Project Grant 1946670

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to implement the Brownsville Mentorship (B[ME]) program in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The goal of the 3-year program is to improve outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice system by increasing access to evidence-based mentoring services, training a diverse pool of credible messengers...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $998,355 Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) project grant to Atlanta Growing Leadership of Women, Inc. The 3-year initiative, titled the Leadership Education/Equity and Advancement Program, will engage 700 low-income, minority, and/or disabled female youth (ages 14-17) in evidence-based mentoring, life skills training, financial literacy, and leadership development activities. The program aims to reroute, lead, and...

The National Urban League (NUL) was awarded a $3 million project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to implement the Project Ready Mentor program. The three-year project, awarded on October 1, 2022, will provide group mentoring services to a minimum of 1,620 at-risk and high-risk youth ages 11-17 across 12 affiliate communities in 12 states....

The Youth Mentoring Connection (YMC) will provide mentoring and positive youth development activities for 300 underserved youth in Los Angeles, California through a $681,818 grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Specifically, YMC will implement its Mentoring Making Resiliency Real program from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The program will connect at-risk youth ages 13-17 with caring adult mentors...

This $5 million cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will support the Crime Victims Advocacy Program, launched by Equal Justice Works. Over three years, the program will place 21 attorney fellows and 21 summer law student fellows with competitively selected legal services organizations across the U.S. The attorney fellows will expand the capacity of partner organizations to provide civil legal assistance to victims of crime in...

The Atlanta Growing Leadership of Women Inc. (Atlanta Glow) will receive $900,000 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The funding will support Atlanta Glow's Leadership Education/Equity and Advancement Program (LEAP) initiative from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. LEAP will provide evidence-based mentoring, life skills training, and leadership development services to 550...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Face To Face Enrichment Center, a minority-owned, woman-owned, Black American-owned nonprofit organization. The grant supports the Community Organizations and Programs that Empower Youth (COPE) project, which provides mentoring, family engagement activities, and mental health services to 80 youth per year, ages 10-17,...

The National Cares Mentoring Movement Inc. (NCMM) received a $2.5 million project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to provide mentoring services under the Juvenile Mentoring Program. NCMM will use the funding to expand existing mentoring programs in nine geographic regions centered on an evidence-based curriculum for at-risk Black youth ages 12-17. Over the three-year period from October 1, 2022 to...

The Uhuru Foundation was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to provide mentoring services to youth involved in the juvenile justice system in Charlottesville City and Albemarle County, Virginia. The expected outcome is reduced future involvement in the juvenile justice system. Uhuru plans to serve 100 youth over the 3-year project period. They will recruit...

The federal Project Grant award of $350,000 from the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) aims to enrich the lives of local youth in Fort Greene through a mentorship program. The initiative pairs youth participants with dedicated mentors to provide personalized guidance, support, and positive role models. Complementing the mentorship, the program organizes cultural, educational, and recreational outings...