Executive Office for Weed and Seed

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Executive Office for Weed and Seed is a civilian grant-making office within DOJ that funds community-based public safety and neighborhood revitalization initiatives through Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements.

The Office for Weed and Seed has obligated $380.4 million in federal grant funding across 2,179 awards since 1995, distributed to 239 distinct recipients. Grant-making activity has ceased; the most recent recorded award closed in July 2011, 15 years ago. During the office's active period, annual grant volume declined from 205 awards in 2007 to 11 awards in 2011, signaling a contraction in the program before it ended. The assistance-type portfolio is dominated by Project Grants, which account for 97 percent of awards (2,118 grants), with Cooperative Agreements comprising the remaining 3 percent (61 awards).

No recent grant opportunities are currently recorded against this office. The program appears to be inactive as a federal funding mechanism. Organizations with historical relationships to Weed and Seed or those pursuing neighborhood stabilization and crime-reduction work through DOJ should consider alternative grant vehicles within the Office of Justice Programs, such as the Bureau of Justice Assistance or the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, rather than pursuing opportunities through this particular office.