Cooperative Agreements for Drug Abuse Treatment Improvement Projects in Target Cities

The Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service operates the Cooperative Agreements for Drug Abuse Treatment Improvement Projects in Target Cities program (CFDA 93.196), though the program recorded its most recent grant award in September 2006—over twenty years ago—indicating the program is not currently active.

The portfolio shows a single Block Grant award of $375 thousand obligated to fund validation of injury reduction by bumper airbags for heavy truck collisions, completed in August 2008. This award scope—automotive safety testing—does not align with the program's stated purpose of drug abuse treatment improvement in target cities, suggesting either data quality issues in the historical record or a significant divergence between the program's original intent and its actual deployment.

Award activity ceased after 2006, with no grant opportunities currently posted and no recent solicitation activity evident. The program distributed $375 thousand in federal dollars across a single award under the Department of Health and Human Services, with 100 percent of funding concentrated in that agency. The Block Grant structure is atypical for drug treatment improvement work, which historically receives Project Grant or Cooperative Agreement funding at the federal level.

The absence of awards for twenty years, the mismatch between stated program purpose and the single documented award scope, and the lack of active opportunities suggest this program is inactive or the funding line has been superseded or consolidated. Organizations seeking federal support for drug abuse treatment improvement should verify current program status with HHS and investigate whether successor programs or alternative funding vehicles under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) better serve their mission. This program is not worth pursuing without confirmation from HHS that it remains open to new applications.