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 Application Information
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Application Deadline |
Applications are due by April 18, 2008 |
Intergovernmental Review |
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. |
The Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) announce the availability of funds for new FY 2008 Drug Free Communities Mentoring Program (DFC Mentoring) grants.
The purpose of the DFC Mentoring Program is to provide grant funds to existing DFC grantees so that they may serve as mentors to newly-formed and/or developing coalitions that have never received a DFC grant. Through the support of DFC mentoring funds, mentor coalitions are expected to share their expertise with non-grantee coalitions (mentees) and enable them to successfully compete for a “regular” DFC grant.
DFC Mentoring grants are designed to support the overall goals of the Drug Free Communities Program, a collaborative initiative led by ONDCP in partnership with SAMHSA. The DFC Program has two primary goals:
The Drug-Free Communities Program (DFC) was created by the Drug Free Communities Act, 1997 (Public Law 105-20). DFC Mentoring grants were established as a component of the DFC Program when the DFC Program was reauthorized on December 14, 2001, through P.L. 107-82, 115 Stat. 814 (2001). Congress again demonstrated its support for the DFC Mentoring effort when the DFC Program and the DFC Mentoring Program were reauthorized in December of 2006.
The coalitions that have been awarded DFC Mentoring grants represent a cross-section of communities from every region in the nation. In FY 2007, ONDCP awarded 19 new DFC mentoring grants and 15 mentoring continuation grants. More information on DFC and DFC Mentoring grants can be found on the DFC Web site ( www.ondcp.gov/dfc ).
All coalitions applying for a DFC Mentoring grant must meet the following eligibility criteria or the application will not be considered for funding. (We will consider the information provided in the sections of the application identified below in order to determine whether or not an individual applicant meets the eligibility criteria).
DFC MENTORING GRANT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS |
HOW AND WHERE TO DOCUMENT |
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| 1. The coalition must be a legally eligible entity. The coalition must be an organization legally eligible to apply for a grant or must make arrangements with an organization that will apply for the grant on behalf of the coalition and serve as the legal and fiscal agent for the grant. That is, a single organization (i.e., the coalition or its fiscal agent) must be the legal applicant, the recipient of the award, and the entity legally responsible for satisfying the grant requirements. Legal/fiscal agents acting on behalf of a coalition may be domestic public or private non-profit entities, such as State, local, or tribal governments; 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. |
1 How: If a coalition is NOT acting as its own Fiscal Agent, the applicant must include a completed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the coalition and the Fiscal Agent. *see Sample MOU-Coalition & Fiscal Agent (Attachment 7). * for further information and guidance on the use of a Fiscal Agent, see Attachment 6. Where: Part V, Section G, Documentation for Eligibility Requirements. |
2. The mentor coalition must be in receipt of a “regular” DFC grant during the period of the mentoring relationship. (In order to qualify for a DFC Mentoring grant, you must have a continuation award through the “regular” DFC grant process or, if you are a coalition applying for a new “regular” DFC grant, you can be considered only if you receive the “regular” DFC award.)
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2. In Section I of “Supporting Documentation”, applicants must provide the date the mentor coalition first received a “regular” DFC grant. Applicants also must identify how many years of “regular” DFC funding the mentor coalition has received. |
3. The mentor coalition must have achieved, through its own efforts, measurable results in the prevention of substance abuse among youth. |
3. In Section C of the Project Narrative. |
4. The mentor coalition must have at least one staff person, volunteer or member willing to serve as a mentor to the mentee coalition in the prevention of substance abuse. |
4. In Section E of the Project Narrative, applicants must provide both a list of individuals from the mentor coalition (staff/members/volunteers) who will participate in the mentoring project and a description of the role of each individual. |
5. The mentor coalition must propose to serve as a mentor to a coalition or coalitions that: |
5. In Section I, applicants must disclose whether the mentee coalition has submitted an application for a “regular” FY 2008 DFC award. |
6. The mentor coalition must demonstrate that there is a willingness on the part of the mentee coalition and its target community to actively participate in the mentee process. |
6. In Section J of “Supporting Documentation” applicants are asked to submit Memoranda of Understanding between the mentor coalition and mentee coalition and/or community. |
ONDCP expects to award approximately $1.2 million for 15 FY 2008 DFC Mentoring grants through this RFA. DFC Mentoring grants will be available to eligible coalitions in amounts of up to $75,000 per year for up to two years. Funds for the second year of the grant are distributed as non-competing continuation awards. Continuation awards are contingent upon the availability of DFC funds, the continued ability of grantees to demonstrate eligibility, grantee progress in meeting grant requirements, and timely submission of the continuation application as well as required data and reports.
Under the terms of this announcement, applicants may request and receive funding to mentor one or more coalitions for a maximum of two years. A DFC Mentoring grant may not be used to mentor the same coalition for more than two years.
For questions on program issues, contact:
Jayme S. Marshall
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1 Choke Cherry Road
Room 4-1059
Rockville, Maryland 20857
(240) 276-1270
dfcnew2008@samhsa.hhs.gov
For questions on grants management issues, contact:
Edna Frazier
Office of Program Services, Division of Grants Management
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
1 Choke Cherry Road
Room 7-1087
Rockville, Maryland 20857
(240) 276-1405
Edna.Frazier@samhsa.hhs.gov
Applications that are not submitted on the required application form will be screened out and will not be reviewed.
Download the complete Announcement No. SP-08-003
Download RFA in MS Word format
Download RFA in Adobe PDF format
PHS 5161-1 (revised July 2000): Includes the face page, budget forms and checklist.
For further information on the forms and the application process, see Useful Information for Applicants
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