Apply for DFC Funding
Why Join the DFC Program?
- The DFC Program is the Nation’s leading effort to mobilize communities to prevent youth substance use. Joining this program provides community-based coalitions with up to 10 years of funding to promote positive youth engagement and address the local conditions that drive youth substance use.
- Directed by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the DFC Support Program partners with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and CADCA to provide support and guidance to DFC coalitions related to coalition-building, programmatic expertise, and evaluation support.
The substances of focus are:
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Who is eligible?
- Eligible entities are community-based coalitions. Community-based coalitions that are non-profits (501c3 status) can apply.
- If community-based coalitions don’t have 501c3 status, they can partner with another organization (e.g., school districts, local health departments, YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, local hospitals, local governments, or other agencies) to apply for funding.
- The 12 sectors are:
YOUTH
PARENTS
BUSINESS
MEDIA
SCHOOLS
YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS
There are several statutory requirements for community-based coalitions that want to apply. Coalitions must:
- Be in existence for 6 months
- Include representatives from 12 required sectors
- Have a mission statement related to youth substance use prevention
- Address multiple substances
- Participate in the DFC national cross-site evaluation
- Not overlap with another DFC coalition without a letter of mutual cooperation
- Have the ability to receive federal funding individually or through a partner
- Request no more than $125,000/year
- Secure 100% match from non-federal sources
- Have not received more than 10 years of DFC funding
DFC Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFO)
CDC has two notices of funding opportunities (NOFO) available on www.grants.gov open from February 15, 2024 – April 17, 2024:
- DFC Support Program- NEW (Year 1): for community-based coalitions that have been in existence at least six months and that have never received DFC funding before.
- DFC Support Program- Competing Continuation (Year 6): for community-based coalitions that have previously received DFC funding, have experienced a lapse in funding, or have concluded the first (Year 1–5) funding cycle.
Deadlines and Decision Dates
| February 15, 2024 | Application period opens at 9:00 a.m. ET |
| April 17, 2024 | Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET |
| September 1, 2024 | Funding is announced and project begins |
For questions or technical assistance, please contact CDC’s Drug Free Communities Support Program at DFC_NOFO@cdc.gov
Visit Archived Funding Announcements to see previous content.
Also visit Drug-Free Communities Notice of Funding Opportunity: Questions and Answers for more information.
