Federal grant programs / Executive Office of the President

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program (95.001)

Also known as (HIDTA)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.3 billion
• Grant awards1,232
• Typical award$244,915
• Awarded in FY 2025$272 million
• Size rank219 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants

Key findings

• Annual funding was roughly flat, $269 million in fiscal 2021 and $272 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 219th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 52% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 45 states and territories.

What the program funds

To reduce drug trafficking and drug production in the United States by-- (A) facilitating cooperation among federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to share information and implement coordinated enforcement activities; (B) enhancing law enforcement intelligence sharing among federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies; (C) providing reliable law enforcement intelligence to law enforcement agencies needed to design effective enforcement strategies and operations; and (D) supporting coordinated law enforcement strategies which maximize use of available resources to reduce the supply of illegal drugs in designated areas and in the United States as a whole.

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

In order to apply for and receive funds, the law enforcement initiatives must be located and operate in an area designated as a HIDTA by the Director of ONDCP. The request for funding must be supported by the Executive Board of the regional HIDTA under which they will operate. Petitions may be submitted for consideration to become a new HIDTA or to become a part of an already existing HIDTA. In both cases the petition must be submitted by a coalition of law enforcement leaders. In the case of submitting to become a new HIDTA region, a funding request will be provided by the coalition of law enforcement officers. In the case where the petition is to become a part of an already established HIDTA, the funding request will be submitted to the Executive Board for their consideration/action. Applicants must agree to operate in accordance with HIDTA Program Policy and Budget Guidance and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Applicants must also ensure compliance with all federal laws, regulations, Executive Orders, and public policies governing financial assistance awards.

What the money can and cannot pay for

The HIDTA program, established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, authorizes the Director of ONDCP to designate areas within the United States which exhibit serious drug trafficking problems and harmfully impact other areas of the country as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas. Grant funds are provided to law enforcement initiatives in areas that have been designated as a HIDTA. Initiatives must include collocated federal and state/local/tribal/territorial law enforcement officers. Initiatives must also share information with regional intelligence or information centers and deconflict their operations. The reauthorization statutes provide the restrictions for the HIDTA Program. Discretionary funding availability is based upon appropriated amounts. The reauthorization statutes provide the restrictions for the HIDTA program.;

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title 2, Part 3603, Subpart 1,Public Law P.L. 109-469.Authority: 21 U.S.C. 1706; 21 U.S.C. 1703(d), 1703(f), 21 U.S.C. 1701, 21 U.S.C. 1521-1548, 21 U.S.C. 2001-2003, Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006, P.L 109-469 (2006), 2 CFR Part 200. Source:79 FR 76105, Dec. 19, 2014, unless otherwise noted. § 3603.1 Adoption of 2 CFR Part 200. Under the authority listed above, the Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) adopts the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance in 2 CFR Part 200. Thus, this part gives regulatory effect to the OMB guidance and supplements the guidance as needed for ONDCP.Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Apr 01, 2025 to Jun 15, 2025

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Award amounts vary by HIDTA.

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

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 92% of the money, colleges and universities 8.1% and nonprofits 0.4%.

By state

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

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