Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

Description

This solicitation supports applicant organizations as they strengthen and/or expand their existing mentoring activities with active chapters or subawardees and/or other mentoring organizations. Mentoring activities include direct one-on-one, group, peer, or a combination of these types of mentoring services for at-risk and underserved youth populations. Mentoring promotes positive behaviors, attitudes, and outcomes for youth and reduces risk factors. It has been shown to improve academic performance and/or social or job skills, support behavioral or other personal development, and reduce consumption of alcohol and other drugs. Successful mentoring programs include matches between a mentor and one or more youth. Mentoring can take place in multiple and informal settings and in a school or program context. OJJDP supports the expansion of quality mentoring services for at-risk and high-risk youth. There are three categories under this solicitation: National Mentoring; Multistate Mentoring; and Collaborative Mentoring

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. <br/><br/>For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420, TTY 301-240-6310 (Hearing impaired only), by e-mail at grants@ncjrs.gov, or by web chat. Response Center hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.ojjdp.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2016/FAQ/MentoringOpportunitiesFAQ.pdf.<br/>A solicitation review call will be held on March 15, 2016, from 1 to 2 pm EST. This call 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 by clicking on this link: http://ojjdptta.adobeconnect.com/e7jxyzq11i2/event/registration.html and follow the instructions. Due to the limited time, OJJDP encourages participants to review the solicitation and submit any questions they may have in advance and no later than March 7, 2016. Please submit your questions to grants@ncjrs.gov with the email subject as Questions for Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Webinar. <br/><br/>grants@ncjrs.gov<br/>
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