Initial Announcement Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Information FOA Number SP-16-002 Posted on Grants.gov Thursday, March 10, 2016 Application Due Date Monday, May 16, 2016 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 93.276 Intergovernmental Review (E.O. 12372) Applicants must comply with E.O. 12372 if their state(s) participates. Review process recommendations from the State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) are due no later than 60 days after application deadline. Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS) / Single State Agency Coordination Applicants must send the PHSIS to appropriate State and local health agencies by application deadline. Comments from Single State Agency are due no later than 60 days after application deadline. Description The Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program was created by the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-20). DFC Mentoring grants were established as a component of the DFC Support Program when the program was reauthorized in 2001 (Public Law 107-82, 115 Stat. 814). The DFC Mentoring Program was also included in the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-469). The primary goal of the DFC Mentoring Program is to assist newly forming coalitions in becoming eligible to apply for DFC funding on their own. It is the intent of the DFC Mentoring Program that, at the end of the Mentoring grant, each Mentee coalition will meet all of the Statutory Eligibility Requirements of the DFC Support Program and be fully prepared to compete for the DFC grant on their own. Grantees will be expected to achieve this goal by meeting the following objectives: Strengthen Mentee coalition’s organizational structure. Increase Mentee coalition’s leadership and community readiness to address youth substance use problems in the Mentee community. Assist the Mentee coalition in working through a strategic planning process that will result in a comprehensive Action Plan. Eligibility Eligible applicants are currently funding DFC grantees with a coalition that has been in existence for at least five years (not to be interpreted as having been a DFC grant for five years); has an active DFC grant at the time of application; and, is in good standing (not on high risk.) Award Information Funding Mechanism Grant Anticipated Total Available Funding $750,000 Anticipated Number of Awards Approximately 10 grant awards Anticipated Award Amount Up to $75,000 per year for up to two years Length of Project Up to 2 years Cost Sharing/Match Required? Yes Proposed budgets cannot exceed $75,000 in total costs (direct and indirect) in any year of the proposed project. Annual continuation awards will depend on the availability of funds, grantee progress in meeting project goals and objectives, timely submission of required data and reports, and compliance with all grant award Terms and Conditions. Failure to comply with the Terms and Conditions of award may result in suspension or termination of the award. Contact Information Program Issues DFC FOA Helpline Team Division of Community Programs (240) 276-1270 dfcnew@samhsa.hhs.gov Grants Management and Budget Issues Jennifer Cramer Office of Financial Resources, Division of Grants Management Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 5600 Fishers Lane 17th Floor Rockville, Maryland 20857 (240) 276-1400 dgm@samhsa.hhs.gov