Goals

Weed and Seed is foremost a strategy rather than a grant program—which aims to prevent, control and reduce violent crime, drug abuse and gang activity in targeted, high-crime neighborhoods. This goal is accomplished in two ways:

1) Law enforcement agencies and prosecutors take the lead in weeding out criminals who commit violent crime and drug abuse, attempting to prevent their return to a targeted neighborhood.

2)Seeding activities bring prevention, intervention, treatment and neighborhood revitalization to the specified area.