The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks applications for funding to implement and deliver mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk or high risk for juvenile delinquency and victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $2,000,000.00-$4,000,000.00
Grant Duration: 36
Details:
With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to fund mentoring organizations to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth who are at risk or high risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement.
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 misuse, 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 reflect the youth they serve.
- Develop and implement program design enhancements that align with research and evidence on effective mentoring approaches.
Funding Information
Category 1: Mentoring Organizations (1 state)
- Dollar Amount for Award: $1,000,000.00
Category 2: Mentoring Organizations (2 to 10 states)
- Dollar Amount for Award: $1,000,000.00-$4,000,000.00
Category 3: Mentoring Organizations (11 to 44 states)
- Dollar Amount for Award: $2,000,000.00-$4,000,000.00
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 one 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 one additional state OR one 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 subawards; however, the proposed subawardees must implement the same mentoring (i.e., “program x”) or established curriculum 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 subawards; however, the proposed subawardees must implement the same mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) or established curriculum as the primary applicant.
- For the purposes of this category, a primary applicant that forms a partnership with one or more organizations that are delivering different mentoring program models for the purposes of meeting the multistate requirement is not eligible to apply.
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 subawards; however, the proposed subawardees must implement the same mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) or established curriculum as the primary applicant.
- For the purposes of this category, a primary applicant that forms a partnership with one or more organizations that are delivering different mentoring program models for the purposes of meeting the multistate requirement is not eligible to apply.
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