Past Recipients
The Advocacy Grants Program promotes innovative policies and approaches to reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to increase public and political support for alternatives to the war on drugs.
2010 Promoting Policy Change Awards Granted
| Alabama | |
| Alabama Citizens for Drug Policy Reform | $25,000 |
|
The Ordinary People’s Society |
$40,000 |
| Arkansas | |
|
Drug Policy Education Group |
$15,000 |
| California | |
| A New Path | $30,000 |
| California Society of Addiction Medicine | $30,000 |
| CANGRESS | $15,000 |
| Families Act! | $15,000 |
| Homeless Youth Alliance | $15,000 |
| Labor / Community Strategy Center | $15,000 |
| Regional Congregations and Neighborhood Organizations | $15,000 |
| San Francisco Drug Users Union | $40,000 |
|
Youth Justice Coalition |
$25,000 |
| Colorado | |
|
Colorado Criminal Justice Coalition |
$30,000 |
| Hawaii | |
|
Drug Policy Forum of Hawai’i |
$15,000 |
| Illinois | |
|
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs |
$25,000 |
| Mississippi | |
|
ACLU of Mississippi |
$15,000 |
| New Mexico | |
|
New Mexico Women’s Justice Project |
$15,000 |
| New York | |
| Families for Freedom | $20,000 |
| New York Academy of Medicine | $40,000 |
| Queers for Economic Justice | $25,000 |
| VOCAL | $35,000 |
|
Women on the Rise Telling HerStory |
$15,000 |
| North Carolina | |
|
Project Lazarus |
$20,000 |
| Oregon | |
|
Partnership for Safety and Justice |
$15,000 |
| Rhode Island | |
|
DARE |
$15,000 |
| Texas | |
|
Mothers Against Teen Violence |
$15,000 |
| National | |
| AlterNet | $20,000 |
| DRCNet | $15,000 |
| DrugSense | $50,000 |
| DrugTruth | $15,000 |
| Justice Strategies | $30,000 |
| Law Enforcement Against Prohibition | $40,000 |
| Students for Sensible Drug Policy | $45,000 |
| Voluntary Committee of Lawyers | $15,000 |
2009 Promoting Policy Change Awards Granted
|
ACLU of Mississippi |
$15,000 |
|
A New Path |
$30,000 |
|
Alabama Citizens for Drug Policy Reform (F.S. TOPS) |
$25,000 |
|
Albany County District Attorney |
$20,000 |
|
AlterNet / Independent Media Institute |
$20,000 |
|
Bronx Defenders |
$20,000 |
|
California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) |
$30,000 |
|
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice |
$40,000 |
|
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition |
$30,000 |
|
Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP) |
$15,000 |
|
DARE |
$15,000 |
|
DRCNet Foundation, Inc. |
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Education Group, Inc. |
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii |
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Forum of Kansas |
$5,000 |
|
Drug Truth Network |
$15,000 |
|
DrugSense (Media Awareness Project) |
$50,000 |
|
Families ACT |
$10,000 |
|
Families For Freedom (F.S. Urban Justice Center) |
$20,000 |
|
Fortune Society / David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy |
$15,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Therapy Center |
$35,000 |
|
Homeless Youth Alliance (F.S. Tides Center) |
$15,000 |
|
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs (Roosevelt University) |
$25,000 |
|
Justice Strategies |
$25,000 |
|
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) |
$40,000 |
|
Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN) (CANGRESS) |
$15,000 |
|
Mothers Against Teen Violence |
$15,000 |
|
New England Policy Advocates |
$20,000 |
|
New Mexico Women's Justice Project |
$15,000 |
|
New York Academy of Medicine |
$40,000 |
|
Partnership for Safety and Justice |
$15,000 |
|
Project Lazarus (Northwest Community Care Network) |
$20,000 |
|
Project South Institute for the Elimination of Poverty & Genocide |
$20,000 |
|
Regional Congregations and Neighborhood Organizations |
$15,000 |
|
Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation |
$50,000 |
|
The Ordinary People Society (TOPS) |
$40,000 |
|
Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness |
$15,000 |
|
VOCAL (NYC Aids Housing Network) |
$35,000 |
|
Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, Inc. |
$25,000 |
|
Volunteers of America Delaware Valley |
$30,000 |
|
Women on the Rise Telling HerStory (WORTH) (F.S. Osborne Association) |
$20,000 |
|
Total DPA Recommended Funding |
$950,000 |
2009 Rapid Response Awards Granted
|
AIDS Action |
$15,000 |
|
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition |
$10,000 |
|
NYC Aids Housing Network/VOCAL
Awarded in support of the NYCAHN/VOCAL effort to develop a strategy to bring syringe exchange to New York. |
$8,000 |
|
St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction
Awarded toward the Safe Injection Facilities Conference (SIF). |
$1,000 |
2008 Promoting Policy Change Awards Granted
|
A Better Way Foundation |
$50,000 |
|
A New Path |
$25,000 |
|
Alabamians for Compassionate Care |
$25,000 |
|
American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi |
$15,000 |
|
California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) |
$25,000 |
|
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition |
$30,000 |
|
D.C. Recovery Community Alliance, Inc. |
$15,000 |
|
Defender Association |
$25,000 |
|
Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) |
$15,000 |
|
DRCNet Foundation, Inc (Washington, DC) |
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Education Group |
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Inc. |
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Forum of Kansas, Inc. |
$10,000 |
|
DrugSense (California) |
$50,000 |
|
Exponents, Inc. |
$10,000 |
|
Families for Freedom |
$20,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Coalition - New York
|
$150,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Therapy Center / UpFront
|
$30,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Project
|
$50,000 |
|
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs |
$25,000 |
|
Institute for Policy Studies, Drug Policy Project (Washington, DC) |
$15,000 |
|
Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative |
$40,000 |
|
Justice Strategies (New York) |
$40,000 |
|
Justice Works Community
|
$10,000 |
|
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition - LEAP (Massachusetts) |
$40,000 |
|
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) |
$30,000 |
|
Los Angeles Overdose Prevention Task Force |
$15,000 |
|
National Advocates for Pregnant Women (New York) |
$50,000 |
| New England Policy Advocates |
$20,000
|
|
New Mexico Women's Justice Project, Inc. |
$15,000 |
|
North American Syringe Exchange Network (NASEN) |
$50,000 |
|
New York Academy of Medicine |
$40,000 |
|
NYC AIDS Housing Network (VOCAL) |
$35,000 |
|
Partnership for Safety and Justice |
$15,000 |
|
Progressive Maryland Education Fund |
$15,000 |
|
Project Lazarus |
$20,000 |
|
Protestants for the Common Good |
$15,000 |
|
Safe Streets / Strong Communities |
$20,000 |
|
Stepping Stone of San Diego, Inc. |
$15,000 |
| Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation (Washington, DC) |
$50,000
|
|
The Ordinary People's Society (TOPS) |
$40,000 |
|
Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, Inc. (Washington) |
$25,000 |
| Total Funded in 2008: | $1,180,000 |
2007 Awards Granted: Promoting Policy Change
|
A Better Way Foundation |
$50,000 |
|
A New Path |
$25,000 |
|
Alabamians for Compassionate Care / Alabama Court Watch |
$25,000 |
|
American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi |
$18,000 |
|
Benedict Center |
$20,000 |
|
Borderwalk Productions |
$10,000 |
|
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition |
$30,000 |
|
Council for Court Excellence |
$20,000 |
|
Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) |
$15,000 |
|
DRCNet Foundation, Inc. |
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Education Group, Inc. |
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Inc. |
$20,000 |
|
Drug Policy Forum of Kansas, Inc. |
$10,000 |
|
DrugSense |
$50,000 |
|
Flex Your Rights Foundation |
$10,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Coalition |
$150,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Coalition - New Jersey |
$7,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Project |
$50,000 |
|
In Arms Reach, Inc |
$15,000 |
|
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs, Roosevelt University |
$25,000 |
|
Institute for Policy Studies, Drug Policy Project |
$15,000 |
|
Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative |
$40,000 |
|
Justice Policy Institute |
$15,000 |
|
Justice Strategies |
$30,000 |
|
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) |
$45,000 |
|
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) |
$40,000 |
|
Los Angeles Overdose Prevention Task Force |
$15,000 |
|
Mothers of the New York Disappeared Project |
$10,000 |
|
National Advocates for Pregnant Women |
$50,000 |
|
New Mexico Women's Justice Project, Inc. |
$15,000 |
|
North American Syringe Exchange Network (NASEN) |
$50,000 |
|
NYC AIDS Housing Network |
$15,000 |
|
Prison Families Community Forum (PFCF) |
$20,000 |
|
Prison Moratorium Project |
$20,000 |
|
Public Policy and Education Fund |
$15,000 |
|
Rhode Island Family Life Center |
$20,000 |
|
Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation |
$50,000 |
|
The Defender Association |
$30,000 |
|
The Ordinary People Society (TOPS) |
$40,000 |
|
UpFront |
$35,000 |
|
Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, Inc. |
$30,000 |
| Total Funded in 2007: | $1,200,000 |
2006 Awards Granted: Promoting Policy Change
|
A Better Way Foundation |
$50,000 |
|
A New Path |
$20,000 |
|
Alabamians for Compassionate Care |
$20,000 |
|
Benedict Center, Inc. |
$20,000 |
|
California Society of Addiction Medicine |
$30,000 |
|
Clean Needles Now |
$20,000 |
|
Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition |
$25,000 |
|
Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) |
$15,000 |
|
DRCNet Foundation, Inc |
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Education Group, Inc. |
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Inc. |
$17,500 |
|
Drug Policy Forum of Kansas, Inc. |
$10,000 |
|
DrugSense |
$50,000 |
|
Flex Your Rights Foundation |
$10,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Coalition |
$150,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Project |
$50,000 |
|
Institute For Metropolitan Affairs |
$21,500 |
|
Institute For Policy Studies |
$10,000 |
|
Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative |
$40,000 |
|
Johnson Institute |
$20,000 |
|
Justice Policy Institute |
$10,000 |
|
Justice Strategies |
$30,000 |
|
Justice Works Community |
$35,000 |
|
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) |
$40,000 |
|
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children |
$36,000 |
|
Liberty Coalition |
$20,000 |
|
National Advocates for Pregnant Women |
$50,000 |
|
New England Policy Advocates Foundation |
$40,000 |
|
New Mexico Women's Justice Project, Inc. |
$15,000 |
|
North American Syringe Exchange Network (NASEN) |
$50,000 |
|
Raksha, Inc. |
$10,000 |
|
San Francisco Medical Society Community Service Foundation |
$30,000 |
|
San Juan County Partnership |
$5,000 |
|
Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation |
$50,000 |
|
The Defender Association |
$30,000 |
|
The Ordinary People Society |
$40,000 |
|
UpFront Programs / Harm Reduction Therapy Center |
$30,000 |
|
Voices of Community Advocates and Leaders, Inc. (VOCAL) |
$15,000 |
|
Voluntary Committee of Lawyers, Inc. |
$25,000 |
|
William C. Velasquez Institute |
$20,000 |
|
William Moses Kunstler Fund |
$10,000 |
| Total Awarded in 2006 | $1,200,000 |
2005 Awards Granted: Promoting Policy Change
| A Better Way |
$50,000 |
| A New Path |
$30,000 |
| Alabamians for Caring Use |
$15,000 |
| California Society of Addition Medicine (CSAM) |
$40,000 |
| Clean Needles Now |
$10,000 |
| Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition |
$25,000 |
| DRCNet Foundation Inc. |
$25,000 |
| Drug Policy Coalition of Massachusetts Inc. |
$25,000 |
| Drug Policy Forum of Oklahoma |
$10,000 |
| Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii |
$17,500 |
| Drug Policy Reform Group of Minnesota |
$20,000 |
| DrugSense |
$50,000 |
| Flex Your Rights Foundation |
$7,500 |
| Harm Reduction Coalition |
$150,000 |
| Harm Reduction Project |
$50,000 |
| Health Initiatives For Youth (HIFY) |
$10,000 |
| Healthcare for Homeless (Maryland Justice Coalition) |
$20,000 |
| Institute for Metropolitan Affairs |
$15,000 |
| Institute for Policy Studies |
$15,000 |
| Interfaith Drug Policy Initiative |
$40,000 |
| Justice Policy Institute |
$10,000 |
| Justice Strategies |
$30,000 |
| Justice Works Community |
$25,000 |
| King County Bar Institute |
$27,500 |
| Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) |
$40,000 |
| Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) |
$30,000 |
| LifeGuard |
$5,000 |
| National Advocates for Pregnant Women |
$50,000 |
| New Mexico Women's Justice Project, Inc. |
$10,000 |
| North American Syringe Exchange Network |
$50,000 |
| Positive Health Project |
$15,000 |
| School Health USA / U.C. Regents |
$20,000 |
| Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation |
$50,000 |
| Texas Justice Network |
$25,000 |
| The Effort, Inc |
$10,000 |
| The Ordinary People Society (TOPS) |
$40,000 |
| United Connecticut Action for Neighborhoods, Inc (UCAN) |
$25,000 |
| UpFront |
$40,000 |
| Vermont Bar Association Drug Policy Project |
$7,500 |
| Vermont Harm Reduction Coalition |
$10,000 |
| Voice of the Ex-Offender (V.O.T.E) |
$25,000 |
| Voluntary Committee of Lawyers |
$25,000 |
|
Women's Organization for National Prohibition (W.O.N.P.R)
|
$5,000 |
| TOTAL |
$1,200,000 |
Awards Granted: Rapid Response
|
ACLU Foundation of Delaware
|
$9,500 |
|
ACLU of Mississippi
|
$12,000 |
|
Addictive Behaviors Research Center
|
$2,500 |
|
Alianza
|
$12,000 |
|
American Friends Services Committee
|
$10,000 |
|
Beacon House |
$17,000 |
|
California NORML
|
$12,000 |
|
California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM)
|
$15,000 |
|
Center for Working Families
|
$25,000 |
|
Clean Needles Now
|
$15,000 |
|
Concerned Citizens for Appropriate Justice (Fiscal Sponsor Drug Policy Coalition of Massachusetts, Inc)
|
$7,500 |
|
Critical Resistance
|
$20,000 |
|
DRCNet Foundation
|
$25,000 |
|
Drug Policy Education Group of Arkansas
|
$15,000 |
|
Drug Policy Forum of Kansas
|
$5,500 |
|
Fund for Public Health in New York
|
$1,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Coalition in 12/07
|
$8,000 |
|
Harm Reduction Coalition in 8/05
|
$9,000 |
|
Insite
|
$10,000 |
|
Institute for Metropolitan Affairs |
$15,438 |
|
Justice Maryland (Fiscal Sponsor Fusion Partnership, Inc.)
|
$10,000 |
|
King County Bar Association
|
$10,000 |
|
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
|
$12,500 |
|
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
|
$10,000 |
|
NYS Defenders Association
|
$12,000 |
|
The Ordinary People Society
|
$10,000 |
|
Prevention Point Philadelphia
|
$10,000 |
|
Raksha, Inc.
|
$10,000 |
|
Temple University
|
$19,480 |
|
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
|
$10,000 |
|
Dr. Bruce Trigg
|
$12,000 |
|
The Vancouver Island Compassion Society (VICS)
|
$6,500 |
| William C. Velasquez |
$2,500
|
|
William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice
|
$12,000 |
|
WISDOM, Inc.
|
$25,000 |
|
Total Funded to Date: |
$371,418 |
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