Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)
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- Opportunity number
- CDC-RFA-CE-26-0110
- Agency
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $75,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- County Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Special District Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Other
- Points of contact
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- Christi Jones cara_nofo@cdc.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is soliciting grant applications under the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) to support community-based coalitions addressing youth substance abuse prevention. Applicants must be current or former Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program recipients and are eligible if they are domestic public entities, private nonprofits, tribal governments, higher education institutions, or other qualifying organizations. The program objectives require prevention and reduction of opioid, methamphetamine, and prescription drug misuse among youth ages 12-18 through community-based interventions. Eligible applicants must demonstrate scientific and technical merit, alignment with CDC program priorities, and capacity to implement evidence-based substance abuse prevention strategies. The application deadline is April 28, 2026, with evaluations based on review criteria outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOFO) posted on Grants.gov.
Award amounts typically range from $50,000 to $418,329, with initial funding supporting a 12-month budget period and potential continuation for up to five years based on satisfactory recipient progress and fund availability. The project period of performance spans one to five years, with non-competitive continuation possible subject to acceptable performance documentation and federal determination that continued funding serves government interests. Performance will be conducted at applicant locations throughout the United States, with grantees required to maintain records for three years beyond the initial award period in accordance with 2 CFR 200 compliance requirements.
Synopsis
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) 2026 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address Local Drug Crises Grants (CARA Local Drug Crises Grants) as an enhancement to current or formerly funded Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program recipients. The purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce the use of opioids and methamphetamines and the misuse of prescription drugs among youth ages 12-18 in communities throughout the United States.
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