Project Grant SRB10023GR0096

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc. to implement a middle school group mentoring program in the Woodland Hills and Clairton School Districts. This grant is funded under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects...

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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $2,235,000 Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726) grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado (BBBSC) to expand its STARS (Students Teaching About Relationships and Success) peer mentoring program. Over the 36-month grant period, BBBSC will deliver the evidence-informed STARS program to 1,050 historically marginalized youth aged 11-18 across 14 schools in 6 states, including Colorado,...

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 $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...

Be A Mentor, Inc. (BAM) was awarded a $681,818 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to implement the Resilience Connection Project under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). BAM will provide group and one-on-one mentoring services to youth ages 12-17 in Oakland and Richmond, California who have been impacted by substance misuse in themselves or others. La Familia, a subrecipient, will refer youth...

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...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program will fund Auburn University at Montgomery to implement and assess a multi-tiered mentoring model within introductory undergraduate biology courses from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The $598,786 award will support the development of instructional supports and incentives for faculty to redesign courses incorporating multi-tiered mentoring involving upper division student leaders and paid alumni mentors....

Beginning New Outreach, Incorporated will provide mentoring services to at-risk and high-risk youth affected by the opioid crisis and drug addiction in Columbus, Georgia through a $622,903 Juvenile Mentoring Program Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA #16.726) aims to improve outcomes for at-risk...

The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research was awarded a $277,328 Project Grant by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, entitled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MENTORING YOU IS LEARNING FOR ME: PEER MENTOR PREPARATION AND MENTORING OF UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENT LEARNING IN MAKERSPACES." This 3-year project aims to enhance the capacity of peer mentors to facilitate student learning in makerspace environments through a specialized...