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

In plain English

Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC (Department of Health and Human Services) has announced this as a forecast: an opportunity it expects to post. It is not open for applications yet. Estimated posting date: Jan 26, 2027. Estimated application due date: Mar 31, 2027.

Awards are up to $125,000 each, the agency expects to make 50 awards and estimated total program funding is $31,250,000.

Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of applicant), subject to any clarification in the listing.

Cost sharing or matching is required.

Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.

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• 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 with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)
• Unrestricted (open to any type of entity above, subject to clarification in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. 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 not yet previously received a DFC grant. …

Excerpt from the official forecast on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

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) 2027 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants. The purpose of the DFC Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent youth substance use. …

Read the full forecast on Grants.gov →