EVALUATION OF THE WASHINGTON STATE URBAN PILOT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 145516
• Author(s): P M Moran
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 47 pages
• Grant Number(s): 91-DB-CX-0053
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
• Corporate Author: Dept of Community Development
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Pilot demonstration projects conducted in four urban areas in Washington during Federal fiscal year 1992 to address local issues related to drug abuse and drug interdiction, intervention, or treatment were evaluated to determine the extent to which they met program funding requirements.

Abstract

The projects operated in Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, and Yakima with funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The analysis revealed that only the Spokane projects were new, unique, and innovative as required by funding guidelines. In addition, projects did not collect or submit the required performance data. Furthermore, the funding recipients often failed to submit quarterly activity reports, which were a contractual obligation. In two of the cities with more than one demonstration project, local matching funds were not allocated as required. Specific actions are needed to solve all these problems. Figures and appended map and forms