(Budget Authority in Millions)
Drug Resources by Goal	1996 Actual	1997 Enacted	1998 Request
Goal 1	$29.919	$30.723	$40.340
Total	$29.919	$30.723	$40.340
Drug Resources by Function
Domestic Volunteer Service Act Activities Prevention	$9.275	$10.698	$12.860
National and Community Service Act Activities Prevention	20.644	20.025	27.480
Total	$29.919	$30.723	$40.340
Drug Resources by Decision Unit
Domestic Volunteer Service Act Activities
-VISTA	$2.060	$2.225	$2.675
-Other Programs	7.845	8.473	10.185
National and Community Service Act Activities
-Drug Prevention Programs	20.014	20.025	27.480
Total	$29.919	$30.723	$40.340
Drug Resources Personnel Summary
Total FTEs	29	29	29
Information
Total Agency Budget	$598.385	$614.469	$806.800
Drug Percentage	5.0%	5.0%	5.0%|
(Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.)

 
II. METHODOLOGY 

• The Corporation for National and Community Service is involved in programsthat include, both directly and indirectly, drug control activities. Withthe exception of the programs directed specifically toward drug prevention,it is difficult to identify the Corporation's resources used for drug-relatedactivities. As a result, an estimate is made based on a review of the Corporation'svolunteer service years and member activities in the area of drug abuseprevention in relation to the total federally funded Corporation serviceyears and member activities produced. The current estimate is that 5 percentof the Corporation's budget is related to drug prevention activities. 

• The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) administersthe programs authorized by the National and Community Service Act of 1990,as amended. These programs address educational, human, public safety, andenvironmental needs of the nation through the activities of volunteers.A portion of all these activities assist in the area of drug abuse prevention.



• The Corporation also administers the programs authorized under theDomestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended. These programs expandthe involvement of volunteers responding to a wide range of community issuesand needs including, both directly and indirectly, drug abuse prevention.They are designed to reach high-risk youth and the communities in whichthey live.



• CNCS administers the programs authorized under the Domestic VolunteerService Act of 1973, as amended. The efforts of Volunteers in Service toAmerica (VISTA) members are directed at alleviating the most basic needsof America's poor. One of the fundamental problems identified in low-incomecommunities requiring the assistance as VISTA members is to reduce thelevel of illegal drug use. 



• The CNCS's drug-related programs support the Federal drug control prioritiesby enhancing prevention and education programs that target youth in orderto reduce their use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products. 

1997 Base Program 

• The 1997 base program consists of a total of $30.7 million for preventionactivities as follows: $2.2 million for VISTA, $3.7 million for the FosterGrandparent Program (FGP), $1.8 million for the Retired Senior VolunteerProgram (RSVP), $1.6 million for the Senior Companion Program (SCP), $1.4million for the administration of programs authorized under the DomesticVolunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, and $20.0 million for the programsauthorized under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, and theiradministration.

• The total drug control request for Goal 1 activities for FY 1998 is$40.3 million. The 1998 request includes enhancements for VISTA, FGP, RSVPand program administration.



• The FY 1998 funding request includes $2.7 million for VISTA, $4.6 millionfor FGP, $2.3 million for RSVP, $1.8 million for SCP, $1.5 million foradministration of the programs authorized under the Domestic VolunteerService Act of 1973, and $27.5 million in the programs authorized by theNational and Community Service Act of 1990, and their administration. 

• Not available.

• In total, about 1 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds willbe working on problems in their communities under programs supported byCNCS's proposed FY 1998 budget. While only a percentage of these effortsare directly drug-related, they all serve to strengthen local communitiesand lessen the environment that will support drug use and the associatedramifications to its citizens.