Grants

Seed Grants

NADDI has awarded 2009 Seed Grants to the following agencies:

Lake Winnebago Area MEG, Drug Unit - Wisconsin

Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement - Iowa

Wilkes County Sheriff's Office - North Carolina

Minneapolis Police Department - Minnesota

Clark County Sheriff's Office - Missouri

NADDI and the law enforcement agencies that were awarded the 2009 Seed Grants thank Abbott Laboratories for their tremendous support of the program.

NADDI is not accepting grant applications at this time.

NADDI's Seed Grant is sponsored by Abbott Laboratories, and is designed to encourage local and state law enforcement to dedicate at least one full time law enforcement officer to investigate prescription drug abuse offenses. Law enforcement executives must commit to at least one full year of full time investigative duties toward this specialized drug work. NADDI provides specialized training and mentoring to the investigator throughout the year. The amount of this grant is $25,000.

The National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) is pleased to announce a new grant available to law enforcement designated the NADDI Seed Grant. This grant is sponsored by Abbott Laboratories, and is designed to provide funds and expertise to law enforcement agencies across the country, with the ultimate goal of reducing prescription drug abuse.

These funds are to be used for the express purpose of law enforcement agencies initiating at least one full-time officer to devote his/her time to the issues involving prescription drug abuse. Agencies that have a part-time officer involved in drug diversion investigations will still qualify. Although the grant period is initially one year, it is the hope that this new investigative service would continue beyond the initial year.

The author of the application must be the highest ranking law enforcement officer of the agency (chief,sheriff,etc.), who must also pledge that he/she will be making this new full-time assignment for the period of at least one year, with one or more specific investigator/s.

  • The application will be a narrative, with no formal application forms provided by NADDI. The application should include in part:
  • Size and number of LE agencies involved
  • Size and population of area covered by the drug diversion investigator
  • Discussing the prescription drug problem, and its extent within the applicant's jurisdiction
  • Overall plan for implementing the drug diversion investigations
  • Plans for promoting the new investigations through the media and other sources
  • Plans for drug diversion prevention/education offered to other LE agencies, health professionals, and the general public
  • Innovative ideas or additional plans


The grantee investigator will be provided all travel expenses to visit and review established drug diversion units. The grantee will provide the investigator with his/her usual salary and any overtime, if needed.

NADDI will provide experienced drug diversion investigators to travel to grantee's location to assist in the advent of this investigative service. These same experienced investigators will provide ongoing assistance and mentoring to the grantee for the entire year of the grant period. The grant period will begin upon receipt of the funds from NADDI, and continue for one complete year until its completion.

The grantee agency will receive a cash award of $25,000 to be used exclusively toward the drug diversion operation, in any way deemed fit by the applicant.

The successful applicant will also provide NADDI with:

  • Quarterly reports of the progress that will include arrests, pharmaceutical statistics, prescription drugs seized, health professional investigations, and education/prevention provided to LE, health professionals, and the general public.
  • Methods of promotion of the new investigative services and an overall summary of the accomplishments and difficulties encountered during the process.
  • Quarterly reports detailing the expenditure of the funds

There are no deadlines for grant applications, but the grant will end for the year when funds are expended.

Grant applications will be reviewed by the President of NADDI and the Executive Director who will make the final selections. NADDI is not currently accepting Seed Grant applications. If additional funding is received in 2010, this page will be updated.

Any questions on this grant should be directed to:

John Burke
President
burke@naddi.org

Charlie Cichon
Executive Director
ccichon@naddi.org