FY 2026 CARA Enhancement Grants for DFC Coalitions to Prevent Youth Drug Misuse
ONDCP and CDC/NCIPC are accepting FY 2026 applications for CARA Local Drug Crises enhancement grants, available only to current or former Drug-Free Communities (DFC) coalitions. Funding supports community efforts to prevent and reduce opioid and methamphetamine use and prescription drug misuse among youth ages 12–18.
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 …
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Eligible applicants are community-based coalitions addressing opioid, methamphetamine, and/or prescription drug use/misuse by local youth. They 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 i…
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