This week the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) announced the latest recipients of the group’s agility grants. This round doled out $176,000 to groups dedicated to problem gambling programs and research.
The list of recipients this round is:
The Alabama Council on Compulsive Gambling Prevention (ACCG)
The Problem Gambling Coalition of Colorado
AdCare Educational Institute of Maine
THe LCADA Way
Maryland Council on Problem Gambling
“Through agility grant funding, we aim to foster dynamic and responsive problem gambling prevention programs, helping to ensure that communities across the country are equipped to address this critical need with flexibility and innovation,” said Keith Whyte, NCPG Executive Director. “Each recipient receiving support this round displayed exemplary commitment to cultural competence, tailoring their approaches with sensitivity to the diverse needs of the populations they serve.”
The NCPG agility grant program is funded through a multimillion-dollar grant from the NFL Foundation. Recipients of the grants are announced each spring and fall.
Some of the programs funded in this round include targeting middle and high school students to teach them at a young age about the risks that come with gambling.
For example, ACCG has a program called “It’s More Than Just a Game” that engages in the classroom with middle schoolers. The students will tackle individual questions and scenarios related to both gambling and video games to see how effectively the students can identify risk factors.
The program in Colorado targets high school students with a problem gambling prevention program entitled Stacked Deck.
And in Maine, the AdCare Educational Institute will utilize a graphic novel to help teach young people about the potential dangers of gambling.
