OpportunityTitle: OJJDP FY 2014 National Mentoring Programs
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants are limited to national organizations, defined as having active chapters or  subawardees in at least 45 states.  Please note: This eligibility language represents a change from the National Mentoring solicitation posted on March 28, 2014. For purposes of this solicitation, two or more independent organizations that form a collaborative to cover 45 states do not meet the definition of a national organization. The organization&#146;s national headquarters must submit the application, and OJJDP requires successful applicants to subaward 90 percent of this award to at least 38 of the states where they have a presence. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.    Eligible applicants must initiate mentoring services to youth who are 17 years old or younger.    OJJDP may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations in future years.
Description: This solicitation supports national mentoring organizations in their efforts to strengthen and/or expand their existing mentoring activities within local chapters or subawardees. Mentoring activities include direct one-on-one, group, or peer mentoring services for at-risk and underserved youth populations. Successful applicants should implement programs that will recognize and address the factors that can lead to or serve as a catalyst for delinquency or other problem behaviors in underserved youth. Expansion of mentoring activities should create new opportunities for mentee achievement. This program is authorized pursuant to paragraph (2), under the Juvenile Justice heading, in the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2014, P.L.113-76: 128 Stat. 5, 64.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: E-mail
GrantorContactText: Justice Information Center (JIC) at 1&#150;877&#150;927&#150;5657, via e-mail to JIC@telesishq.com, or by live Web chat. JIC hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date.