Academy Partners

The Academy is brought to you through a partnership between CADCA’s National Coalition Institute, the National Guard Bureau, and Community Systems Group.

National Coalition Institute
The Institute was established in 2002 by an Act of Congress to serve as a center for coalition training, technical assistance, research and capacity building. The Institute provides training and technical assistance to communities across the nation.

National Guard Bureau, Counterdrug Office
The Counterdrug Division is responsible for formulating, managing, and distributing resources for the congressionally mandated Counterdrug Program. The National Guard Bureau (NGB) Counterdrug Program, with members in most major communities, provides highly skilled personnel, specialized equipment, and facilities to support law enforcement agencies and community-based organizations in response to the changing drug threat. Regional Training Centers provide needed instruction and nationally the NGB is a vital partner to prevention organizations such as CADCA. As a member of the Regional Training Center network, the National Counterdrug Training Center in Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA acts as the “lead center” and, along with other centers in Florida, Iowa and Mississippi, covers the costs of instructors, housing, food and training materials for the National Coalition Academy.

Community Systems Group
Community Systems Group (CSG) is an independent consulting firm specializing in the support and evaluation of community coalitions. CSG has years of experience working with coalitions targeting a range of health outcomes including teen pregnancy, substance abuse, crime, literacy, heart disease, nutrition, teen suicide, HIV prevention and immunizations. CSG was selected to act as the lead project manager for the NTI because of its familiarity with the partners, the curriculum and CSG’s training experience. CSG’s role in supporting the NTI is to serve as overall project manager, review and adapt selected curriculum, teach pilot courses and provide train-the-trainer activities once coursework has been validated.