Building and Sustaining Effective Community Anti-drug Coalitions | INL18CA0005 INLPCGLOBAL 11282017

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The grant opportunity titled "Building and Sustaining Effective Community Anti-drug Coalitions" is a discretionary grant from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). It is listed under Funding Opportunity Number INL18CA0005 (also referenced as INLPCGLOBAL 11282017) and falls within the Community Development funding activity category, associated with CFDA number 19.704. The opportunity was created on November 28, 2017, with an original application closing date of December 29, 2017. The program anticipated making one award, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $2,000,000.

The core purpose of the program is to strengthen community-based responses to substance abuse, with a particular focus on reducing youth substance use. The opportunity centers on the idea that well-run, inclusive anti-drug coalitions can bring together key community stakeholders and create lasting collaboration across local institutions. Rather than relying on a single organization or a narrow intervention, the coalition model aims to coordinate schools, families, health and social service providers, law enforcement, local government, community and faith leaders, and other relevant partners so they can collectively identify substance use risks and implement solutions that fit local realities.

The funded organization would be expected to provide hands-on assistance that helps communities form, strengthen, and sustain effective anti-drug coalitions. A major emphasis is capacity building through training and technical support. Specifically, the program envisions training a diverse group of locally based participants in practical community problem-solving methods. This includes teaching coalition members how to assess and understand their local substance abuse-related challenges, such as patterns of use among youth, contributing risk factors, gaps in prevention or treatment services, and community norms that may be enabling substance use. The expectation is that communities would not only gather information, but also learn how to interpret it in a way that leads to clear priorities and realistic actions.

Another central deliverable implied by the description is support for planning and strategy development. The organization would help coalition participants translate their assessments into a comprehensive plan to address identified substance abuse problems. In practice, a comprehensive plan typically means setting shared goals, selecting evidence-informed prevention approaches, coordinating roles among partners, and outlining steps for implementation and ongoing improvement. The intent is to move beyond short-term awareness campaigns and toward structured, collaborative prevention efforts that can be maintained over time, even as local leadership or conditions change.

Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional clarification intended to appear in an "Additional Information on Eligibility" section in the full notice. In general terms, this label usually indicates that eligibility may extend beyond only state or local governments and could include organizations such as nonprofits, NGOs, community-based organizations, or other entities capable of delivering training and coalition support, depending on the specific language in the full announcement.

Overall, this opportunity is aimed at investing in the people and processes that make coalitions work: inclusive participation, strong local collaboration, skill-building in assessment and problem analysis, and the creation of a coordinated, community-owned plan to reduce youth substance abuse. The funding level and single expected award suggest a substantial project with a lead organization providing structured assistance, likely across multiple communities or jurisdictions, to build durable local capacity for prevention through coalition-based action.

• The Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Building and Sustaining Effective Community Anti-drug Coalitions" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.704.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 28, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 29, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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