The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) seeks to enhance and expand mentoring services for youth who are at risk or high risk for juvenile delinquency, 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: 03/05/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The program’s goal is to improve outcomes for at-risk and high-risk youth, and reduce negative outcomes through mentoring. The program objectives are to increase the number of at-risk or high-risk youth receiving mentoring services; increase the number of screened and well-trained mentors; and develop and implement program design enhancements that align with research and evidence on effective mentoring approaches.
This program supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk or high risk for youth delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. Mentoring services can be 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, an older peer and under adult supervision. Funding is encouraged to support new mentoring matches but can also support existing mentoring matches through program completion.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $45,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $30,000,000.
Grant Period
36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
National organizations, defined as organizations that have active affiliates or subawardees in at least 45 states.
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