Project Grant 2020JUFX0022

The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has been awarded a $1.1M Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). The grant funds the Foundation's "Badges for Baseball" initiative, which provides evidence-based mentoring services to connect at-risk and system-involved youth ages 9-14 in high-poverty, high-crime communities with civilian, law...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.726 Juvenile Mentoring Program) provides $1,860,000.00 to the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, a national nonprofit organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. The funding supports the foundation's Badges for Baseball (BADGES) program, which uses an evidence-based social-emotional learning approach and incorporates juvenile justice reform best practices to connect at-risk youth...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore will receive $999,999 under a cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs' Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention STOP School Violence Program. The Club will implement programming to prevent youth violence, delinquency, and victimization for 1,300 youth aged 6-18 attending Title I schools in Cambridge, Maryland. Activities will include developing a school safety strategic plan with...

The $185,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) supports the 77th Precinct Clergy Council Basketball Program. This comprehensive youth basketball initiative aims to provide children aged 10-16 with a safe and supportive environment to develop skills, build relationships, and learn essential life lessons. The program promotes physical activity, teamwork, and leadership...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star. The grant will fund the implementation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star Mentoring Project, which aims to increase volunteer recruitment from corporate, community, and faith-based partnerships to serve as mentors to youth in Harris County, Texas. The project's...

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay, Inc. a $305,341 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 94.002 to replicate its successful RSVP mentoring program in Hernando County, Florida. Under the award, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay will engage volunteers aged 55 and older in one-on-one mentoring of economically disadvantaged youth in either community- or...

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $220,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards (CFDA 16.753) program to the Greater Providence Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) to support the Providence Community Basketball League. This initiative aims to reduce crime and promote positive community engagement among at-risk young adults in Providence, Rhode Island through organized sports activities and life skills workshops. The program partners with local law...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded Roca Inc. a $400,000 two-year Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The grant will support Roca Baltimore's South Baltimore Peacemaking Project in partnership with the Baltimore Police Department and Sagamore Development. Roca Baltimore will expand its post-shooting protocol to engage high-risk individuals ages 16 to 24 in the Southern District of Baltimore who...

This Project Grant award of $750,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The grant will support Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, in implementing the B-READY: The Brownsville Reentry Program in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The program aims to serve 100 youth ages 12-18 who are assessed as moderate risk and are returning...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $197,151.06 under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 16.738) to Pinellas County, Florida on October 1, 2017 for completion by September 30, 2021. Through this Block Grant, the County of Pinellas and sub-awardees Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and Saint Petersburg Police Department will provide services to prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency and crime. Specifically,...