FOA-Comprehensive
Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Local Drug Crises Grants; March 15,
2021
Agency
Department
of Health and Human Services
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Description
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) 2021 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
(CARA) Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address Local Drug
Crises Grants (CARA Local Drug Crises Grants) as an enhancement to current or
formerly funded Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program recipients. The
purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce the abuse of opioids or
methamphetamines and the abuse of prescription drugs among youth ages 12-18 in
communities throughout the United States.
Eligibility: Eligible applicants
are community-based coalitions addressing local youth opioids, methamphetamine,
and/or prescription drug abuse. 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 is associated with an established legally
recognized domestic, public or private nonprofits 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). In
addition, applicants must document rates of abuse of opioids or
methamphetamines that are higher than the national average over a sustained
period.
NOTE: This
is a Forecasted Opportunity.
Announcement
Number:
CDC-RFA-CE21-2103
Estimated
Deadline:
March
15, 2021
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=329980
Contact
Information
Wendy Heirendt
770-488-5288