Description:

With this solicitation, OJJDP has funded multi-state mentoring organizations to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement.

• This program provides $118 million to support the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement.

• Mentoring services can be one-on-one, group, peer, or a combination. 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.

Eligibility

• Category 1: Mentoring Organizations (1 state)

• Category 2: Mentoring Organizations (2 to 10 states)

• Category 3: Mentoring Organizations (11 to 44 states)