Comments Sought on Youth Drug Abuse Grant Reporting Updates
Published Date: 4/23/2026
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Summary
The Office of National Drug Control Policy wants your thoughts on updating how they collect info for two programs fighting youth drug abuse. These changes affect communities using Drug-Free Communities and CARA grants, aiming to better track progress against opioid and meth use among teens. You’ve got 60 days to share your ideas, helping shape smarter, more effective drug prevention efforts without adding extra paperwork headaches.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Large annual reporting burden for DFC
If your organization holds a Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant, you must submit annual progress reports through the DFC & CARA Me web system that ONDCP estimates take about 24 hours each. DFC Program Directors also submit a Coalition Asset Survey (~1 hour) and face-to-face interviews that take 1–2 hours; ONDCP estimates the total annual time for all DFC respondents is 19,642 hours. For CARA recipients, ONDCP estimates each annual report takes about 10 hours with a combined CARA respondent total of 640 hours.
Web system improves data entry and reduces burden
ONDCP uses the DFC & CARA Me web system that validates data during entry and is described as more user-friendly. ONDCP says the system reduces the paperwork burden on grant award recipients by improving the platform and validating data as users enter it.
Selected grantees face case study interviews
About nine DFC grant award recipients are selected each year for case studies to document coalition practices, successes, and challenges. Case study interviews are done once a year and face-to-face interviews take about 1–2 hours.
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