The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,860,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. The grant funds the foundation's "Badges for Baseball" program, which connects at-risk and system-involved youth ages 9-14 in high-poverty, high-crime communities with caring adult mentors from civilian, law enforcement, public safety, and military backgrounds. Through structured afterschool programs and transformational educational experiences, the program aims to build participants' social-emotional learning skills, promote school retention, and encourage positive decision-making to divert youth from delinquency, substance abuse, and gang involvement. The grant will support the program's expansion to 80 youth-serving organizations across 65 communities in 21 states and Washington, D.C., engaging approximately 25,000 youth with 1,000 new trained mentors.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $1.9m | 9/26/24 |