Demonstration Grants for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among High-Risk Populations

The Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service funded demonstration projects for the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse among high-risk populations under CFDA 93.144, with the most recent grant award issued July 1, 2002.

This program is not currently active. The source documents 89 total Project Grants awarded between October 2000 and July 2002, concentrating activity in 2001 when 52 awards were made. No grant awards have been disbursed in the past 24 years. The program funded time-limited demonstration projects designed to prevent alcohol and drug abuse in vulnerable populations, as evidenced by project awards ranging from $7 thousand to $788 thousand with completion dates typically 12 to 18 months after award. The Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service was the sole funding agency, obligating $29.8 million federal dollars across all 89 awards. All assistance took the form of Project Grants.

Representative recent awards illustrate the program's scope and scale. Project Grant 00000U1SP09497A received $788,350 with completion by March 31, 2003. Multiple awards from April 2001 clustered around $394 thousand to $400 thousand, each with 12- to 18-month project periods. A cohort of awards dated September 15, 2001 ranged from $20 thousand to $740 thousand, with Project Grant 1TI11401A000000 and 1TI11406A000000 each receiving $740 thousand.

No current grant opportunities are present in the source. The absence of awards after July 2002 and lack of posted funding opportunities indicate this program is not accepting applications.