Travis Duran, SYP Director
cell: (801) 712-7042

Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program Grants. The PHDEP grants are designed to reduce or eliminate drug-related crime in public and Indian housing neighborhoods. The program provides grants to public housing agencies and tribally designated housing entities (TDHEs) to plan and implement a variety of activities to combat crime and drugs. Such activities include:

• Employing security personnel.
• Developing programs to reduce/eliminate the use of drugs (including Youth Sports activities)
• Reimbursing local police for additional security services.
• Making physical changes to improve security.
• Employment of Personnel and Equipment for HUD Authorized Housing Authority Police Departments.
• Employing crime investigators
• Funding community policing accreditation activities.
• Training and equipping voluntary tenant patrols.
• Funding resident organizations to develop security and drug-abuse prevention programs.