The 2nd Annual SUD Coalitions Conference Was a Success!
Thank you to everyone who joined us on June 24, 2025, at the Riverfront Conference Center in Flint. Your energy and engagement around our CHAMPS theme—Collaboration, Health, Advocacy, Mobilization, Perception, Sustainability—made this year’s event truly outstanding.
Stay Tuned for 2026!
Quarterly Coalition Support & Networking
Join us for a virtual gathering that’s designed for coalition leaders and members to gain:
- Answers: Ask questions and get real-time feedback.
- Inspiration: Hear successes from other communities!
- Connections: Network with other coalition leaders who share your passion for creating change.
Join us quarterly on the last Tuesday of the month at 12:00 PM!
https://preventionnetwork-org.zoom.us/j/82861290416?pwd=ABbMzU5Cq5ELgG8h5YSYXaWkg5bCra.1
2026 PFS Sub-Awards Application Now Available!
Award amounts: $3000.
Limit one award per coalition.
Eligible Coalitions: All Coalitions except those that received sub-awards in FY25
Accepting Application January 1, 2026 Until June 12, 2026 or until funds are exhausted.
As part of the Strategic Prevention Framework Partnership for Success grant / Michigan Partnership to Advance Coalitions project (PFS/MI-PAC), Prevention Network (PN) via its Coalition Training and Technical Assistance Program is offering sub-awards to coalitions to increase capacity for communities to identify and address tobacco, e-cigarettes, and marijuana issues. PN will disseminate sub-awards to six coalitions to increase the number and quality of prevention strategies or promotion of prevention messages used in communities. Projects will address behavioral health within the community around tobacco, e-cigarettes, or marijuana.
Prevention Network will award up to six (6) coalitions. Funds need to be expended by September 11, 2026.
Any funds not spent by the final day must be returned to Prevention Network within 10 days of the end of the approved project timeline.
Sub-Award Q & A sessions will be taking place in January:
Session 1: January 15, 2026, 11 AM – 12 PM EST
https://preventionnetwork-org.zoom.us/j/82402737946?pwd=y1fsiCttlE2FxuuaHfna08Gschg7DB.1&jst=2
Session 2: January 22, 2026, 4 PM – 5 PM EST
https://preventionnetwork-org.zoom.us/j/81751009164?pwd=L4ZcZIyjt2IudNWdohd2mOfDrNNYQS.1&jst=2
Survey results and summary information can be requested by contacting Lauren Gonzalez at laureng@preventionnetwork.org
Coming Soon: Coalition Coordinator Skills Training
Skills building course for new coalition coordinators. Training topics include Networking & Recruiting, Community Engagement, Meeting Facilitation, Hosting Community Events, Sustainability. Participants completing the course will receive a Certificate for Completion of 6 MCBAP SUD specific CEUs.
Future in-person, one-day training dates TBD.
To join the waiting list, email info@preventionnetwork.org.
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