Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of State

Counter Narcotics (19.704)

Also known as Counter Narcotics, Interdiction, Demand Reduction

Counter Narcotics (Assistance Listing 19.704) is run by the Department of State. It awarded $89.6 million in 168 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $533,155 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $18,000. Half of the 168 awards fell between $1,297 and $329,983, and they ranged from $540 to $20.3 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

Build safer communities that are free from crime.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Please see announcements in www.grants.gov.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Counter-narcotics programs include expanding interdiction, drug demand reduction, and public outreach activities to increase engagement and understanding of drug-related issues. Please see announcements in www.grants.gov. Please see announcements in www.grants.gov.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Range varies widely. Please see announcments in www.grants.gov.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Counter Narcotics (19.704) awarded$89.6 million across 168 grant awards, an average of $533,155 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Pan American Development Foundation, Inc.District of Columbia2$20.7 million
National Center for State CourtsVirginia4$18.7 million
CadcaVirginia13$11.8 million
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort WorthTexas2$6.5 million
Research Triangle InstituteNorth Carolina2$4.7 million
International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction IncFlorida4$3.8 million
International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals1$3.4 million
International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals1$2.5 million
Strategic Capacity Group, IncVirginia4$2.2 million
PartnersglobalDistrict of Columbia2$1.8 million
Programa Companeros1$1.5 million
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica1$1.5 million
Fundación Imss, A.C.2$1.5 million
Fundacion del Servicio Exterior Para La Paz y La Democracia2$1.4 million
Wildlife Conservation SocietyNew York1$1.3 million
Insight Crime IncDistrict of Columbia1$982,053
Asociacion Somos Arte Belleza y Educacion Para La Realidad2$696,578
Research Foundation of the City University of New YorkNew York1$633,814
Ret International1$600,000
Ceeli Institut, O.P.S.1$500,000

Top states: Virginia ($32.7 million), District of Columbia ($23.5 million), Texas ($6.6 million), North Carolina ($4.7 million), Florida ($3.9 million), New York ($2.0 million), Colorado ($389,630), Indiana ($356,576), Vermont ($199,849), Georgia ($192,497).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 76% of the money, colleges and universities 8.4% and individuals 0.7%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits35$67.7 million76%
Other29$13.3 million15%
Colleges and universities5$7.5 million8.4%
Individuals98$659,7100.7%
State and local governments1$389,6300.4%

By state

6 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Virginia21$32.7 million
District of Columbia5$23.5 million
Texas4$6.6 million
North Carolina2$4.7 million
Florida7$3.9 million
New York2$2.0 million
Colorado1$389,630
Indiana2$356,576
Vermont1$199,849
Georgia1$192,497
Maryland1$4,018
Oklahoma1$2,500
Arizona1$649

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.