Project Grant Q184B080030

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...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) will enable Be A Mentor, Inc. to expand its mentoring services for at-risk and high-risk youth in rural California. The program, titled "Mentors for California Rural Youth," will establish a collaboration between Be A Mentor, the California Police Activities League (sole sub-recipient), and the...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $1,000,000 Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) grant to The Tampa Bay Academy of Hope, Inc., a non-profit organization in Florida. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2023, will fund the "Fostering Aspirations: Mentor Engagement (FAME)" initiative. FAME aims to improve academic performance, reduce school dropout rates, and minimize juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, and gang...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $999,749 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Los Angeles Team Mentoring, Inc. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will enable the organization to expand its existing mentoring services to serve 2,790 at-risk middle school youth in underserved rural areas of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Fresno County, California. The project will recruit and train 322...

Be A Mentor, Inc. (BAM) was awarded a $900,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to expand mentoring services under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). BAM will use the three-year award funding to expand its existing youth mentoring program in Richmond, California to serve at-risk and high-risk youth aged 10-17 in the Antelope Valley area of northern Los Angeles County. Key services include...

This $681,818 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) will fund the Governor's Prevention Partnership's (GPP) New Haven Mentoring with NIA initiative. GPP will implement a three-tiered prevention approach in New Haven, Connecticut high schools to reduce opioid use among adolescents and young adults. Tier I utilizes GPP's E3 substance use prevention program to...

This Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funds the AARP Foundation Experience Corps program totaling $1,908,793.55 from October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2021. The award supports the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to improve outcomes for at-risk youth and reduce negative outcomes like delinquency and substance abuse through mentoring services. Under the award, AARP Foundation provides mentoring...

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...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant to Youthbuild USA, Inc. under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). The grant will enable Youthbuild USA to scale its peer mentoring model to address the impacts of violence exposure among at-risk youth ages 9-15, while maintaining mentoring services for opportunity youth ages 16-17 in 38 U.S. states. Specifically, Youthbuild USA will: 1) Expand peer mentoring by...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to The Dream Program, Inc. The award will support the organization's "Village Mentoring" initiative, which provides one-on-one and team-based mentoring services to youth ages 6-17 in high-poverty, underserved communities across 56 affordable housing sites in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. The project...