Opportunity Information: Apply for SP 17 002
The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program - Competing Continuation is a federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It is authorized under the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20) and is designed to continue supporting community-based coalitions that are working to prevent and reduce substance use among young people. For this funding announcement, "youth" specifically means individuals age 18 and younger, which helps applicants focus their strategies and outcomes on that defined population.
At its core, the program is built around two connected goals. The first goal is to establish and strengthen collaboration at the community level by bringing together a broad mix of partners. This includes community organizations and coalitions, public and private non-profit agencies, and all levels of government that may influence youth environments and prevention efforts, including federal, state, local, and tribal entities. The idea is that substance use prevention is more effective when it is coordinated across sectors, rather than handled by a single organization in isolation. By supporting coalition-driven work, the DFC program encourages shared planning, shared responsibility, and alignment of resources across schools, health and behavioral health providers, law enforcement, youth-serving organizations, faith-based groups, local government, and other stakeholders.
The second goal centers on measurable prevention impact: reducing substance use among youth in the near term and, over time, reducing substance abuse among adults. The program frames this as a community change effort, meaning it is not only about individual education or awareness campaigns. Instead, coalitions are expected to address the conditions in a community that shape behavior, including both risk factors that increase the likelihood of substance use and protective factors that reduce that likelihood. In practice, this can involve changing local norms, improving coordination of prevention and enforcement strategies, expanding access to prevention programming, engaging families, strengthening youth development opportunities, and influencing policies and practices that affect availability and perceptions of harm. The long-term logic is that lowering initiation and use during adolescence reduces the chances of later substance-related problems in adulthood.
This particular notice is categorized as a discretionary grant opportunity, using a grant funding instrument, and falls under the health funding activity area (CFDA 93.276). It was issued under Funding Opportunity Number SP 17 002, with a creation date of January 6, 2017, and an original application closing date of March 15, 2017. The award ceiling listed is $125,000 per award, and the announcement projected approximately 70 awards. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement text, which typically means applicants must consult the full FOA for the precise organizational qualifications and continuation requirements tied to the competing continuation status.
Overall, the DFC Competing Continuation opportunity is aimed at sustaining and strengthening established community coalition work that has already been underway, while pushing for continued progress toward youth substance use reduction through coordinated community partnerships and targeted actions that shift local risk and protective factors.Apply for SP 17 002
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program-Competing Continuation" 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 Jan 06, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 15, 2017. (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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