Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: September 30, 2025

Archive date: February 20, 2026

Close date: January 21, 2026

Opportunity ID: 360360

Opportunity number: CDC-RFA-CE-26-0110

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC

Agency code: HHS-CDC-NCIPC

Award floor: $0

Award ceiling: $75,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types

Grant

Category of Funding Activity

Health

Eligible Applicants

City or township governments
County governments
Independent school districts
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others
Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Special district governments

Tools

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Categories (use these for quoted searches)

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category_of_funding_activity:health
cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
eligible_applicants:county_governments
eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
eligible_applicants:others
eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
funding_instrument_type:grant
opportunity_category:discretionary
status:forecasted

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) 2026 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 use of opioids and methamphetamines and the misuse of prescription drugs among youth ages 12-18 in communities throughout the United States.