CDC NCIPC Drug-Free Communities Support Program — Competing Continuation (Year 6) — CDC-RFA-CE22-22050601CONT27

Funding$31,250,000 forecast program funding; 50 expected awards; forecast award maximum $125,000. Cost sharing or matching is required.

DeadlineEstimated application due date: March 31, 2027 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Exact controlling deadline and submission mechanics must be reverified when the NOFO posts.

Last verified2026-09-20

Required next actionReverify on or after the estimated January 26, 2027 posting date. Publish or route only after verifying open status, exact deadline and time zone, continuation eligibility, cost-share requirements, award limits, forms, attachments, amendments, and submission mechanics.

Broad Eligibility

Forecasted CDC NCIPC competing-continuation competition for community-based coalitions addressing youth substance use. Grants.gov states eligible applicants are coalitions that previously received DFC Years 1-5, experienced a lapse in funding, or concluded the first five-year funding cycle and are applying for a second five-year cycle, subject to the listed nonprofit or approved-entity requirements. Final eligibility and match requirements must be reverified in the posted NOFO.

Atlas Analysis

Strong lane relevance for community prevention. Forecast-only CDC NCIPC and ONDCP continuation program; remain unpublished with no applicant outreach or queue creation until the posted NOFO and controlling requirements are verified.

Forecast opportunity. CDC NCIPC forecasts a competing-continuation Drug-Free Communities Support Program competition for qualifying community coalitions entering a second five-year funding cycle or returning after a funding lapse.

The forecast anticipates $31.25 million in total program funding, 50 expected awards, a forecast award maximum of $125,000, required cost sharing or matching, an estimated posting date of January 26, 2027, and an estimated application due date of March 31, 2027 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

Final continuation eligibility, lapse and prior-award conditions, match requirements, award terms, forms, attachments, amendments, and submission mechanics must be reverified when the NOFO posts.

Forecast hold: Keep unpublished. Do not initiate applicant-specific outreach, Atlas_Email_Queue creation, or application package work from this forecast record.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.grants.govAtlas last verified this record 2026-09-20. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗