CFDA 93.788: Opioid Affected Youth and Families Initiative
Targeted federal funding for community-level interventions in opioid-affected populations. Heavily competitive but high mission-fit for nonprofits already serving rural and underserved communities.
What this CFDA funds
Multi-year cooperative agreements supporting OUD/SUD prevention, treatment access expansion, peer-recovery infrastructure, and workforce training in HRSA-designated rural and underserved areas. Many awards target the rural communities opioid response (RCORP) framework: Planning year, Implementation 3 years.
What winning applicants look like
FQHC consortia, regional behavioral-health collaboratives, and rural-health-network nonprofits with documented community-engagement processes. Past performance on similar HRSA awards (RCORP, BHWET) is a major scoring lift. State-level strategic alignment letters help significantly.
Common pitfalls + things to know
HRSA NOFOs require a logic model with specified evaluation metrics — generic logic models are rejected. Population definitions must match HRSA's underserved-community designation (the HPSA or MUA shapefiles). Indirect-rate caps in the NOFO are common (often 10% MTDC). Cost-sharing is sometimes required.
Related CFDAs to also explore
- CFDA 93.243 — SAMHSA Mental Health Services Projects
- CFDA 93.359 — HRSA NEPQR (workforce)
- CFDA 93.150 — Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
Audiences who use this CFDA
If you fall into one of these audience groups, the audience guide gives you the broader picture of all federal funding streams you qualify for — not just CFDA 93.788.
Always verify in the official source. CFDA program details, eligibility, and award ranges change with each annual NOFO cycle. Confirm at sam.gov/content/assistance-listings or the agency's program office before you build an application strategy. This page is editorial reference, not an official agency notice.