Drug-Free Communities Support Program

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.276

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

Feb 12, 2026

Program and eligibility questions:
Christi Jones
DFC_NOFO@cdc.gov

For financial and budget questions:
Karen Zion
DFC_OGS@cdc.gov

Grants.gov support:
800.518.4726
support@grants.gov

SAM.gov support:
866.606.8220
Federal service desk live chat

The purpose of the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program is to establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth ages 18 and younger.

DFC Program goals include:

• Establish and strengthen collaboration among community stakeholders and organizations to address youth substance use
• Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance use among adults by:
  • Addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance use
  • Promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use

Eligible applicants include

• County, city, township, and special district governments or their bona fide agents
• Federally recognized Native American Tribal governments
• Other Native American and Alaska Native Tribal organizations
• Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities
• Nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) tax status
• Public, state, and private institutions of higher education
• Independent school districts
• For-profit organizations
• Small businesses

To meet all the DFC statutory eligibility requirements, the coalition must:

• Include representatives from each of the required sectors
• Comprise representatives who have worked together on substance use for at least 6 months
• Have a principal mission statement of preventing youth substance use
• Address at least 2 substances
• Not overlap with another DFC coalition without a letter of mutual collaboration
• Be able to receive federal funding individually or through a legal, eligible entity
• Have not received more than 10 years of DFC funding
• Be willing and able to participate in the DFC national cross-site evaluation

Nationwide and U.S. territories

Award ceiling: $125,000 per year
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 50
Estimated total program funding: $31,250,000

Applicants are required to have a 100% (1:1) match from non-federal sources.

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov. Application instructions and other guidance will be found at the bottom of the page.

For competing continuation applicants

Children and youth · Health disparities · Networking and collaboration · Substance use and misuse · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention