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IV. Agency Budget Summaries

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT


  1. RESOURCE SUMMARY

  2. METHODOLOGY

    • The Drug Elimination Grant program is scored as 100% drug-related.

  3. PROGRAM SUMMARY

    • The Office of Public and Indian Housing/Crime Prevention and Security Division awards competitive grants and provides technical assistance and training to Public Housing Authorities and Indian Housing Authorities. Also included within the Public Housing Drug Elimination Grants Program (PHEDP) is Operation Safe Home, a Federal program to deal with drug-related criminal activity in public and assisted housing. Operation Safe Home brings together a coalition of forces to combat criminal and gang activity in public housing. Residents, managers, and various Federal and local law enforcement agencies work together to find, fight, and rid public housing of crime.

    • The New Approach Anti-Drug Program provides grants to assist in the investigation and/or prosecution of drug-related criminal activity in and around the vicinity of low-income housing. Such low-income housing consists of federally assisted multifamily housing developments, or other multifamily housing developments for low-income families, supported by non-Federal government entities or similar housing developments supported by non-profit private sources. The lead applicants for these grants are the owners and managers of other assisted low-income housing excluding Section 8. Housing authorities are eligible for the grants through partnerships with the other assisted housing providers mentioned above.

    • HUD also provides for enforcement support, including the reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies and additional security and protective services, and crime prevention activities, including making residents the focal point of services as participants in crime solutions. Activities also may include resident patrols, neighborhood watches, or other crime prevention efforts; youth initiatives, such as providing coaches in recreational programs, peer mentors, and training, substance abuse education and prevention activities; and resident services programs, including job training, educational programs, and treatment or other social services which address the contributing factors of crime.

  4. BUDGET SUMMARY

    1998 Program

    • In the Office of Public and Indian Housing/Crime Prevention and Security Division, $310 million is requested to award competitive grants and to provide technical assistance and training to Public Housing Authorities and Indian Housing Authorities. Of this amount, approximately $245 million is being made available to fund grants. Of that amount, $20.0 million would fund Operation Safe Home, a Federal program to deal with drug-related criminal activity in public and assisted housing. Operation Safe Home brings together a coalition of forces to combat criminal and gang activity in public housing. Residents, managers, and various Federal and local law enforcement agencies work together to find, fight, and rid public housing of crime.

    • The New Approach Anti-Drug Program will provide $20 million for grants to assist in the investigation and/or prosecution of drug-related criminal activity in and around the vicinity of low-income housing.

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

    • The FY 1998 base includes $93 million for prevention activities which support Goal 1 of the National Strategy.

    Goal 2: Increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence.

    • The FY 1998 base includes an estimated $139.5 million for prevention activities which support Goal 2 of the National Strategy.

    Goal 3: Reduce health and social costs to the public of illegal drug use.

    • The FY 1998 base includes $77.5 million for prevention activities which support Goal 3 of the National Strategy.

    1999 Request

    • In the Office of Public and Indian Housing/Crime Prevention and Security Division, $310 million is requested to award competitive grants and to provide technical assistance and training to Public Housing Authorities and Indian Housing Authorities. Of this amount, approximately $245 million is being made available to fund grants. Of that amount, $20.0 million would fund Operation Safe Home, a Federal program to deal with drug-related criminal activity in public and assisted housing. Operation Safe Home brings together a coalition of forces to combat criminal and gang activity in public housing. Residents, managers, and various Federal and local law enforcement agencies work together to find, fight, and rid public housing of crime.

    • The New Approach Anti-Drug Program will provide $20 million for grants to assist in the investigation and/or prosecution of drug-related criminal activity in and around the vicinity of low-income housing.

    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 $93 million. This represents no change from FY 1998.

    Goal 2: Increase the safety of America's citizens by substantially reducing drug-related crime and violence.

    • The total drug control request for Goal 2 activities for FY 1999 is $139.5 million. This represents no change from FY 1998.

    Goal 3: Reduce health and social costs to the public of illegal drug use.

    • The total drug control request for Goal 3 activities for FY 1999 is $72.5 million. This represents no change from FY 1998.

  5. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    • In FY 1997, HUD received approximately 839 applications for the Public Housing Drug Elimination Grant Program (PHDEP) program. There were 530 grant awards made.

    • From 1989 through 1996, the Department has awarded over 3,000 PHDEP grants worth over $1.2 billion. In FY 1997 the Department awarded $250 million in Drug Elimination grants. The average amount of grant award was $475,922.