Drug-Free Communities Support Program: Actions Needed to Enhance Performance Data and Oversight

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Drug-Free Communities Support Program: Actions Needed to Enhance Performance Data and Oversight

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What the record says:
The source headline is: Drug-Free Communities Support Program: Actions Needed to Enhance Performance Data and Oversight. The source summary says: What GAO Found The Office of National Drug Control Policy’s (ONDCP) Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program provides grants for community-based coalitions focused on drug use prevention efforts for youth 18 and under. In the 2025 evaluation report, it is claimed that the DFC program is meeting its strategic goal of reducing substance use among youth. However, that report states that it is not possible to establish a causal relationship between substance use changes in communities and the DFC program. Selected statements on the Effectiveness of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program from the June 2025 National Cross-Site Evaluation Report GAO found significant limitations in the program data—inconsistencies and unclear data sources. By law, coalitions have certain flexibility in how they collect data. Moreover, ONDCP’s cross-site evaluations have not transparently described its met

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https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-106949

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