CDC-RFA-CE21-2102_revised.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program

CDC-RFA-CE21-2102

05/10/2021

Table of Contents A. Funding Opportunity Description

B. Award Information

C. Eligibility Information

D. Application and Submission Information

E. Review and Selection Process

F. Award Administration Information

G. Agency Contacts

H. Other Information

I. Glossary

Part I. Overview Applicants must go to the synopsis page of this announcement at www.grants.gov and click on the "Subscribe" button link to ensure they receive notifications of any changes to CDC-RFA- CE21-2102. Applicants also must provide an e-mail address to www.grants.gov to receive notifications of changes.

A. Federal Agency Name:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) B. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Title:

Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program C. Announcement Type: New - Type 1:

This announcement is only for non-research activities supported by CDC. If research is proposed, the application will not be considered. For this purpose, research is defined at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2007-title42-vol1/pdf/CFR-2007-title42-vol1-sec52- 2.pdf. Guidance on how CDC interprets the definition of research in the context of public health can be found at https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/45-cfr- 46/index.html (See section 45 CFR 46.102(d)).

D. Agency Notice of Funding Opportunity Number:

CDC-RFA-CE21-2102

E. Assistance Listings Number:

93.276 F. Dates:

1. Due Date for Letter of Intent (LOI):

The LOI date will generate once the Synopsis is published if Days or a Date are entered.

2. Due Date for Applications:

https://www.grants.gov/ https://www.grants.gov/ https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2007-title42-vol1/pdf/CFR-2007-title42-vol1-sec52-2.pdf https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2007-title42-vol1/pdf/CFR-2007-title42-vol1-sec52-2.pdf https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/45-cfr-46/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/regulations-and-policy/regulations/45-cfr-46/index.html

05/10/2021 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, at www.grants.gov.

3. Due Date for Informational Conference Call:

All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the Drug-Free Communities - Applicant Workshop Webinar on March 25, 2021, from 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT. Please register in advance using the following link: https://tvworldwide.com/events/ondcp/2021/dfc/210325.

G. Executive Summary:

1. Summary Paragraph 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) 2021 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants. The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to fund applicants who have never received DFC funding to carry out the two goals of the program. In accordance with the DFC Act, 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 increases the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.

a. Eligible Applicants:

Open Competition

b. Funding Instrument Type:

G (Grant)

c. Approximate Number of Awards

d. Total Period of Performance Funding:

$ 62,500,000

e. Average One Year Award Amount:

$ 125,000

f. Total Period of Performance Length:

g. Estimated Award Date:

August 30, 2021

h. Cost Sharing and / or Matching Requirements:

Yes The DFC authorizing legislation requires recipients to demonstrate that they have non-federal matching funds (“match”) from non-federal sources equivalent to or greater than federal funds https://www.grants.gov/ https://tvworldwide.com/events/ondcp/2021/dfc/210325 requested from the DFC Support Program. Applicants must itemize the match separately in the budget and explain the match separately in the Budget. CDC budget preparation guidelines can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/grants/documents/Budget-Preparation-Guidance.pdf.

Applicants in their first cycle of DFC funding (Year One – Year Five), are required to have 100 percent match (1:1) from non-federal sources. Beginning in Year Seven, the percentage increases. The table below indicates the percentage of match required for DFC grant recipients in each year of the grant.

Table 1: Percentage of Match

Year of Funding Request Matching Requirement

1-6 100%

7 - 8 125%

9 - 10 150%

Cash or in-kind support may be used for the match requirement. In-kind support includes the value of goods and services donated to the operation of the DFC coalition, including but not limited to office space, volunteer secretarial services, pro bono accounting services, and other volunteer services to support the coalition’s work. All match must follow federal cost principles (see Administrative and National Policy Requirements Section within the NOFO). Applicants cannot submit match that would not be an allowable expense of DFC funds. If an applicant has sufficient match to allow a budget request of the full $125,000, the applicants final budget should total $125,000. A match level over the required amount will not result in a higher merit review score. All proposed match is an obligation on the part of the applicant.

Federal funds, including those passed through a state or local government, cannot be used toward the required match. The only exception in the DFC Support Program is in the case of a coalition that includes a representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service, or a tribal government agency with expertise in the field of substance use and misuse and serving a tribal community.

NOTE: As per both HHS/CDC and ONDCP guidelines, and applicable Anti-Lobbying provisions, impermissible lobbying with federal dollars is not permitted. Additionally, such costs for impermissible lobbying cannot be used as match.

Part II. Full Text A. Funding Opportunity Description

1. Background

a. Overview Substance use is a global public health issue affecting individuals, families, and communities. Recent data indicate that 70,630 lives were lost to drug overdose in the United States in 2019. Further, provisional data indicate approximately 81,230 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12-months ending in May 2020, with these deaths being driven largely by synthetic opioids, cocaine, and methamphetamines. These changes represent a worsening of the drug overdose epidemic during the COVID-19 pandemic and the largest https://www.cdc.gov/grants/documents/Budget-Preparation-Guidance.pdf number of drug overdoses for a 12-month period ever recorded. These troubling data underline the need to implement primary prevention strategies designed to prevent substance use before it begins – for instance, by implementing programs, policies, and practices to prevent initiation of substance use among youth.

Prevention of initiation of and use of substances among youth is particularly important given that substance use during childhood and adolescence is associated with negative impacts on brain physiology, engagement in risky behaviors, and increased risk for harmful substance use and overdose later in life. Recent data from CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) show that more than 29% of high school students consumed alcohol, with almost 14% of high school students engaging in binge drinking. Tobacco use also remains common, with nearly 7 of every 100 middle school students (6.7%) and about 24 of every 100 high school students (23.6%) reporting current use of a tobacco product, mainly driven by e-cigarette use.

Additionally, approximately 21.7% reported current marijuana use and 7.2% reported current prescription opioid misuse.

Addressing the root causes of and risk factors for youth substance use is critical. These can include exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), lack of parental involvement and positive parental attitudes towards substance use behavior, family rejection of sexual orientation or gender identity, lack of involvement or achievement in school, and anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges. These conditions are also important to consider in the prevention of substance use among youth.

YRBS data from 2009 to 2019 show that both Black and Hispanic youth populations are significantly more likely to use prescription drugs, cocaine, and methamphetamines, while non- Hispanic White youth report higher rates of current alcohol use and binge drinking. Youth who identify their sexual orientation as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning or are uncertain of their sexuality (LGBTQ+) report higher rates of substance use. Finally, higher rates of opioid-related deaths and opioid prescriptions have been recorded in rural areas than in urban areas.

An approach to prevent youth substance use should involve interventions that target individual, family, and community-level risk and protective factors and focus on youth that are at the greatest risk of using substances. Thus, this funding opportunity is designed to continue to fund work focused on 1) establishing and strengthening 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 use and misuse among youth and 2) reducing substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance use and misuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increases the risk of substance use and misuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.

b. Statutory Authorities Drug Free Communities Act, 21 USC 1531 et seq., P.L. 105-20

c. Healthy People 2030

This NOFO addresses the proposed Healthy People 2030 focus areas of alcohol, tobacco, injury, violence prevention, and substance use.

d. Other National Public Health Priorities and Strategies This NOFO supports the following public health priorities and strategies:

HHS Five-Point Opioid Strategy (https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/hhs-response/index.html)

The National Prevention Council’s National Prevention Strategy – America’s Plan for Better Health (Tobacco-Free Living) (http://www.ldh.la.gov/assets/docs/GovCouncil/MinHealth/NationalPreventionStrategyJu ne2011.pdf)

e. Relevant Work Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program-New (CDC-RFA-CE20-2002) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program-Competing Continuation (CDC-RFA-CE20- 2003) Office of National Drug Control Policy | The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/

2. CDC Project Description

a. Approach Bold indicates period of performance outcome.

The approach is described below within the DFC Framework and the Outcomes and Strategies and Activities sections. The Framework of the DFC Program (Table 2) outlines an approach that is implemented by a multi-sector community-based coalition. 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. The recommended strategies and activities are based on the Seven Strategies for Community-Level Change (refer to the CDC Project Description: Strategies and Activities section for additional information) and identifies the intended short-term, immediate, and long-term outcomes for this NOFO.

Table 2: DFC Framework

CDC-RFA-CE21-2102 Drug-Free Communities Program Framework Goal: Strengthen community coalitions and reduce/prevent youth substance use

Strategies and Activities Short-Term Outcomes

Intermediate Outcomes

Long-Term Outcomes

Provide information to the general public and key stakeholders about youth substance use.

Enhance skills among relevant stakeholders so youth/adults can engage in positive social and

Improved knowledge regarding patterns of youth substance use

Improve knowledge of coalition efforts to address youth

Reduce factors in the community that increases the risk of substance use and misuse.

Increase the

Establish and strengthen collaboration among community stakeholders and https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/drug-and-alcohol-use https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/tobacco-use https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/injury-prevention https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/violence-prevention https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/drug-and-alcohol-use https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/hhs-response/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/hhs-response/index.html http://www.ldh.la.gov/assets/docs/GovCouncil/MinHealth/NationalPreventionStrategyJune2011.pdf http://www.ldh.la.gov/assets/docs/GovCouncil/MinHealth/NationalPreventionStrategyJune2011.pdf https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/ decision-making capabilities.

Provide support to increase opportunities that increase involvement in drug-free/healthy alternative activities.

Enhance access, reduce barriers, and improve connections between systems and services that help prevent youth substance use.

Change consequences to incentivize positive practices and disincentivize negative practices.

Change physical design of the community to enhance protection against or to reduce the risk for youth substance use.

Educate and inform about modifying/ changing policies that reduce access and availability to substances among youth.

substance use in the community.

Increase outreach to relevant sectors of the community to address youth substance use.

Increase the capacity of local agencies and/or organizations to address youth substance use.

Increase intergovernmental cooperation, coordination, and collaboration to change the conditions that impact youth substance use.

promotion of factors that minimize the risk of substance use and misuse.

Increase the ease, ability, and opportunity for youth to access settings, such as programs emphasizing self-efficacy and learning skills that prevent substance use and misuse.

Decrease the ease, ability, and opportunity for youth to access substances.

organizations to address youth substance use.

Reduce substance use among youth, and over time, reduce substance use among adults.

i. Purpose The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaborations to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance use and misuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use.

ii. Outcomes A series of short-term, intermediate, and long-term outcomes are expected to be achieved as a result of recipient efforts (shown in Table 2 DFC Framework) by the end of the period of performance. The short-term, intermediate, and long-term outcomes should be tailored to the work plan (aka 12-Month Action Plan) of strategies selected.

iii. Strategies and Activities Recipients are expected to work with leaders in their communities to identify and address local youth substance use problems and create sustainable community-level change through the implementation of evidence-based and practice-based prevention strategies. Such strategies seek to: (1) limit access to substances; (2) change the culture and context within which decisions about substance use are made; and/or (3) shift the consequences associated with youth substance use. Well-conceived strategies, activities, and policies at the local, state and national levels are powerful tools communities can reference and utilize to reduce youth substance use in their communities. Please see Appendix B: Resources on Evidence-Based and Practice- Based Strategies and Activities for more information.

Recipients are expected to propose strategies and activities that are comprehensive and that can be implemented during the period of performance (over the 5-year period). Recipients are expected to use the Seven Strategies for Community-Level Change, described below and outlined in the DFC Framework (Table 2) and the Strategic Prevention Framework to inform their approach.

Seven Strategies for Community-Level Change The Seven Strategies for Community-Level Change include efforts that affect individuals as well as an entire community.

1. Provide information about youth substance use: Educational presentations, workshops or seminars, and data or media presentations (e.g., Public Service Announcements (PSAs), brochures, town halls, forums, web communication, including social media).

2. Enhance skills so youth/adults can engage in positive social and decision-making capabilities: Workshops, seminars, or activities designed to increase the skills of participants, members, and staff (e.g., training and technical assistance, parenting classes, strategic planning retreats, model programs in schools).

3. Provide support to increase opportunities that reduce risk or enhance protection for youth/adults: Creating opportunities for participation in activities that reduce risk or enhance protection (e.g., alternative activities, mentoring, referrals for service, support groups, youth clubs).

4. Enhance access, reduce barriers, and improve connections between systems and services that help prevent youth substance use: Improving systems/processes to increase the ease, ability, and opportunity to utilize those systems and services (e.g., assuring transportation, housing, education, safety, recreational facilities, and cultural sensitivity) in prevention initiatives.

5. Change consequences to incentivize positive practices and disincentivize negative practices: Increasing or decreasing the probability of a behavior (incentives/disincentives) by altering the consequences for performing that behavior (e.g., recognition programs for merchants who pass compliance checks; publicizing businesses non-compliant with local ordinances).

6. Change physical design of the community to reduce the risk for and enhance protection against youth substance use: Changing the physical design of the environment to reduce risk or enhance protection (e.g., re-routing foot/car traffic, adjusting park hours, alcohol/tobacco outlet density). NOTE: DFC federal funds cannot support landscape and lighting projects. As such, costs for these projects cannot be used as a match.

7. Educating and informing about modifying or changing policies that reduce access and availability to substances among youth: Change in written procedures, by-laws, proclamations, rules, or laws, to the extent applicable law and policies allow (e.g., workplace initiatives, law enforcement procedures, and practices, public policy actions, systems change).

For more information on the Seven Strategies for Community Change, visit http://www.cadca.org/resources/coalition-impact-environmental-prevention-strategies.

In addition to using the Seven Strategies for Community Change, DFC-funded coalitions are expected to utilize SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) as the planning model to develop long-range plans. The SPF is a five-step evidence-based process for community planning and decision-making. Cultural competence and sustainability should be considered throughout all five steps of the process, which includes:

1. Assessment: Identify local youth substance use problems and the community conditions that contribute to the specifically identified issues.

2. Capacity: Mobilize/build capacity to change the conditions and address the youth substance use problems.

3. Planning: Develop a comprehensive 12-month Action Plan and multi-year Strategic Plan.

4. Implementation: Implement action and strategic plans with multiple objectives, strategies, and activities.

5. Evaluation: Monitor, sustain, improve, or replace prevention activities, efforts, and strategies.

For more information on the SPF, visit https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/20190620-samhsa-strategic-prevention-framework-guide.pdf.

Community coalitions are encouraged to use the National Coalition Institute’s (NCI) coalition logic model to address their local youth substance use problems, their related root causes, and local conditions. The results of that analysis are used to determine the strategies and activities that will be implemented in this grant to support the outcomes identified in the DFC Framework.

For more information on the DFC coalition logic model, visit https://www.cadca.org/sites/default/files/cadca_logic_model.pptx .

Submission of a coalition’s logic model is not required.

1. Collaborations

a. With other CDC programs and CDC-funded organizations:

Recipients are encouraged, where applicable and appropriate, to collaborate with CDC programs that are implementing evidence-based and practice-based prevention strategies that align with the strategies identified in the Strategies and Activities Section of this NOFO.

Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) or Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) are not required. Examples of relevant CDC programs include, but are not limited, to:

Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/od2a/index.html http://www.cadca.org/resources/coalition-impact-environmental-prevention-strategies https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/20190620-samhsa-strategic-prevention-framework-guide.pdf https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/20190620-samhsa-strategic-prevention-framework-guide.pdf https://www.cadca.org/sites/default/files/cadca_logic_model.pptx https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/od2a/index.html

Opioid Response Strategy (ORS), High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program https://ahidta.org/content/overdose-response-strategy

Division of Adolescent and School Health https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/ Adverse Childhood Experiences, Division of Violence

Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html Suicide Prevention, Division of Violence

Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/index.html Office of Smoking and Health https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/about/osh/

b. With organizations not funded by CDC:

Recipients receiving DFC funds are expected to collaborate with organizations and leaders in their communities. They will identify and address local youth substance use problems and create sustainable community-level change through the implementation of evidence-based and practice-based prevention strategies and use the Seven Strategies for Community-Level Change (refer to Strategies and Activities Section of this NOFO).

Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) or Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) are not required.

2. Target Populations Applicants are expected to define the communities they propose to serve. The DFC Support Program does not prescribe the demographics or geographic location of DFC-funded coalitions.

Applicants may use various geographic boundaries including neighborhoods, census tracts, zip codes, and school districts, as well as townships, counties, or parish lines, among others, to define their community. Applicants should carefully consider the size and population of the area in which the coalition is established so they will have the ability to create change. For example, choosing a community that is too large may be problematic due to the inclusion of multiple neighborhoods that have distinct problems or conditions that need to be addressed to affect change. Applicants must include the rationale for the selection of their chosen community and describe how their selection will help to achieve the program purpose of preventing and reducing substance use among youth (including use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and prescription drugs). Applicants are encouraged to focus on population(s) of highest risk (i.e., Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, LGBTQ+, and/or rural communities) when selecting a community to serve.

a. Health Disparities As described in previous sections of this funding opportunity, applicants will focus efforts on youth (i.e.,18 years of age or younger), with an emphasis on promoting health equity, reducing disparities that impact youth substance use, and addressing the social determinants that negatively impact health outcomes in communities. Black, Hispanic, LGBTQ+, and rural populations are at higher risk for certain forms of substance use. Applicants are encouraged to pay particular attention to populations at higher-risk for substance-abuse or misuse, as well as populations underserved by other programs, such as non-English speaking populations, people with limited health literacy, tribal populations, and other geographically underserved communities.

iv. Funding Strategy N/A https://ahidta.org/content/overdose-response-strategy https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/ https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/about/osh/

b. Evaluation and Performance Measurement

i. CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement Strategy Evaluation and Performance Measurement are tools used to (1) help demonstrate achievement of program outcomes; (2) build a stronger evidence base for specific program interventions; (3) clarify the applicability of the evidence base to different populations, settings, and context, and

(4) drive continuous program improvement. Evaluation and performance measurement can also determine whether program strategies are scalable and effective at reaching the target or intended populations.

To meet the requirements outlined above, DFC grant award recipients will be required to:

Participate in the DFC National Cross-Site Evaluation. The DFC National Cross-Site Evaluation is intended to measure the effectiveness of the DFC Support Program in reducing youth substance use. Recipients are required to provide data every two years on the following core measures for alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and prescription drugs for three grades (6th-12th):

o Past 30–day use.

o Perception of risk or harm related to use.

o Perception of parental disapproval of use.

o Perception of peer disapproval of use.

Describe a Data Management Plan (DMP) outlined in the Data Management Plan section. Applicants should describe:

o the data to be collected or generated in the proposed project;

o the standards to be used for the collected or generated data;

o access to the data, including a description for protection of privacy, confidentiality, security, and intellectual property, or other rights;

o a statement of the use of data standards that ensure all documentation that describes the method of collection, what the data represent, and plans for archiving and long-term preservation of the data or explaining why long-term preservation and access are not justified.

Not all of this information may be available or applicable at the time of application. Thus, applicants may include a DMP that is as complete as possible.

Award recipients will receive additional training and technical assistance on developing a DMP, which must be submitted within the first 6 months of award, as described in the Reporting Section of this NOFO.

DFC grant recipients will also be responsible for submitting a semi-annual Progress Report.

The Terms and Conditions of the grant award will specify how the data are to be submitted, and the schedule for Progress Report submissions.

Applicants are not required at the time of application to be in compliance with the DFC National Cross-Site Evaluation Requirements. However, recipients will be required to comply with the DFC National Cross-Site Evaluation Requirements once awarded a DFC grant. Prior to submitting core measures data, coalitions are required to submit any survey(s) used to collect these data for review and approval through the DFC Me (Management and Evaluation) system. The recipient will have two years from the time of award to report its first complete set of core measure data.

It will be the responsibility of the recipient to know the National Cross-Site Evaluation reporting schedule. The recipient is expected to submit core measure data in specified increments (every two years) for the substances named in the respective grade levels. Failure to submit the core measures means the recipient is out of compliance with the Award Terms and Conditions. Failure to comply with the Terms and Conditions of the DFC grant award may result in suspension or termination of the award.

ii. Applicant Evaluation and Performance Measurement Plan Applicants must provide an evaluation and performance measurement plan that demonstrates how the recipient will fulfill the requirements described in the CDC Evaluation and Performance Measurement and Project Description sections of this NOFO. At a minimum, the plan must describe:

How the applicant will collect the performance measures, respond to the evaluation questions, and use evaluation findings for continuous program quality improvement.

How key program partners will participate in the evaluation and performance measurement planning processes.

Available data sources, feasibility of collecting appropriate evaluation and performance data, and other relevant data information (e.g., performance measures proposed by the applicant)

Plans for updating the Data Management Plan (DMP) as new pertinent information becomes available. If applicable, throughout the lifecycle of the project. Updates to DMP should be provided in annual progress reports. The DMP should provide a description of the data that will be produced using these NOFO funds; access to data;

data standards ensuring released data have documentation describing methods of collection, what the data represent, and data limitations; and archival and long-term data preservation plans. For more information about CDC’s policy on the DMP, see https://www.cdc.gov/grants/additionalrequirements/ar-25.html.

Where the applicant chooses to, or is expected to, take on specific evaluation studies, the applicant should be directed to:

Describe the type of evaluations (i.e., process, outcome, or both).

Describe key evaluation questions to be addressed by these evaluations.

Describe other information (e.g., measures, data sources).

Recipients will be required to submit a more detailed Evaluation and Performance Measurement plan, including a DMP, if applicable, within the first 6 months of award, as described in the Reporting Section of this NOFO.

Applicants may contact the current DFC Evaluation Team (dfc_evaluators@icf.com) for assistance in gathering the necessary information as it relates to the DFC National Cross-Site Evaluation.

https://www.cdc.gov/grants/additionalrequirements/ar-25.html mailto:evaluators@icf.com

c. Organizational Capacity of Recipients to Implement the Approach Applicants are required to hire key personnel that will be responsible for implementing and managing the grant. These include:

Business Official (i.e. Authorized Organization Representative): person authorized for overseeing the financial aspects of the grant. This is the individual who will receive the Notice of Award if funded. The Authorized Representative or Business Official charged with financial oversight responsibilities for the DFC grant award must be an employee of the recipient organization.

Program Director (i.e. Program Director/Principal Investigator): person designated to direct the project or program supported by the grant and accountable to officials of the recipient organization. The PI/PD for the DFC grant award must be an employee of the recipient organization.

Project Coordinator: person who coordinates the work of the coalition and program activities, including training, coalition communication, data collection, and information dissemination.

Staff selected to fulfill key personnel positions shall have skills in non-research program administration: program planning, program evaluation, performance monitoring, financial management and reporting, budget management and administration, personnel management, or project management. To demonstrate proficiency in these topic areas, applicants must submit resumes for positions currently filled (no more than 2 pages in length) and position descriptions for vacant positions (no more than 1 page in length) for key personnel outlined above. Resumes should be combined in one pdf with the title: Attachment 10_Key Personnel Resumes

For key personnel positions that are not filled, applicants can provide the position description, which should include:

Title of key personnel position;

Brief description of duties and responsibilities; and

1-2 sentences on how the applicant plans to fill the position, including the expected timeframe.

NOTE: Regarding financial management, applicants are required to demonstrate that they have a financial management system that will allow for proper funds management and segregation of funds by program and meet the requirements as stated in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards found at https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-indx?node=pt45.1.75#se45.1.75_1302 (45 CFR 75.302). The financial system should permit the preparation of reports required by general and program-specific terms and conditions; and the tracing of funds to a level of expenditure adequate to establish that such funds have been used according to the federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the federal award.

Applicants must demonstrate the capacity and data infrastructure to implement the DFC program as outlined in the statutory eligibility section of this NOFO. Applicants must describe their community coalition and they must demonstrate that members have worked together on https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecfr.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftext-indx%3Fnode%3Dpt45.1.75%2523se45.1.75_1302&data=04%7C01%7Cmsheehan%40guidehouse.com%7C7796dd3926dc41e182a508d88be39f6e%7C4ee48f43e15d4f4aad55d0990aac660e%7C1%7C1%7C637413157053765561%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Y%2FB9yMxjpn01UlwrGrK6gRMEYSoZnG7ISVwcZSNngkc%3D&reserved=0 substance abuse reduction initiatives for a period of not less than 6 months at the time of submission (Attachment 2_One Set of Coalition Meeting Minutes). Applicants must include the rationale for selecting the individuals who will serve on the coalition and how they meet the criteria to represent each required community sector (Attachment 1_12 Coalition Involvement Agreement). Required sectors include:

1. Youth: An individual 18 years of age or younger (must provide the age of youth).

2. Parent: An individual legally responsible for a child, grandchild, or foster child.

3. Business: A representative of a business-related organization.

4. Media: A representative of a communication outlet that provides information to the community.

5. School: A representative of the school system with influence in school policies and procedures.

6. Youth-Serving Organization: A representative of an organization that provides services to youth.

7. Law Enforcement: A representative of a law enforcement agency. The representative must be an active sworn law enforcement officer, not retired.

8. Civic/Volunteer Group: A representative of an organization that provides civic or volunteer activities that serves the community (not a coalition member). Examples include Lions Clubs, Rotary Clubs, etc.

9. Religious/Fraternal Organization: A representative of a faith-based organization or representative from a fraternal organization that is based on a common tie or pursuit of a common goal. The organization must have a substantial program of fraternal activities.

10. Healthcare Professional: An individual and/or organization licensed to provide physical, mental, or behavioral healthcare services.

11. State/Local/Tribal Government: A representative of a government-funded agency with a focus on substance use.

12. Other Organization Involved in Reducing Substance Abuse: A representative of a community organization that addresses substance abuse.

d. Work Plan Applicants must prepare a detailed work plan for the first year of the award (i.e., 12-Month Action Plan) that outlines the proposed objectives, strategies, and activities during the period of performance from September 30, 2021 – September 29, 2022. The combination of objectives, strategies, and activities should align with the long-term outcomes of the DFC Framework.

The work plan (aka 12-Month Action Plan) must, at a minimum, include:

Period of performance;

Activities that are in alignment with the proposed objectives and program strategies;

and

Objectives that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound (see Glossary section within this NOFO for further definition of each)

CDC may provide standard guidance to recipients to finalize the work plan (i.e., 12- Month Action Plan) post-award.

A work plan (i.e., 12-Month Action Plan) table should be developed for each goal of the DFC program. An example of a work plan table is provided below. If a particular activity leads to multiple goals or objectives, it should be described under each goal and/or objective.

Objectives should be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound (SMART).

SMART objectives indicate the type of change; how much change will occur including the specific amount of increase or decrease; the specific population to be addressed; include a specific date (Month/Year) by when the change will be accomplished; indicate how the change will be measured.

Examples of SMART objectives are provided below:

Regular Objective SMART Objective

Reduce prescription drug misuse rates for children and adolescents.

By July 31, 2022, reduce the percent of 9th graders in Random County who have misused prescription drugs from 8% baseline to 7% as indicated in our annual youth survey.

Meet with 12 high schools to inform them about drug drop box programs.

Public Health Staff will meet with key stakeholders at all high schools in our jurisdiction resulting in 3 out of 4 high schools committing to work on educating about and implementing drug drop box programs by June 2022 as indicated in our annual school partner survey.

Table 3. 12-Month Action Plan (September 30, 2021 – September 29, 2022) For each DFC Goal, applicants should provide one SMART objective and develop at least one specific strategy using the table below to outline what activities will support the objective, who will be responsible, and what the anticipated timeframe is (Month/Year).

DFC Goal One: Establish and strengthen collaboration among community stakeholders and organizations to address youth substance use.

Objective 1: Provide a SMART objective Strategy 1: Provide specific strategy

Activity Who is Responsible? By When?

Strategy 2: Provide specific strategy

DFC Goal Two: Reduce substance use and misuse among youth and, over time, reduce substance use and misuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increases the risk of substance use and misuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use.

Objective 2: Provide a SMART objective Strategy 1: Provide specific strategy

Strategy 2: Provide specific strategy

e. CDC Monitoring and Accountability Approach Monitoring activities include routine and ongoing communication between CDC and recipients, site visits, and recipient reporting (including work plans, performance, and financial reporting).

Consistent with applicable grants regulations and policies, CDC expects the following to be included in post-award monitoring for grants and cooperative agreements:

Tracking recipient progress in achieving the desired outcomes.

Ensuring the adequacy of recipient systems that underlie and generate data reports.

Creating an environment that fosters integrity in program performance and results.

Monitoring may also include the following activities deemed necessary to monitor the award:

Ensuring that work plans are feasible based on the budget and consistent with the intent of the award.

Ensuring that recipients are performing at a sufficient level to achieve outcomes within stated timeframes.

Working with recipients on adjusting the work plan based on achievement of outcomes, evaluation results and changing budgets.

Monitoring performance measures (both programmatic and financial) to assure satisfactory performance levels.

Monitoring and reporting activities that assist grants management staff (e.g., grants management officers and specialists, and project officers) in the identification, notification, and management of high-risk recipients.

Funded coalitions are required to participate in training to maintain successful coalition operations. Listed below are the Required Training for the new funded recipients:

New Recipient Virtual Training: All new recipients must participate in the New Recipient Virtual Training offered by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in collaboration with CDC’s NCIPC and the Office of Grant Services (OGS).

The Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI), Project Coordinator, and the award recipient (Legal Applicant) must participate in all the training sessions. Training dates and topics will be shared with all new recipients 60 to 90 days post-award.

National Coalition Academy: All new recipients must participate in the National Coalition Academy offered by CADCA.

f. CDC Program Support to Recipients

N/A

B. Award Information

1. Funding Instrument Type:

G (Grant)

2. Award Mechanism:

HD4

3. Fiscal Year:

4. Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding:

$ 12,500,000

5. Total Period of Performance Funding:

$ 62,500,000 This amount is subject to the availability of funds.

Estimated Total Funding:

$ 62,500,000

6. Total Period of Performance Length:

year(s)

7. Expected Number of Awards:

8. Approximate Average Award:

$ 125,000 Per Budget Period

9. Award Ceiling:

$ 125,000 Per Budget Period

This amount is subject to the availability of funds.

10. Award Floor:

$ 0 Per Budget Period

11. Estimated Award Date:

August 30, 2021

12. Budget Period Length:

12 month(s)

Throughout the project period, CDC will continue the award based on the availability of funds, the evidence of satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required reports), and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the federal government. The total number of years for which federal support has been approved (project period) will be shown in the “Notice of Award.” This information does not constitute a commitment by the federal government to fund the entire period. The total period of performance comprises the initial competitive segment and any subsequent non-competitive continuation award(s).

13. Direct Assistance Direct Assistance (DA) is not available through this NOFO.

If you are successful and receive a Notice of Award, in accepting the award, you agree that the award and any activities thereunder are subject to all provisions of 45 CFR part 75, currently in effect or implemented during the period of the award, other Department regulations and policies in effect at the time of the award, and applicable statutory provisions.

C. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants Eligibility Category:

12 (Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education)

25 (Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification))

00 (State governments)

01 (County governments)

99 (Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility")

02 (City or township governments)

04 (Special district governments)

05 (Independent school districts)

20 (Private institutions of higher education)

06 (Public and State controlled institutions of higher education)

07 (Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized))

11 (Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments))

Additional Eligibility Category:

Government Organizations:

American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized)

State controlled institutions of higher education

Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau

Local governments or their bona fide agents

Non-government Organizations

American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations

2. Additional Information on Eligibility Eligible applicants are community-based coalitions addressing youth substance use that have not yet previously received a DFC grant. Statutory Eligibility Requirements, written into the DFC Act, are inherent in the language of the DFC Support Program. Applicants should refer to Table 4: Statutory Eligibility Requirements, which contains a summary of the minimum documentation applicants must provide to meet these criteria. The table also specifies evidence required and where to place it in the application (e.g., as an attachment, in the Project Narrative, or in the Budget).

Failure to meet any single statutory eligibility requirement will cause the application to be deemed ineligible; in such case, it will not move forward to merit review. Should your application fail to meet the eligibility requirements, the person listed as the Business Official on the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) will receive a notification stating why the application was deemed ineligible. No additional information may be added to an application after the application deadline. The final authority lies with the DFC Administrator to determine the eligibility of an application.

All DFC applications will be jointly screened by ONDCP and CDC to determine whether an applicant meets all the DFC Support Program Statutory Eligibility Requirements identified in Table 4. Applications submitted by eligible coalitions that demonstrate they meet all requirements will then be scored through a merit review process according to the evaluation criteria described in Section E. Review and Selection Process of this NOFO. Each year, DFC recipients must demonstrate compliance with all of the Statutory Eligibility Requirements to be considered for continuation funding.

NOTE:

Coalitions that have already received 10 years of DFC funding are not eligible to apply for this grant.

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.

The intent of the DFC Support Program is to fund coalition activities in the United States and does not authorize the funding of organizations or activities outside the United States.

Table 4: Statutory Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility Requirement Item Evidence Required and Where to Document

Requirement 1: 12 Sectors Evidence Required

The coalition must consist of one or more representatives from each of the following required 12 sectors:

1. Youth (18 or younger)

2. Parent

3. Business

4. Media

5. School

6. Youth-serving organization

7. Law enforcement

8. Religious/Fraternal organization

9. Civic/Volunteer groups (i.e., local organizations committed to volunteering, not a coalition member designated as a “volunteer”)

10. Healthcare professional or organization (i.e., primary care, hospitals, etc.)

11. State, local, or tribal governmental agency with expertise in the field of substance abuse

A Coalition Involvement Agreement (CIA) for each of the 12 sector members. A CIA is an agreement signed by each sector representative to document the sector's involvement in the local coalition.

Where to Document:

Attachment 1: 12 CIAs and Sector Table.

For additional information, please refer to Section C. Eligibility Information and Attachment 1.

Note: Coalition members can not represent more than one sector category and paid staff (i.e., Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) and Project Coordinator) cannot serve as sector representatives. Doing so will deem an application ineligible

(including, if applicable, the state agency with primary authority for substance abuse)

12. Other organization involved in reducing substance abuse

21 USC 1532(a)(2)(A) An individual who is a member of the coalition may serve on the coalition as a representative of not more than one sector category.

21 USC 1532(a)(2)(C) and the application will not proceed to peer review.

Be sure to provide a rationale for selecting the individual to represent each sector on the Coalition Involvement Agreement.

Requirement 2: Six Month Existence Evidence Required

The coalition must demonstrate that members have worked together on substance abuse reduction initiatives for a period of not less than 6 months at the time of submission of the application, acting through entities such as task forces, subcommittees, or community boards.

(21 USC 1532(a)(3)(A); P.L. 105-20) §1032 (a)(3)(A)) The coalition must also demonstrate substantial participation from volunteer leaders in the community.

(21 USC 1532(a)(3)(B); P.L. 105-20 §1032 (a)(3)(B))

One set of coalition meeting minutes, proving coalition existence for at least 6 months.

Where to Document:

Attachment 2: Coalition minutes…