Drug free communities program announcement

Application Due Date. Tuesday, April 14, Intergovernmental Review E. Applicants must comply with E. Comments from Single State Agency are due no later than 60 days after application deadline. Funding Mechanism. Anticipated Total Available Funding. These grants provide community coalitions needed support to prevent and reduce youth substance use. The Drug-Free Communities Support Program DFC is a Federal grant program that provides funding to community-based coalitions that organize to prevent youth substance use.

Since the passage of the DFC Act in , the DFC Program has funded more than 2, coalitions and currently mobilizes nearly 9, community volunteers across the country. The philosophy behind the DFC Program is that local drug problems require local solutions.

Recent evaluation data indicate that where DFC dollars are invested, youth substance use is lower. Among all DFC grantees ever funded, DFC-funded community coalitions have achieved significant reductions in youth alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use. High school-aged youth have reduced their use of alcohol by As shown in Figure 6, prevalence rates of past day use among high school students for alcohol were significantly lower in communities with a DFC grantee than in areas sampled by the Youth Risk Behavior Survey YRBS in all six years compared i.

Prevalence rates for marijuana use were significantly lower in DFC communities in , , and Ellos escuchan. They Hear You. Solr Mobile Search. Share Buttons. Breadcrumbs Breadcrumb Home Grants. Main page content Initial Announcement.

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