The Phase I project was very successful. Our system analysis indicates that a 10mg instrument payload could be sent to 250 AU in 10 years using 30 milligrams of anti-hydrogen. This amount of antimatter is clearly within the product _on potential of the US within the next 40 years using currently accepted accelerator technologies. In addition, preliminary calculations also indicate that this architecture could enable a similar probe to be sent to the next star, Alpha Centaur, in 40 years using grams of antimatter. Previous investigations by JPL had concluded that _lograms of antimatter would be needed for an interstellar mission.
http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/studies/abstract/850Howe.html
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