Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program – COMPETING CONTINUATION (Year 6)
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is inviting applications for the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program – Competing Continuation (Year 6), aimed at community-based coalitions focused on preventing and reducing youth substance use. Eligible applicants include organizations that have previously received DFC funding and are either concluding their first five-year cycle or have experienced a lapse in funding, with a requirement to demonstrate collaboration among various community sectors. This program is critical for fostering safe, healthy, and drug-free environments for youth, with an estimated total funding of $31.25 million available for approximately 50 awards, each ranging from $0 to $125,000. Interested parties must submit their applications electronically by April 14, 2026, and can direct inquiries to Christi Jones at DFC_NOFO@cdc.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are community-based coalitions addressing youth substance use that have previously received a DFC grant (Year 1–5), 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. A DFC legal applicant (an organization applying on behalf of a coalition, the coalition, or the applicant coalition) must reside within the United States and/or the U.S. territories. Applicants must be a nonprofit (as defined by the IRS as a 501(c) organization); or an entity that the Administrator determines to be appropriate; or part of, or is associated with an established legally recognized domestic, public or private nonprofit organization. These entities can include state and local governments, federally recognized tribes, state-recognized tribes, urban Indian organizations (as defined in Pub. L. No. 94-437), public or private universities and colleges, professional associations, voluntary organizations, self-help groups, consumer and provider services-oriented constituency groups, community- and faith-based organizations, and tribal organizations. (Pub. L. No. 114-198 Sec 103). For the purposes of this NOFO and the DFC Support Program, a coalition is defined as a community-based formal arrangement for cooperation and collaboration among groups or sectors of a community in which each group retains its identity, but all agree to work together toward a common goal of building a safe, healthy, and drug-free community. In furtherance of the Trump Administration's Statement of Drug Policy Priorities, the DFC Support Program is committed to protecting American youth from the dangers of drug use. DFC Support Program applicants are expected to support applicable Executive Orders, including but not limited to: Executive Order 14168: Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, Executive Order 14159: Protecting the American People from Invasion, Executive Order 14173: Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, Executive Order 13768: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, Executive Order 14182: Enforcing the Hyde Amendment