Applicants must identify priority census tracts using OCM’s CDA map or zip‑code tool

Mar 16, 2026

OCM requires applicants to identify priority-area census tracts (those with higher-than-average drug law enforcement) and provides a CDA priority-service-area map plus a zip-code database to find tracts; eGrants accepts up to 15 tract entries per application form input.

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Both presenters stressed the importance of mapping service locations to OCM’s priority‑area census tracts. Ian demonstrated zooming the CDA priority‑area map, selecting a site (Mount Hope playground) and identifying it as “census tract 26.” He then entered that tract into the application’s service-area field.

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