Enlarge Text
Click to increase the text size. Restore Text
Click to restore original text size. Reduce Text
Click to decrease the text size.

Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) GPAC Workgroup

Background

The Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) is one of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s (SAMHSA) infrastructure and service delivery grant programs, designed to help states build, deliver, and sustain effective prevention services for reducing substance abuse problems.

The California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs was awarded the SAMHSA SPF SIG in September 2010 to:

• Provide more streamlined state and county processes and procedures
• Expedite the planning/action/outcomes process
• Create a means for communicating statewide priorities at all levels
• Increase the use of data in local planning
• Provide more coordinated and effective evidence-based prevention efforts

Please click on the Power Points below to see an overview of the SPG SIG project:

• SPF SIG Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant Workgroup
• SPF/SIG: An Opportunity for Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice in Community Prevention

Duties of the SPF SIG Workgroup

• Assess problem areas based on State Epidemiological Workgroup (SEW) data and recommend SPF SIG priorities
• Make recommendations for subrecipient communities
• Make recommendations for funding methodologies
• Create project timelines
• Recommend approval of the SPF SIG Strategic Plan
• Review and approve community level Strategic Plans
• Oversee progress throughout the five years of the grant

The SPF SIG Workgroup is facilitated by the SPF SIG Project Manager and meets on an as-needed basis.

Assessment

The first task of the SPF SIG Workgroup was to assess problem areas based on data presented by the SEW and recommend priorities for the SPF SIG project. The information presented to the SPF SIG workgroup included the Epi Profile, priority selection criteria, and a Power Point presentation that included background and overview information on the needs assessment and prevention priority.

• CA State EPI Profile
• SNAP Recommended Priority Setting Criteria-Considerations 6-16-11
• GPAC SPF-SIG Presentation

After reviewing available data, the SPF SIG Workgroup recommends that the strategic focus area for the SPF SIG grant be underage and excessive youth drinking, addressing youth ages 12-25. See the Recommended Strategic Focus Area document below for details and rationale.

• SPF-SIG Work Grourp Recommendation to GPAC - draft

Subrecipient Selection

A group of 20-30 communities will be identified by the GPAC SPF SIG Workgroup through a screening process that includes reviewing data on alcohol use and its consequences (see Considerations and Criteria for Recruiting Communities for the SPF SIG below). Counties in which these communities reside will be interviewed to determine if the community should be included in the SPF SIG project. The final selection of county grantees and project communities will be approved by the GPAC and ADP. Once the SPF SIG Strategic Plan is approved by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the funds will be allocated through grants to the counties in which the selected communities reside.

During the August 5, 2011 webinar (see below for information presented at webinar), participants wanted an opportunity to self-nominate their communities. A self-nomination form has been created (see SPF SIG Self-Nomination for Grant Participation form below). The information from these self-nomination forms will be added to the community selection screening process to determine potential project communities. Counties that submit a nomination should have:

• An interest and commitment to the goals of the SPF SIG project
• Identified youth alcohol use as a significant problem in the county Strategic Prevention Plan
• Demonstrated experience and capacity in implementing environmental prevention strategies and policy development.

• Considerations and Criteria for Communities 2011-07-13
• Community Nomination Format 2011-08-31
• SPF-SIG Presentation 2011-08-05

SPF SIG Workgroup timeline

The following are key dates and next steps for the SPF SIG project:

• 9/23/11 – Community Self-Nomination Forms due to Jane Williams at ADP
• 10/7/11 – Community data review will be complete; to be submitted and approved by GPAC
• 10/19/11 – SPF SIG Strategic Plan to be submitted to CSAP for approval
• 11/1/11 – ADP will begin interviews with counties to continue community selection
• 1/1/12 – Anticipated SPF SIG subrecipient award date.