law_justice_and_legal_services · USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP

OJJDP FY 20 Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · OJJDP-2020-16930

Closed

Award Range

$500K – $4.0M

Total Program Funding

$81.1M

Expected Awards

Deadline

April 13, 2020

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OJJDP FY 20 Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative. Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention . The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) supports a wide range of mentoring initiatives aimed at preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency. This multi-category solicitation provides funding for applicant organizations to enhance and expand mentoring services for children... $500,000-$4,000,000 per award; $81,087,535 total program funding; ~41 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Category 1 (OJJDP-2020-17633): National Mentoring Programs: national organizations, defined as organizations that have active chapters or subawarde...
•Deadline: 2020-04-13

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What This Grant Funds

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) supports a wide range of mentoring initiatives aimed at preventing and reducing juvenile delinquency. This multi-category solicitation provides funding for applicant organizations to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth. There are five categories under which organizations can apply.

Who Can Apply

Category 1 (OJJDP-2020-17633): National Mentoring Programs: national organizations, defined as organizations that have active chapters or subawardees in at least 45 states. Category 2 (OJJDP-2020-17634): Multistate Mentoring Programs: multistate organizations, defined as organizations that have operated an established mentoring program for at least 3 years and have active chapters or subawardees in at least 5 states but fewer than 45 states. Category 3 (OJJDP-2020-17636): Mentoring Programs for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System: nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations and faith-based organizations) that at the time of application have operated a mentoring program for at least 1 year. Category 4 (OJJDP-2020-17637): Mentoring Strategies for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Drug Addiction (Project Sites): nonprofit organizations and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations and faith-based organizations) that at the time of application have operated a mentoring program for at least 1 year. Category 5 (OJJDP-2020-17638): Statewide and Regional Mentoring Initiative for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Drug Addiction: national organizations (as defined in Category 1), states and territories, federally recognized tribal governments, and organizations having statewide reach providing mentoring services.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $500K
Maximum Award: $4.0M
Total Program Funding: $81.1M
Expected Number of Awards: 41
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: February 12, 2020

Application Deadline: April 13, 2020 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 8005184726 or 6065455035, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Response Center (Response Center) at grants@ncjrs.gov within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. Additional information on reporting technical issues appears under Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical Issues in the How To Apply (Grants.gov) section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 8008513420 or TTY: 3012406310 (hearing impaired only) or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for OJJDP awards can be found at https://www.ojjdp.gov/funding/funding.html. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh176/files/media/document/ojjdp-2020-16930-faqs.pdf. A solicitation webinar will be held on March 4, 2020 at 2 p.m. ET. This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the solicitation and allow an opportunity for interested applicants to ask questions. Preregistration is required for all participants. Register here: http://ojjdptta.adobeconnect.com/evsqwntldvwj/event/registration.html. After the webinar, you will find the webinar recording uploaded here: https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/library/multimedia/list. grants@ncjrs.gov

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