Information for Potential Applicants

The Office of National Drug Control Policy, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is pleased to announce the release of the FY2012 Drug Free Communities Request for Applications (RFA). The DFC RFA provides the guidelines for meeting statutory eligibility requirements, completing the application, the questions that must be answered and guidelines for assembling the budget. Applicants must follow the FY2012 DFC RFA explicitly and be deemed statutorily eligible before moving onto the peer review process for scoring. The following timeline will be adhered to for the FY2012 DFC funding cycle:

DFC RFA Released:  Tuesday, January 17, 2012
DFC RFA Due Date:  March 22, 2012
Peer Review:  End of May/Early June 2012
Announce New DFC Awards:  End of August 2012

To access the FY2012 DFC RFA, click here*.

*The Word version of the FY2012 DFC RFA can be used to recreate the templates necessary to complete the budget and Attachments.

For Frequently Asked Questions on the FY2012 DFC RFA, click here.

For a checklist for the Appendices & Attachments, click here.

Technical Assistance Resources for Completing the FY2012 DFC RFA

With the release of each RFA, the DFC Program has offered workshops for potential applicants. This year, the DFC Program will host Applicant Workshops in the following locations

Portland, OR: January 31, 2012
Austin, TX: February 2, 2012
National Harbor, MD: February 10, 2012*

Each workshops begins with registration at 8AM. Workshops content begins at 8:30AM and concludes at 1:00PM. Each workshop solely focuses on the FY2012 DFC RFA. Attendees should come to the workshop having read the FY2012 DFC RFA several times and be prepared.

TO VIEW THE REST OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT GO TO:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/information-for-potential-applicants