Drug-Free Communities Mentoring Program
Agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis
Assistance Listings
- 93.276 -- Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20). DFC Mentoring grants were established as a component of the DFC Support Program when the program was reauthorized in 2001 (Public Law 107-82, 115 Stat. 814). The DFC Mentoring Program was also included in the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-469). The primary goal of the DFC Mentoring Program is to assist newly forming coalitions in becoming eligible to apply for DFC funding on their own.It is the intent of the DFC Mentoring...
Program that, at the end of the Mentoring grant, each Mentee coalition will meet all of the Statutory Eligibility Requirements of the DFC Support Program and be fully prepared to compete for the DFC grant on their own. Grantees will be expected to achieve this goal by meeting the following objectives: 1. Strengthen Mentee coalition’s organizational structure. 2. Increase Mentee coalition’s leadership and community readiness to address youth substance use problems in the Mentee community.3. Assist the Mentee coalition in working through a strategic planning process that will result in a comprehensive Action Plan.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Eligible applicants are currently funded DFC grantees with a coalition that has been in existence for at least five years (not to be interpreted as having been a DFC grantee for five years); have an active DFC grant at the time of application; and, are in good standing (not on high risk.)
Grantor contact information
Description
Odessa Crocker, Division of Grants Management, SAMHSA, 17E25D, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (240) 276-1400
DGMSAMHSA@samhsa.hhs.gov
Documents
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Link to additional information
Archived: May 21, 2017
Award
$750,000
Program Funding
10
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$75,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
SP-17-003
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
March 8, 2017
Archive date:
May 21, 2017
