Opportunity Information: Apply for SP 16 001
Apply for SP 16 001
- The HHS-SAMHS in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.276.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 16, 2015 and posted on Dec 16, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 18, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $125,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 70 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program is a federal grant opportunity created under the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20) to support local community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among young people. The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through SAMHSA (HHS-SAMHS), and it funds community-driven prevention efforts that bring multiple sectors together around a shared plan to address youth substance use. For this funding opportunity announcement, "youth" is specifically defined as individuals age 18 and under, which sets the target population for the required prevention focus.
The program centers on two main goals. First, it aims to establish and strengthen collaboration across a community by connecting public and private nonprofit organizations with federal, state, local, and tribal governments. The idea is to build and sustain effective community coalitions where schools, parents, youth-serving organizations, law enforcement, healthcare providers, local government, businesses, faith communities, and other partners coordinate strategies rather than working in isolation. This collaboration goal is about strengthening the community infrastructure needed to plan, implement, and maintain prevention activities over time, including shared decision-making, pooled resources, and consistent messaging.
Second, the DFC program aims to reduce substance use among youth in the near term and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults. It does this by focusing on the underlying community conditions that affect substance use. In practice, that means coalitions are expected to address local risk factors that increase the likelihood of substance use (such as favorable community attitudes toward use, low perceived harm, easy access, or weak enforcement of policies) while also promoting protective factors that reduce risk (such as strong family and school connectedness, positive youth development opportunities, clear community norms, and effective prevention education). This approach reflects the program's emphasis on environmental and systems-level change, not just individual education, with the long-term expectation that preventing early initiation and reducing youth use will also lower adult substance misuse rates as cohorts age.
Based on the opportunity details provided, this was a discretionary grant (Funding Opportunity Number SP 16 001) in the health funding category under CFDA 93.276. The award ceiling listed is $125,000, with an expected 70 awards. The opportunity was posted on December 16, 2015, created the same day, and had an application closing date of March 18, 2016. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with a note indicating that applicants should consult the additional eligibility language in the full announcement for clarification, which commonly applies to community coalitions and nonprofit entities organized to carry out local prevention work.
Overall, the DFC Support Program is designed to fund community coalitions that can demonstrate strong cross-sector partnerships and a clear plan to reduce youth substance use by changing the local conditions that drive it, using coordinated prevention strategies and sustained collaboration across community stakeholders.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program
What is the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program?
The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program is a federal grant opportunity created under the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20). It is designed to support local community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among young people through community-driven prevention efforts.
Which federal agency administers this grant program?
The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through SAMHSA (HHS-SAMHS).
What is the primary focus of DFC-funded work?
The required prevention focus is on reducing substance use among youth through coordinated, community-level prevention strategies led by local coalitions.
How does this funding opportunity define "youth"?
For this funding opportunity announcement, "youth" is specifically defined as individuals age 18 and under.
What are the two main goals of the DFC Support Program?
The program centers on two main goals: (1) establishing and strengthening collaboration across a community by connecting public and private nonprofit organizations with federal, state, local, and tribal governments, and (2) reducing substance use among youth in the near term and, over time, reducing substance abuse among adults.
What does "community coalition" mean in the context of this program?
In this program, a community coalition refers to a local partnership that brings multiple sectors together around a shared plan to prevent and reduce youth substance use. These coalitions are expected to coordinate strategies across the community rather than having organizations work in isolation.
What kinds of community partners are expected to be involved in a coalition?
The program description highlights cross-sector participation such as schools, parents, youth-serving organizations, law enforcement, healthcare providers, local government, businesses, faith communities, and other partners coordinating prevention strategies.
Is the program focused only on youth, or does it also address adult substance use?
The near-term focus is on reducing substance use among youth (age 18 and under). Over time, the program also aims to reduce substance abuse among adults, based on the expectation that preventing early initiation and reducing youth use will lower adult misuse rates as youth cohorts age.
What approach does the DFC program emphasize: individual education or community-level change?
The DFC program emphasizes environmental and systems-level change, not just individual education. Coalitions are expected to address the community conditions that influence substance use and align stakeholders around coordinated strategies and consistent messaging.
What types of local conditions are coalitions expected to address?
Coalitions are expected to address local risk factors that increase the likelihood of substance use (for example, favorable community attitudes toward use, low perceived harm, easy access, or weak enforcement of policies) and promote protective factors that reduce risk (for example, strong family and school connectedness, positive youth development opportunities, clear community norms, and effective prevention education).
What does "risk factors" mean in this program summary?
Risk factors are described as community conditions that increase the likelihood of youth substance use, such as favorable community attitudes toward use, low perceived harm, easy access to substances, or weak policy enforcement.
What does "protective factors" mean in this program summary?
Protective factors are described as conditions that reduce the risk of youth substance use, such as strong family and school connectedness, positive youth development opportunities, clear community norms, and effective prevention education.
How does the program strengthen collaboration across a community?
The program aims to build and sustain effective coalitions that support shared decision-making, pooled resources, and consistent messaging among public and private nonprofit organizations and government partners (including federal, state, local, and tribal governments).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this announcement?
The Funding Opportunity Number provided is SP 16 001.
What type of grant was this listed as?
Based on the details provided, this opportunity was a discretionary grant.
What funding category was this opportunity listed under?
The opportunity was listed under the health funding category.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number provided is 93.276.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed?
The listed award ceiling is $125,000.
How many awards were expected?
The opportunity details indicate an expected 70 awards.
When was this opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on December 16, 2015.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on December 16, 2015.
What was the application closing date for this announcement?
The application closing date listed is March 18, 2016.
Who was eligible to apply based on the summary information?
Eligibility was listed broadly as "Others," with a note indicating that applicants should consult the additional eligibility language in the full announcement for clarification. The summary notes that eligibility commonly applies to community coalitions and nonprofit entities organized to carry out local prevention work.
Where should applicants look for the full eligibility requirements?
The provided information notes that applicants should consult the additional eligibility language in the full announcement to clarify eligibility.
What kinds of activities is the grant designed to support?
The grant is designed to fund community-driven prevention efforts that bring multiple sectors together around a shared plan to address youth substance use, including coordinated strategies aimed at changing local community conditions that drive substance use.
Does the program require a coalition to have a shared plan?
Yes. The program description emphasizes bringing multiple sectors together around a shared plan to address youth substance use.
What is meant by "environmental and systems-level change" in this context?
In the provided description, environmental and systems-level change refers to focusing on underlying community conditions that influence substance use (risk and protective factors), along with coordinated policy, enforcement, norms, access, and prevention approaches across the community, rather than relying only on individual-focused education.
Why does the program emphasize sustained collaboration?
The description indicates that coalitions are intended to plan, implement, and maintain prevention activities over time, supported by shared decision-making, pooled resources, and consistent messaging among community stakeholders.
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