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

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.

Program name

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

Issuing agency

Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC (Department of Health and Human Services)

Opportunity number

CDC-RFA-CE-27-0058

Funding type

Grant

Funding purpose

Health

Status

Forecasted

Application deadline

Forecasted · estimated close March 31, 2027 (agency estimate)Agency note: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.

Agency estimates

Estimated posting: January 26, 2027. Estimated award date: August 30, 2027. Estimates can change.

Published award range

Up to $125,000

Estimated total program funding

$31,250,000

Expected number of awards

50

Cost sharing or match required

Yes

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• 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 having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see Additional Information on Eligibility)
• Unrestricted (open to any type of entity, subject to any clarification in Additional Information on Eligibility)

Relevant to

Businesses and NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov lists eligibility as Unrestricted. Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

93.276

Official source

View on Grants.gov ↗

Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363353 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 363353 · Funding opportunity number CDC-RFA-CE-27-0058

Posted

July 28, 2026 · Source last updated July 28, 2026

Last verified

October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

100% of key fields published by the source

Record confidence

mediumforecast — dates and amounts are agency estimates.

Eligibility details (from the agency)

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. 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. 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.

Description (from 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. By statute, the DFC Support Program has two goals: 1) Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies, as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth (individuals 18 years of age and younger). 2) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.

Agency contact

Christi Jones
DFC_NOFO@cdc.gov