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Table 1 Placement, sources of funds, and funding level (FY 2000) of state level D.A.R.E. programs.

From: Substance abuse prevention infrastructure: a survey-based study of the organizational structure and function of the D.A.R.E. program

State

Placement of D.A.R.E. Programa

Source(s) of Funds

Funding Level in $000s: FY 2000b

Alabama

Huntsville P.D.

Legislative: general revenue

B--$353

Alaska

State Troopers

Byrne Grantsc, SDFSd, donations

A--$98

Arizona

AZ Public Safety

Grant (Dept. of Health Services), Donations

B--$217

Arkansas

Blytheville P.D./Criminal Justice Academy

Tuitione

A--$3

California

L.A.P.D.

D.A.R.E. America

C--$875

Colorado

Special Operations Bureau, Aurora

Fundraiser

B--$125

Connecticut

CT. Police Academy

Federal grant

A--$70

Delaware

State Police

Drug recovery/forfeiture

A--$30

Florida

FL Dept. of Law Enforcement

Legislative: general revenue

B--$393

Georgia

GA Bureau of Investigation

Legislative: general revenue

A--$60

Hawaii

Honolulu P.D.

SDFS

C--$100

Idaho

State Police

Byrne Grants

A--$30

Illinois

State Police

SDFS

C--$1,500

Indiana

Private Non-profit: Multiple Assc. Management

Fundraiser, Tuition

B-$125

Iowa

State Patrol

Dedicated (Surcharges), Tuition

A--$78

Kansas

Attorney General's Office

Legislative: general revenue

B--$160

Kentucky

State Police Academy

Legislative: general revenue

A--$60

Louisiana

Private Non-profit: Red River Delta Law Enforcement Planning

Legislative: general revenue

C--$3,900

Maine

Dept. of Public Safety

Tuition, Legislative: general Revenue

A--$13.5

Maryland

MD Police Corrections Training Commission

Legislative: general revenue

B--$200

Massachusetts

Governor's Alliance Against Drugs

Dedicated (Tobacco Tax), SDFS

C--$4,300

Michigan

School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University

Byrne Grant, Tuition, Donation

C--$502

Minnesota

Private Non-profit: D.A.R.E. Minnesota

Fundraiser, Donations

B--$240

Mississippi

Lee County Sheriff's Office

Tuition, Byrne Grant

A--$60

Missouri

Dept. of Public Safety

Federal grant, Legislative: general revenue

C--$558

Montana

Dept. of Justice

Donation (United Way)

A--$4

Nebraska

State Patrol

SDFS

A--$45

Nevada

LV Metro PD

Tuition

A--$15

New Hampshire

State Police

Donation (Masons), Fundraiser

A--$58

New Jersey

Private Non-profit: D.A.R.E.NJ

Donations (recyclingf), SDFS

C--$1,124

New Mexico

Silver City Police/County Sheriff's Office

Tuition, D.A.R.E. America

A--$16

New York

State Div. of Criminal Justice Services

Legislative: general revenue

B--$300

New York City

D.A.R.E. America

Corporate Support, Fundraisers

C--$1,000

North Carolina

State Bureau of Investigations

SDFS, Legislative: general Revenue

C--$614

North Dakota

Fargo PD

Local level solicitations

Unknown--mostly supported locally

Ohio

Private Non-profit: Law Enforcement Foundation

Dedicated (Surcharges), SDFS, Donation

C--$2,000

Oklahoma

Dept. of Public Safety

Byrne Grants

B--$197

Oregon

Dept. of Public Safety Standard Training

Dept. of Public Safety Standard Training

A--$20

Pennsylvania

PA Commission on Crime And Delinquency

Legislative: State budget line item, Donations

C--$5,200

Rhode Island

Newport P.D.

SDFS

A--$22

South Carolina

State Police

Legislative: general revenue

B--$200

South Dakota

Law Enforcement Training Academy

Dedicated: Surcharges

B--$100

Tennessee

Dept. of Safety

SDFS

A--$78

Texas

Center for Safe Communities And Schools

SDFS, Tuition

B--$400

Utah

Private Non-profit: Council for Crime Prevention

Legislative: general revenue, SDFS, Drug recovery/Forfeiture

A--$75

Vermont

Criminal Justice Training Council

SDFS, Fundraiser, Donations, Tuition

A--$27

Virginia

State Police

Donations, Legislative: general revenue, SDFS, Forfeiture

A--$222

Washington

Criminal Justice Training Commission

Awaiting new funding source

A--$170

Washington, DC

U.S. Park Police

Park Police Budget (Fed. Govt.)

A--$35

West Virginia

Charleston P.D.

Legislative: general revenue, Dedicated

Unknown at the time of survey

Wisconsin

Dept. of Justice

Drug recovery/Forfeiture

B--$100

Wyoming

Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office

State grant

A--$20

  1. aProgram locations are State or Local Government unless noted. bLevel of funding. A = less than $100,000; B = $100,000 – $500,000; C = more than $500,000. cThe Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, Department of Justice. dFederal government Safe and Drug-Free Schools program. eTuition paid by police departments for training D.A.R.E. officers. fRecycling refers to funds derived from local community clothes and toys recycling programs.