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IV. Agency Budget Summaries

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


  1. RESOURCE SUMMARY

  2. METHODOLOGY

    • The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is involved in programs that include, both directly and indirectly, drug control activities. CNCS' drug estimates are made based on a review of the Corporation's volunteer service years and member activities in the area of drug abuse prevention in relation to the total federally funded Corporation service years and member activities produced. The current estimate is that 5 percent of the Corporation's budget is related to drug prevention activities.

  3. PROGRAM SUMMARY

    • The Corporation for National and Community Service administers the programs authorized by the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended. These programs address educational, human, public safety, and environmental 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 the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended. These programs expand the involvement of volunteers responding to a wide range of community issues and needs including, both directly and indirectly, drug abuse prevention. They are designed to reach high-risk youth and the communities in which they live.

  4. BUDGET SUMMARY

    1998 Program

    • The 1998 base consists of a total of $34.3 million for prevention activities as follows:

    Goal 1: Educate and enable America's youth to reject illegal drugs as well as the use of alcohol and tobacco.

    • $3.3 million for the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), $4.4 million for the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), $2.0 million for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), $1.8 million for the Senior Companion Program (SCP), $1.4 million for administration of programs authorized under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, and $21.5 million for the programs authorized under the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended, and their administration.

    1999 Request

    Goal 1: Educate and enable America's youth to reject illegal drugs as well as the use of alcohol and tobacco.

    • The total drug control request for Goal 1 activities for FY 1999 is $39 million, a net increase of $4.7 million over FY 1998. The 1999 request includes the following programs:

      • The CNCS's drug-related programs support the Federal drug control priorities by enhancing prevention and education programs that target youth in order to reduce their use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products. Among the programs which are funded through the Corporation, for drug related activities, is $24.9 million for programs authorized by the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended, as well as $4.7 million for FGP, $2.2 million for RSVP, and $1.8 million for SCP, among others.

      • The efforts of Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members are directed at alleviating the most basic needs of America's poor. One of the fundamental problems identified in low-income communities requiring the assistance of VISTA members is to reduce the level of illegal drug use. In FY 1999, $3.7 million is requested for VISTA.

  5. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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