The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is accepting applications for its Multistate Mentoring Programs.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/21/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This NOFO will support mentoring organizations to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth who are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement.
Goals and Objectives
Improve outcomes (such as improved academic performance and reduced school dropout rates) for at-risk and high-risk youth, and reduce negative outcomes (including delinquency, substance use, and gang participation) through youth mentoring.
- Objective 1: Increase or expand reach to the number of at-risk or high-risk youth receiving mentoring services.
- Objective 2: Increase or maintain the number of screened and well-trained mentors.
- Objective 3: Develop and implement program design enhancements that align with research and evidence on effective mentoring approaches.
Funding Information
Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $25,180,000
- Category 1: Mentoring Organizations (1 state)
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
- Period of Performance Duration: 36 months
- Category 2: Mentoring Organizations (2 to 10 states)
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 to $4,000,000
- Period of Performance Duration: 36 months
- Category 3: Mentoring Organizations (11 to 44 states)
- Anticipated Award Ceiling: $2,000,000 to $4,000,000
- Period of Performance Duration: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:
- Government Entities
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Native American Tribal governments (other than federally recognized)
- Educational Organizations
- Independent school districts
- Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education o Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Other
- Units of local government
- Native American Tribal organizations (other than federally recognized Tribal governments)
State Government Entities: For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
