The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for funding for the Multistate Mentoring Programs Initiative to reduce juvenile delinquency, drug abuse, victimization, and high-risk behaviors such as truancy.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of the Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/25/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000,000 – $4,000,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
This program supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk or high risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. Mentoring services can be the one-on-one, group, peer, or a combination of these types. Applicants must initiate mentoring services to youth who are 17 years old or younger at the time of admission to the program. Mentors must be an adult (age 18 or older), or in cases where peer mentoring models are being implemented, older peers and under adult supervision. Funding is encouraged to support new mentoring matches, but can also support existing mentoring matches through program completion.
For this solicitation, the target population should include those youth who are at risk or high risk for delinquency or victimization and/or are involved in the juvenile justice system. For this solicitation, OJJDP defines at-risk and high-risk youth as youth who are most likely to become involved in the juvenile justice system because they: possess certain risk factors in key life domain areas (i.e., individual, family, school, community); are already involved in the juvenile justice system; and/or reside in environments that have high rates of parental incarceration, community violence, drug markets, gang concentration, and failing schools.
Goals
The program’s goal is to improve outcomes (such as improved academic performance and reduced school dropout rates) for at-risk and high-risk youth and reduce negative outcomes (including juvenile delinquency, substance use, and gang participation) through youth mentoring.
Objectives
OJJDP has identified the following specific program objectives:
- Increase or expand reach to the number of at-risk or high-risk youth receiving mentoring services. Increase or maintain the number of screened and well-trained mentors, with an emphasis on ensuring the mentors selected to reflect the youth they serve.
Funding Information
This solicitation has three separate categories of funding that organizations can apply for based on their eligibility
- Category 1: Mentoring Organizations (1 state) – $1,000,000.
- Category 2: Mentoring Organizations (2 to 10 states) – $4,000,000.
- Category 3: Mentoring Organizations (11 to 44 states) – $4,000,000.
Period of Performance
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) – 36.
Eligibility Criteria
Category 1: Mentoring Organizations (1 state)
- Eligible entities are those mentoring organizations that have been in existence for at least 3 years and are currently delivering a structured, standalone mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) in 1 state. Applicants must submit a separate attachment labeled “Program Model Overview” to demonstrate the existence of this standalone mentoring program.
- As part of the funded program, the primary applicant must either propose to expand the existing mentoring program to 1 additional state OR 1 additional jurisdiction within the state where they are already providing mentoring services.
- The primary applicant must be the “headquarters” office of the mentoring organization. The primary applicant may deliver services through affiliate or partner sub-awards; however, the proposed sub-awardees must implement the same mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) as the primary applicant.
Category 2: Mentoring Organizations (2 to 10 states)
- Eligible entities are those mentoring organizations that have been in existence for at least 3 years and are currently delivering a structured, standalone mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) in 2 to 10 states. Applicants must submit a separate attachment labeled “Program Model Overview” to demonstrate the existence of this standalone mentoring program.
- The primary applicant must be the “headquarters” office of the mentoring organization. The primary applicant may deliver services through affiliate or partner sub-awards; however, the proposed sub-awardees must implement the same mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) as the primary applicant.
Category 3: Mentoring Organizations (11 to 44 states)
- Eligible entities are those mentoring organizations that have been in existence for at least 3 years and are currently delivering a structured, standalone mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) in 11 to 44 states. Applicants must submit a separate attachment labeled “Program Model Overview” to demonstrate the existence of this standalone mentoring program.
- The primary applicant must be the “headquarters” office of the mentoring organization. The primary applicant may deliver services through affiliate or partner sub-awards; however, the proposed sub-awardees must implement the same mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) as the primary applicant.
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