Drug Prevention Program

The Department of Justice's Drug Prevention Program (CFDA 16.728) has not disbursed grant awards since October 2003—over two decades ago. This program is not actively funding new initiatives and should not be pursued.

The portfolio shows minimal recent activity. Six Project Grants totaling $2.1 million in federal obligations were awarded between 1998 and 2003, with the final three awards issued in fall 2003. Award cadence was irregular: single awards in 1998 and 1999, a one-year gap, then three awards clustered in 2002–2003 before the program ceased activity. The Department of Justice funded all six awards.

Recent awards funded juvenile justice and delinquency prevention initiatives. The largest award, obligating $1.49 million and completing in 2005, supported Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention congressional earmark programs. Two additional 2003 awards—one for $298 thousand and one for $198 thousand—supported the same program category. An earlier 2002 award provided $106.7 thousand to establish an Alaska State D.A.R.E. Coordinator Office. Smaller awards in 1999 and 1998 supported drug and alcohol abuse prevention work through the Syracuse Onondaga Drug & Alcohol Abuse Commission and Blueprints for Violence Prevention programs, though these awards carried minor negative adjustments.

All awards were structured as Project Grants with performance periods of one to five years. Typical award values ranged from approximately $100 thousand to $1.5 million.

No recent grant opportunities are posted under this Assistance Listing. The 23-year gap since the final award, combined with the absence of posted solicitations or announced funding intent, indicates this program line is inactive. Organizations should not allocate resources to pursuing funding under CFDA 16.728.