Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program- Competing Continuation (Year 6) | CDC RFA CE20 2004CC23

Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA CE20 2004CC23

The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program - Competing Continuation (Year 6) is a federal grant opportunity that supports established community coalitions working to prevent and reduce youth substance use. Authorized by the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20), the program is jointly overseen at the federal level through the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and administered in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifically the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). For FY 2023, CDC/NCIPC is soliciting applications under Funding Opportunity Number CDC RFA CE20 2004CC23, using a discretionary grant funding mechanism (CFDA 93.276) within the health category.

At its core, this opportunity is designed to sustain and deepen community-level prevention efforts by strengthening cross-sector collaboration. The program centers on community coalitions that bring together public and private partners to coordinate strategies that reduce substance use among youth (defined here as individuals age 18 and under). The first goal is coalition-focused: to establish and strengthen collaboration across communities and among public and private nonprofit agencies, along with federal, state, local, and tribal governments, so those coalitions can more effectively prevent and reduce youth substance use. The second goal is outcome-focused: to reduce youth substance use in the near term and, over time, reduce adult substance use by addressing local risk factors that contribute to substance use and increasing protective factors that reduce risk.

This specific announcement is a "competing continuation" for Year 6, meaning it is intended for applicants connected to prior DFC funding rather than first-time applicants beginning a new five-year cycle. It is meant to fund coalitions that have previously received DFC funding and are seeking to continue into an additional year of support, including coalitions that may have experienced a lapse in funding or that have concluded the initial Year 1 through Year 5 funding cycle and are competing to continue. In practice, the focus remains on maintaining coalition capacity and community partnerships while continuing evidence-informed prevention work that targets the conditions in a community that drive youth substance use.

The eligible applicant pool is broad and includes multiple levels of government and a range of education and nonprofit entities. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) IRS status (excluding institutions of higher education for the nonprofit categories). The listing also notes "others" and indicates eligibility may be further clarified in the opportunity's additional eligibility text, while generally remaining open to the entity types identified.

Funding under this opportunity has an award ceiling of $125,000 per award, with an estimated 100 awards expected. The opportunity was posted January 26, 2023, with an original closing date of March 15, 2023. Applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 pm ET on the due date. Overall, the program functions as a continuation investment in community coalition infrastructure and coordinated prevention strategies, emphasizing local collaboration and measurable reductions in youth substance use through changes in community risk and protective factors.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program- Competing Continuation (Year 6)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.276.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 26, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 15, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm ET on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $125,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification), Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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