youth-serving non-profit community or tribal organizations, or counties must submit their completed applications online via a Qualtrics form embedded on the SUPER website no later than 5:00 p. m.
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) on May 29, 2026. Non-profits, tribal governments, and public agencies providing SUD prevention services in California are eligible. Applicants must serve youth, young adults, or families and demonstrate capacity for equitable, community‑based prevention.
Priority goes to organizations serving under‑resourced or marginalized communities. Statewide. Must be located in California and service California.
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0 is a DHCS program funded through the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Proposition 64 California Cannabis Tax Fund, Allocation 3, Youth Education, Prevention, Early Intervention, and Treatment Account. The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee.
Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly). Funds will be distributed to grantees in four (4) payments aligned with completion of: 1. Pre-Implementation Activities ($50,000) 2.
Implementation Activities (Two payments of $20,000 each) 3. Post-Implementation Activities ($12,500) Grantees will submit invoices to UCLA-ISAP once the following deliverables have been completed. Additional information is listed in the RFA.
State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying. For questions about this grant, contact: Carissa Loya, 1-323-391-3460, cssa@mednet. ucla.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofit; Public Agency; Tribal Government. Non-profits, tribal governments, and public agencies providing SUD prevention services in California are eligible. Applicants must serve youth, young adults, or families and demonstrate capacity for equitable, community‑based prevention. Priority goes to organizations serving under‑resourced or marginalized communities. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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California Services to Science Academy (CSSA) Cohort 2.0: Technical Support and Assistance for Promising and Innovative Prevention Programs is sponsored by California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). This grant supports youth-serving non-profit community or tribal organizations, or counties implementing Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG)-funded prevention programs in California to strengthen and evaluate innovative substance use pre…
Elevate Youth California (EYC) Program is a grant from California Department of Health Care Services. Elevate Youth California: Cohort 7 Standard Track - California Grants Portal Through this round of Elevate Youth California (EYC) funding, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is making approximately $46.98 million available to community-based, Tribal, and county behavioral health organizations throughout California to expand youth and young adult substance use prevention through policy, systems, and environmental change. EYC is a DHCS statewide program addressing substance use disorder (SUD) by investing in youth leadership and civic engagement for youth of color and 2S/LGBTQIA+ youth ages 12 to 26 living in communities disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs.