The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Big Brothers / Big Sisters Of Metro Atlanta, Inc. under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). This 12-month grant, titled "MENTORING IN TITLE I MIDDLE SCHOOLS: IGNITING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT", supports...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $286,814.00 from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215), will enable Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star, a non-profit organization, to provide school-connected mentoring programs throughout Fort Bend,...
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 (OJJDP) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) for its "Mentoring Youth Impacted by Opioids Phase 7 (MYIO7)" initiative. This initiative will provide 18 months of evidence-based, tailored community-based mentoring services to 700 youth age 17 and younger who have been impacted by opioids and other...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). The grant, with a period of performance from October 2, 2023, to September 30, 2025, will support...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $11M Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) to implement the Building Relationships to Reduce Barriers for Underserved Communities Through Expanded Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Initiative. This initiative aims to connect 9,000 at-risk, system-involved, and underserved youth across the U.S. to high-quality...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Eastern Shore, Inc. (BBBSES), a non-profit organization. The grant funding will support the implementation of the Youth Mentoring Program to benefit 500 children aged 6-18 who are impacted by opioids and other drug misuse on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Key services to be provided include...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251), awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Inc. on August 13, 2024. The grant will support the organization's mentoring programs targeting at-risk youth, with the goal of reducing juvenile delinquency, preventing substance abuse, and addressing other risky behaviors. The project aims to...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) provides $500,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso, Inc. to implement a three-year initiative called "Implementing a Mentoring Ecosystem for Borderland Youth in the Juvenile Justice System". The project aims to deliver targeted mentoring services and enhance protective factors for youth involved in the...