Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program - COMPETING CONTINUATION (Year 6)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- CDC-RFA-CE21-210206CONT26
- Agency
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $125,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Special District Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Other
- City/Township Governments
- Independent School Districts
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Unrestricted
- County Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
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- Christi Jones dfc_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 (CDC), in cooperation with the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), is seeking applications from community coalitions that have completed their initial five-year funding cycle or experienced a lapse in funding to establish and strengthen collaborations for preventing and reducing substance use among youth aged 18 and younger. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or partner with an eligible fiscal agent, demonstrate at least six months of prior collaborative work, include representatives from 12 required community sectors, focus on preventing youth substance use as their principal mission, and address at least two substances of misuse. The application deadline is April 14, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, with an expected award date of August 28, 2026. Merit review will assess applications across seven criteria totaling 100 points: background and approach (5 points), strategies and activities (20 points), communities served (5 points), work plan (20 points), evaluation and performance measurement plan (25 points), organizational structure (15 points), and community coalition composition (10 points). Applicants must submit a 20-page project narrative, one-page project abstract, budget narrative, and 13 attachments including sector tables, meeting minutes, organizational capacity documentation, and evaluation plans.
The program will fund approximately 50 awards of up to $125,000 per 12-month budget period, totaling $31.25 million in program funding over five consecutive 12-month periods. Applicants must secure 100 percent non-federal matching funds in Year 6, increasing to 125 percent in Years 7-8 and 150 percent in Years 9-10. Coalition applicants cannot have received more than 10 years of cumulative DFC funding and must participate in the DFC National Cross-Site Evaluation, submitting biennial core measures data on alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and prescription drug use across at least three grade levels between 6th and 12th grade. The cooperative agreement performance period runs from September 30, 2026, and extends for up to five consecutive 12-month periods. Performance will take place within the applicant coalition's service community, which must encompass defined geographic areas with documented population and demographic data.
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 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Grants. 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 statute, the DFC Support Program has two goals: 1) Establish and strengthen the 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 among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger). 2) Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance use among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance use and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use. This funding opportunity will fund applicants who have concluded the first (Year 1 - 5) funding cycle or have experienced a lapse in funding.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Ten-Year Funding Limit.docx | DOCX document | |
| Statement of Legal Eligibility.docx | DOCX document | |
| Sector Table 2026.docx | DOCX document | |
| Memorandum of Understanding.docx | DOCX document | |
| General Applicant Information.docx | DOCX document | |
| Disclosure of Prior DFC Funding.docx | DOCX document | |
| Congressional Notification.docx | DOCX document | |
| 2026 Supporting Materials.docx | DOCX document | |
| cdc-rfa-ce21-210206cont26_v8.pdf |
Posting history
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