Project Grant 90CV0367

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Keiki 'O Ka 'Aina Preschool, Inc., a non-profit Native Hawaiian organization located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 3-year grant, titled "Supporting Keiki of Incarcerated Parents Hawaii," will fund a family-strengthening project designed to develop and sustain intentional mentoring relationships for 12 to 225...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to the Be-A-Friend Program, Inc. (BAF-BBBS) located in Buffalo, New York. The three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will fund the "Strengthening Community: Collaborative Mentorship for Children & Families Impacted by Incarceration" project. This initiative aims to provide transformative,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $691,811 Project Grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to Volunteers of America Northern New England (VOANNE). The grant will fund the "Uplifting Families Together" project, which aims to improve outcomes for incarcerated parents/caregivers and their minor children in York and Cumberland Counties, Maine. The project will implement programs and...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $250,000 project grant to the Big Sister Association, a non-profit organization, to fund a 6-month student mentoring and enrichment program in Boston from July to December 2023. The program aims to improve literacy and reduce juvenile delinquency among youth in high-need communities through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy, Promise Neighborhoods, and Full-Service Community Schools initiatives. Big Sister...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $691,814 project grant under the Children of Incarcerated Parents (CFDA 16.831) program to the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD). The grant funding will enable DYCD to partner with the New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) to expand a fatherhood initiative pilot at Rikers Correctional Facility. The goal of the fatherhood initiative is to empower...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $400,000 Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) grant to Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana, Inc. The grant will fund the organization's "Mentoring Children of Promise" program, which provides one-on-one, group, and peer mentoring services to at-risk and high-risk youth in the greater New Orleans area. The program aims to improve outcomes for children with incarcerated parents...

The Children's Trust of South Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Corrections will use a $741,960 award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to develop a family education program under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA #16.812). The program aims to reduce risk factors and improve protective factors for high-risk families with incarcerated parents by engaging parents and children in innovative...

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $0.00 Project Grant to Civic Heart Community Services of Houston, Texas under the Children of Incarcerated Parents federal grant program (CFDA 16.831). The goal of this three-year grant project, running from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2020, is to develop and expand services that meet the needs of incarcerated parents and their children to prevent violent crime, reduce...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding supports the expansion of the organization's Youth Mentoring Program, which aims to provide positive youth development programming and long-term one-on-one mentoring services to 300 at-risk youth and families in the West and Far South Sides of...

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...