Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program- Competing Continuation (Year 6)

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) 2023 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...

Gov’t Org:State gov’ts or their bona fide agents (includes the District of Columbia)Local gov’ts or their bona fide agentsTerritorial gov’ts or their bona fide agents in the Commonwealth of PR, the VI, the Commonwealth of the N. Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of PalauState controlled institutions of higher educationAmerican Indian or Alaska Native tribal gov’ts (federally recognized or state-recognized)Non-gov’t Orgs: American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated orgsAdditional Information on EligibilityEligible applicants are community-based coalitions addressing youth substance use that have previously received a DFC grant (Year 1–5). In addition, community-based coalitions that had previously received a DFC grant but have experienced a lapse in funding or have concluded the first five-year funding cycle and are applying for a second five-year funding cycle are eligible for this funding.  A DFC applicant must reside within the United States and/or the U.S. territories.  The applicant can only be in receipt of one DFC grant at a time and cannot apply on behalf of multiple coalitions.Statutory Eligibility Requirements, written into the DFC Act, are inherent in the language of the DFC Support Program. Applicants should refer to Table 3: DFC Statutory Eligibility Requirements.  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.  The final authority lies with the DFC Administrator to determine the eligibility of an application.  Should your application fail to meet the statutory eligibility requirements, the person listed as the AOR on the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) will receive a notification stating why the application was deemed ineligible. Additional information may not be added to an application after the application deadline.  Complete apps required by deadline. With the exception of the IRS form proving 501(c)(3) status, all forms that demonstrate statutory eligibility must be dated between January 2022 and the deadline for submission of this application. All forms that require signatures must be signed and dated or the application will be screened out and not move forward to merit review. Handwritten and/or electronic signatures are acceptable.  Refer to APPENDIX E:  Statutory Eligibility Req. (SER) Checklist.   

Brandis Belser dfc_nofo@cdc.gov