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Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program - NEW (Year 1)

ID: CDC-RFA-CE-25-0114 • Type: Posted

Description

The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20). The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) are accepting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants.The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent youth substance use. By statute, the DFC Support Program has two goals:1) Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger).2) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.

Overview

Category of Funding
Health
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
On 3/19/25 Injury Center posted grant opportunity CDC-RFA-CE-25-0114 for Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program - NEW (Year 1) with funding of $62.5 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.276 Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants. It is expected that 50 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
March 19, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
May 5, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.
Last Updated
April 2, 2025, 12:04 p.m. EDT
Version
2
Archive Date
May 11, 2025

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
State governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Private institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Info
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educations. A DFC legal applicant (an organization applying on behalf of a coalition, the coalition, or the applicant coalition) must reside within the United States and/or the U.S. territories.Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are community-based coalitions addressing youth substance use that have not yet previously received a DFC grant. Applicants must be a nonprofit (as defined by the IRS as a 501(c) organization); or an entity that the Administrator determines to be appropriate; or part of, or is associated with an established legally recognized domestic, public or private nonprofits organization. For example, state and local governments, federally recognized tribes, state-recognized tribes, urban Indian organizations (as defined in Pub. L. No. 94-437), public or private universities and colleges, professional associations, voluntary organizations, self-help groups, consumer and provider services-oriented constituency groups, community- and faith-based organizations, and tribal organizations. (Pub. L. No. 114-198 Sec 103). For the purposes of this NOFO and the DFC Support Program, a coalition is defined as a community-based formal arrangement for cooperation and collaboration among groups or sectors of a community in which each group retains its identity, but all agree to work together toward a common goal of building a safe, healthy, and drug-free community.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$125,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$62,500,000
Estimated Number of Grants
50

Contacts

Contact
Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC
Contact Email
Contact Phone
(770) 488-2756

Documents

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