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CADCA's National Coalition Institute is operated by funds administered by the White House Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy in partnership with SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

 

GOT OUTCOMES!
Coalition of Excellence Awards

The GOT OUTCOMES! Coalition of the Excellence Awards are a National Coalition Institute-sponsored competition recognizing coalitions that have successfully impacted substance abuse outcomes in a measurable way through the implementation of a sound strategic plan/logic model. The GOT OUTCOMES! Awards involve a two-phase process:

CADCA’s GOT OUTCOMES! Coalition of Excellence Awards are for coalitions that are effective change agents in their community – they have contributed to communitywide declines in their substance abuse problems. These model coalitions have undergone a comprehensive community assessment, used these data to develop a community-wide plan, implemented a truly comprehensive response to their local substance abuse problems, and as a result, can document the community changes they have helped bring about and their contributions to population-level substance abuse outcomes. If you think your coalition has what it takes, apply for the GOT OUTCOMES! Coalition of Excellence Award.

Awards will be given out in the following categories:

  • Milestones Award (community-level changes in intermediate outcomes)
    This award is for newer coalitions (in existence for less than 5 years) that can demonstrate they are making progress toward long-term outcomes as indicated by measurable, population-level changes in intermediate outcomes (i.e., community risk and protective factors). Coalitions in this category have not yet achieved reductions in their long-term outcomes but can show that they are on the right path to success. Coalitions must demonstrate that their community plan is feasible and that the dominoes are falling down (e.g., reduction in perceived availability of marijuana as an intermediate outcome linked to the long-term outcome of reduction of 30-day marijuana use).
  • Coalition in Focus Award (multiple strategies toward reducing use for a single substance)
    This category is for coalitions that have successfully focused in on addressing a SINGLE substance abuse problem. These coalitions can show how they have contributed to community-wide declines for a specific substance. Applicants may be coalitions with a single focus (e.g., underage drinking coalition or a meth coalition) OR coalitions focused on addressing multiple substances but have had particular success at addressing a specific substance. Coalitions must show how they have implemented multiple strategies to address the targeted substance or substance-related problem (e.g., reduced teen drunk driving accidents by conducting server stings using youth, implementing a conditional use permit ordinance, implementing an evidence-based alcohol education program in the schools, and "stepping up" enforcement of underage drinking policies).
  • Coalition of the Year Award (multiple strategies toward multiple aims).
    This is the premier award for anti-drug coalitions. This category is for advanced coalitions that can demonstrate their contribution toward population-level reductions in substance abuse rates for multiple substances (e.g., underage drinking, meth use, prescription drug abuse, etc). These coalitions are targeting multiple substances and/or substance-abuse related problems in their community and have developed community-wide plans to address each of the targeted problems. Coalitions have implemented a comprehensive set of evidence-based strategies that include program, practice and policy changes and can show measurable communitywide declines in targeted substance abuse problems over time.

The GOT OUTCOMES! application process has two phases. In Phase I, nominate your coalition for GOT OUTCOMES! by following the three steps detailed in the application (see the link in the green box above). Phase I applications will be reviewed and semi-finalists will be selected to continue onto Phase II. The Phase II applications will be reviewed by an external review committee that will determine the winner in each award category. Winners will receive their Coalition of Excellence Awards at CADCA’s National Leadership Forum in February 2010.

Through a preliminary review process, the Phase I applications are narrowed down to a select group of semi-finalists that proceed to Phase II of the Got Outcomes! process.

Phase II - Applicants provide more detailed information on the goals and outcomes of their coalition efforts. An outside review panel made up of coalition leaders and national/federal representatives is convened to review the completed Phase II applications and select finalists to win the GOT OUTCOMES! Coalition of Excellence Awards. Awards are presented onstage at CADCA’s National Leadership Forum. Winners receive free registration and hotel stay at the Forum and are highlighted in CADCA communications.