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"Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address Local Drug Crises Grants (CARA Local Drug Crises Grants)" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address Local Drug Crises Grants (CARA Local Drug Crises Grants) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), and Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). This program is an enhancement to current or formerly funded Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program recipients.
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Opportunity Listing - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Local Drug Crises Grants Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Local Drug Crises Grants Agency: Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC Assistance Listings: 93. 799 -- CARA Act – Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 Last Updated: February 5, 2021 View version history on Grants.
gov 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.
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) 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 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 misuse of opioids or use of methamphetamines that are higher than the national average over a sustained period. The statutory authority for this program (Section 103 of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act) limits eligibility to domestic public and private nonprofit entities that are current or former Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program recipients.
The intent of the CARA Support Program is to fund coalition activities in the United States and does not authorize the funding of organizations or activities outside the United States. A CARA legal applicant (an organization applying on behalf of a coalition, the coalition, or the applicant coalition) must reside within the United States and/or the U.S. territories.
Refer to Table 3 Statutory Eligibility Requirements: which contains, the minimum eligibility requirements, the evidence required, and where to document the requirement. The table also specifies which attachment to use to provide the necessary evidence to document your compliance with the eligibility requirement.
All CARA applications will be jointly screened by ONDCP and CDC to determine whether an applicant meets all the CARA Support Program Statutory Eligibility Requirements identified in Table 3. Applications submitted by eligible coalitions that demonstrate they meet all requirements will then be scored through a merit review process according to the evaluation criteria described in Section E. Review and Selection Process of this NOFO.
Grantor contact information File name Description Last updated Foa_Content_of_CDC-RFA-CE21-2103_revised020421. pdf Foa_Content_of_CDC-RFA-CE21-2103_revised020421. pdf Feb 5, 2021 01:16 AM UTC Appendix_D-_Attach-ment_5_Coalition_Meeting_Minutes.
docx Appendix D- Attach-ment 5_Coalition Meeting Minutes. docx Feb 1, 2021 07:12 PM UTC Appendix_D-_Attach-ment_2_MOU_. docx Appendix D- Attach-ment 2_MOU_.
docx Feb 1, 2021 07:12 PM UTC Appendix_A_-_Pre-Submission_Verification_Checklist_for_CARA. docx Appendix A: Pre-Submission Verification Checklist Feb 1, 2021 07:04 PM UTC Appendix_D-_Attach-ment_4_Statement_of_Rates. docx Appendix D- Attach-ment 4_Statement of Rates.
docx Feb 1, 2021 07:05 PM UTC Appendix_D-_Attach-ment_3_Disclosure_of_DFC_Support_Program_Funding. docx Appendix D- Attach-ment 3_Disclosure of DFC Support Program Funding. docx Feb 1, 2021 07:12 PM UTC Appendix_D-_Attach-ment_6_Key_Personnel_Resumes.
docx Appendix D- Attach-ment 6_Key Personnel Resumes. docx Feb 1, 2021 07:05 PM UTC Appendix_D-_Attach-ment_7_CARA_Act_Program_Evaluation_Requirements. docx Appendix D- Attach-ment 7_CARA Act Program Evaluation Requirements.
docx Feb 1, 2021 07:12 PM UTC Appendix_B-_Resources_on_Evidence-Based_and_Practice-Based_Strategies_and_Activities. docx Appendix B: Resources on Evidence-Based and Practice-Based Strategies and Activities Feb 1, 2021 07:05 PM UTC Appendix_D-_Attach-ment_1_Assurance_of_Legal_Eligibility. docx Appendix D- Attach-ment 1_Assurance of Legal Eligibility.
docx Feb 1, 2021 07:13 PM UTC Appendix_D-_Attach-ment_8_General_Applicant_Information. docx Appendix D- Attach-ment 8_General Applicant Information. docx Feb 1, 2021 07:11 PM UTC Appendix_C_-_Review_and_Selection_Process.
docx Appendix C: Review and Selection Process Feb 1, 2021 07:11 PM UTC Appendix_D-_Attach-ment_9_Sample_Congressional_Notification. docx Appendix D- Attach-ment 9_Sample Congressional Notification. docx Link to additional information Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity :
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Current or formerly funded Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program recipients. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was April 28, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Community-based Coalition Enhancement Grants to Address Local Drug Crises Grants (CARA Local Drug Crises Grants) is funded by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), and Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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