Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program - NEW (Year 1)

Eligibility Category: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educations. 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. Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible 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 thisfunding.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 non-profit's organization.For example, 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.