PKG00294203.pdf

OMB No. 1121-0329

Approval Expires 02/28/2027

OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate

Mentoring Programs

Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: O-OJJDP-2026-172745

Application Deadlines in Eastern Time (ET):

1. Complete SF-424 and submit in Grants.gov: October 29, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. ET

2. Submit full application in JustGrants: November 5, 2026, by 8:59 p.m. ET

OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs

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Contents

1. Basic Information

2. Eligibility

3. Program Description

4. Application Contents and Format

5. Submission Requirements and Deadlines

6. Application Review Information

7. Award Notices

8. Post-Award Requirements & Administration

9. Questions?

10. Appendixes

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1. BASIC INFORMATION

Purpose of the Funding

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S.

Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis.

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate

Mentoring Programs. This opportunity supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and going into the juvenile justice system. Mentoring services can be one-on-one, group, peer, or a combination of these types.

Funding will support:

• Mentoring services to youth who are 17 years old or younger at the time of admission to the program. Mentors must be an adult (age 18 or older), or in cases where peer mentoring models are being implemented, an older peer under adult supervision.

• Mentoring services to youth who demonstrate need but have not participated in mentoring services due to limited or lack of mentoring programs in their community or a shortage of trained and screened mentors, new mentoring matches, as well as existing mentoring matches through program completion.

For this NOFO, youth who are at risk or high risk of delinquency are defined as youth who are in or most likely to be in the juvenile justice system because they possess certain risk factors in key life domain areas (i.e., individual, family, school, community), are already in the juvenile justice system, and/or reside in environments that have high rates of parental incarceration, community violence, drug markets, and gang concentration.

OJJDP supports the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to all OJJDP-funded grantees, including implementation of the

National Quality Mentoring System. OJJDP expects funded mentoring organizations to work with the NMRC in identifying and receiving TTA. Lead grantee organizations are expected to monitor subgrantee implementation of the specific mentoring program model funded in the application to ensure subgrantee adherence to the model/curriculum and specifications.

Lead grantee organizations may use a limited amount of funds to train subgrantee staff on administering the specific mentoring program model.

This NOFO funds three separate categories for which organizations can apply based on their eligibility:

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Category 1: Mentoring Organizations (1 state) (C-OJJDP-2026-00007-PROD)

The maximum amount of funding applicants can apply for is $1,000,000. Funding should be used to expand existing mentoring services to an additional state or an additional jurisdiction within the state (i.e., a new municipal area such as city, county, or region of the state) where mentoring services are already provided. The new mentoring site must implement the same mentoring program or established curriculum as the primary applicant. While funding can support existing matches, the majority of funding should be used for expansion efforts.

Category 2: Mentoring Organizations (2 to 10 states) (C-OJJDP-2026-00008-PROD)

The minimum amount of funding applicants can apply for is $1,000,000. Applicants who can demonstrate their program has the “broadest reach” across their affiliates may apply for up to $4,000,000 to support program activities. To demonstrate the “broadest reach,” applicants should address how the proposed existing mentoring approach will reach a broad population of youth. Factors that will be considered in making this determination include:

• Number of states where the applicant organization can show a history of providing mentoring services through subawards and the number of states where the applicant organization proposes to provide mentoring services through subawards with awarded grant funds.

• Number of program sites where the applicant organization can demonstrate a history of providing mentoring services through subawards and the number of program sites where the applicant organization proposes to provide mentoring services through subawards with awarded grant funds.

• If applicable, a description of how the applicant organization intends to expand existing mentoring services to an additional state or jurisdiction within the state where they are already providing mentoring services. The new mentoring site must implement the same mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) or established curriculum as the primary applicant.

• Number of youth served.

• Number of mentors recruited.

Category 3: Mentoring Organizations (11 to 44 states) (C-OJJDP-2026-00009-PROD)

The minimum amount of funding applicants can apply for is $2,000,000. Applicants who can demonstrate their program has the “broadest reach” across their affiliates may apply for up to $4,000,000 to support program activities. See the description listed above for guidance on how to demonstrate “broadest reach.”

See the Eligible Applicants section for eligibility details.

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Funding Details

Announcement Type Initial

Assistance Listing Number 16.726

Statutory Authority Pub. L. No. 119-74, 140 Stat. 5, 34.

Grants.gov Opportunity Number O-OJJDP-2026-172745

Competition ID Number C-OJJDP-2026-00007-PROD: Category 1:

Mentoring Organizations (1 state) C-OJJDP-2026-00008-PROD: Category 2:

Mentoring Organizations (2 to 10 states) C-OJJDP-2026-00009-PROD: Category 3:

Mentoring Organizations (11 to 44 states)

Expected Total Amount of Funding $27,200,000

Anticipated Number of Awards Category 1: 5 Awards Category 2: 5 Awards Category 3: 5 Awards

Award Type(s) Grant

Anticipated Award Amount Category 1: $1,000,000 Category 2: $1,000,000 to $4,000,000 Category 3: $2,000,000 to $4,000,000

Expected Award Period(s) 36 months starting on January 1, 2027

Key Dates and Times

NOFO Release Date September 21, 2026

SAM.gov Registration/Renewal Begin the process by September 29, 2026, and no later than October 15, 2026

Step 1: Grants.gov Deadline 11:59 p.m. ET on October 29, 2026

Step 2: JustGrants Deadline 8:59 p.m. ET on November 5, 2026

See Questions? at the end of this NOFO for agency contact information.

2. ELIGIBILITY

Eligible Applicants

The types of entities that are eligible to apply are:

Government Entities

• State governments

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• County governments

• City or township governments

• Special district governments

• Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)

Educational Organizations

• Independent school districts

• Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education

• Private institutions of higher education

Nonprofit Organizations

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education

• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Other

• Other units of local government

“Other” Entities Definition:

• Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.

Cost Sharing (Match) Requirement: This NOFO does not require cost sharing (match).

Limit on Number of Applications: You may submit only one application to only one category of the NOFO. If you submit multiple applications, only the most recent system-validated version will be reviewed.

If a project will be carried out by two or more entities (project partners), only one entity may submit the application. The other entities (project partners) must be proposed as subrecipients rather than co-applicants. An entity may be proposed as a subrecipient in more than one application. For additional information regarding subawards, see the Application Resource Guide.

Additional Eligibility Factors

In addition to meeting the entity eligibility requirement above, applicants must meet eligibility requirements of one of the funding categories identified below.

Category 1: Mentoring Organizations (1 state)

Eligible entities are those mentoring organizations that have been in existence and providing mentoring services for at least 3 years and are currently delivering a structured, standalone mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) in one state. Applicants must submit a separate https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#information-proposed-subawards

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As part of the funded program, the primary applicant must either propose to expand the existing mentoring program to one additional state or one additional jurisdiction within the state where they are already providing mentoring services.

Category 2: Mentoring Organizations (2 to 10 states)

Eligible entities are those mentoring organizations that have been in existence and providing mentoring services for at least 3 years and are currently delivering a structured, standalone mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) in 2 to 10 states. Applicants must submit a separate attachment labeled Program Model Overview to demonstrate the existence of this standalone mentoring program (see Appendix A).

For the purposes of this category, a primary applicant that forms a partnership with one or more organizations that are delivering different mentoring program models for the purposes of meeting the multistate requirement is not eligible to apply.

Category 3: Mentoring Organizations (11 to 44 states)

Eligible entities are those mentoring organizations that have been in existence and providing mentoring services for at least 3 years and are currently delivering a structured, standalone mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) in 11 to 44 states. Applicants must submit a separate attachment labeled Program Model Overview to demonstrate the existence of this standalone mentoring program (see Appendix A).

For the purposes of this category, a primary applicant that forms a partnership with one or more organizations that are delivering different mentoring program models for the purposes of meeting the multistate requirement is not eligible to apply.

For all three categories, the primary applicant must be the office headquarters of the mentoring organization or the office headquarters for the proposed mentoring curriculum to be implemented. The primary applicant may deliver services through affiliate or partner subawards; however, the proposed subawards must implement the same mentoring program (i.e., “program x”) or established curriculum as the primary applicant.

Note: Applicants that are members/affiliates/subgrantees of larger mentoring organizations will be considered ineligible if the standalone mentoring model/programming proposed is being implemented through the headquarters of the larger mentoring membership organization. Applicants are expected to include information that delineates ownership/proprietorship of such program/curriculum that has been implemented for at least 3 years. Applicants must submit a separate attachment labeled Mentoring Organizational History with this information (see Appendix B). Applicants must also provide a statement indicating that the headquarters office of the larger mentoring membership organization is not implementing such model/program/curriculum.

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3. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Statutory Authority

Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2026, Pub. L. No. 119-74, 140 Stat. 5, 34.

Agency Funding Priorities

To help meet its mission, OJP may give priority consideration to applications proposing (as applicable within the scope of this NOFO) projects designed to advance the goals listed below:

(a) Directly supporting law enforcement operations (including immigration law enforcement operations);

(b) Combatting violent crime;

(c) Supporting services to American citizens;

(d) Protecting American children; and

(e) Supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault.

Note: Addressing these priorities is one of many factors that OJP considers in making funding decisions. Receiving priority consideration does not guarantee funding.

Unallowable Activities: The following are certain unallowable costs and certain activities that are out of the program scope and will not be funded.

1. Out of program scope is any program or activity, at any tier that, directly or indirectly, violates (or promotes or facilitates the violation of) federal immigration law (including 8 U.S.C. § 1373) or impedes or hinders the enforcement of federal immigration law—including by failing to comply with 8 U.S.C. § 1373, give access to DHS agents, or honor DHS requests and provide requested notice to DHS agents.

2. Out of program scope is any program or activity, at any tier that violates any applicable Federal civil rights or nondiscrimination law. This includes violations that – (1) indirectly violate the law, including by promoting or facilitating violations; or (2) unlawfully favor individuals in any race or protected group, including on a majority or minority, or privileged or unprivileged, basis, within a given area, population, or sector.

3. As specified in the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, in Chapter 3.13 “Unallowable Costs” (“Legal Services for Aliens”), any obligations of funds, at any tier, under this award to provide (or to support the provision of) legal services to any removable alien or any alien otherwise unlawfully present in the United States shall be unallowable costs for purposes any award made under this notice, but the foregoing shall not be understood to apply — (1) to legal services to obtain protection orders for victims of crime; or (2) to immigration-related legal services that may be expressly authorized or required by any law, or any judicial ruling, governing or applicable to the award.

https://www.ojp.gov/doj-financial-guide-2024

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Goals and Objectives of This Funding Opportunity

Goal: Improve outcomes (such as improved academic performance and reduced school dropout rates) for youth at risk or high risk of delinquency, and reduce negative outcomes (such as delinquency, substance use, and gang participation) through youth mentoring.

• Objective 1: Increase or expand reach of mentoring services to youth who are at risk or high risk of delinquency.

• Objective 2: Increase or maintain the number of screened and well-trained mentors.

• Objective 3: Develop and implement program design enhancements that align with research and evidence on effective mentoring approaches.

Expected Outcomes

OJP expects recipients to submit deliverables and performance reports, as described below.

Read the Application Resource Guide for more information. OJP will measure success by reviewing a recipient’s submission of performance reports and data and the extent to which project implementation reflects progress toward the goals and objectives of this NOFO.

Deliverables

Recipients do not need to submit any deliverables other than the standard items in the Post-Award Requirements and Administration section.

Performance Reports

OJP requires recipients to submit regular performance reports that communicate progress toward achieving Program Goals and Objectives. Read information on performance reporting.

Award recipients will receive further guidance on post award reporting requirements.

4. APPLICATION CONTENTS AND FORMAT

Application Contents List

OJP will only consider applications that contain all required parts, which are marked

*Required* below. Refer to the DOJ Grant Application Submission Checklist for application instructions.

Application Item Submission Type

Step 1: Grants.gov https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#general-information-about-post-federal-award-reporting-requireme https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#general-information-about-post-federal-award-reporting-requireme https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#general-information-about-post-federal-award-reporting-requireme https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/training/checklist-application-submission

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Application for Federal Assistance: SF-424 *Required* Online Form

Step 2: JustGrants

Standard Applicant Information *Required* Online Form

Proposal Abstract Text Box

Data Requested With Application

• Financial Management and System of Internal

Controls Questionnaire (including Applicant

Disclosure of High-Risk Status)

• Agency Funding Priorities Inventory

• Proposal Questionnaire *Required*

Online Form

Budget *Required* Online Form

Other Budget/Financial Attachments

• Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable)

• Consultant Rate (if applicable)

• Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee

Compensation for Awards Over $250,000; Waiver (if applicable)

• Disclosure of Process Related to Executive

Compensation (if applicable)

Attachment

Additional Application Components

• Tribal Authorizing Resolution (if applicable)

• Position Descriptions

• Timeline

• Mentoring Program Profile

• Mentoring Organizational History *Required*

• Program Model Overview

• Mentoring Model/Curriculum Statement

• Executive Summary Chart *Required*

Attachment

In addition to the items marked *Required* in the table above, the following are considered basic minimum requirement elements that are considered in the responsiveness review:

• The application is submitted by an eligible applicant.

• The requested award amount does not exceed the award ceiling.

• The application is responsive to the scope of the NOFO.

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Standard Applicant Information *Required*

Review and edit as needed the information imported from the SF-424 submitted in

Grants.gov. Add ZIP codes for areas affected by the project.

Proposal Abstract

In JustGrants, enter a proposal abstract (limited to 2,000 characters) summarizing the proposed project. As abstracts for funded projects are public, do not include any personally identifying information (e.g., staff names). The abstract should include the following information:

• The name of the applicant’s proposed project.

• The purpose of the proposed project (i.e., what the project will do and why it is necessary).

• Where the project will take place (i.e., the service area, if applicable).

• Who will be served by the project (i.e., who will be helped or have their needs addressed by the project).

• What activities will be carried out to complete the project.

• The subrecipient(s)/partner organizations or entities, if known.

• Deliverables and expected outcomes (i.e., what the project will achieve).

View an example of a proposal abstract.

Data Requested With Application

Financial Management and System of Internal Controls Questionnaire (including

Applicant Disclosure of High-Risk Status)

Review information on this questionnaire.

Agency Funding Priorities Inventory

Applicants seeking priority consideration under the Agency Funding Priorities section should answer the inventory questions in their entirety in the web-based form in JustGrants.

Proposal Questionnaire *Required*

Complete the Proposal Questionnaire in JustGrants. The response to each question should be no more than 1 – 2 paragraphs. The questions are:

• Description of the Need (5% of application score):

o What is the need, gap, or issue to be addressed by the proposed project?

o What supporting information, data, or evidence demonstrates the need’s existence, size, and impact on the target population and community?

o How does the need relate to the purpose of the NOFO?

• Project Goals and Objectives (15% of application score):

https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#proposal-abstract https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#fm-internal-controls-questionnaire

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o What are the project objectives (objectives are specific outcomes you plan to achieve through project activities)?

o How do your project goals and objectives relate to the goals and objectives of the funding opportunity?

• Project Design and Implementation (35% of application score):

o What activities will you conduct to achieve the proposed goals and objectives?

o How will you deliver or complete those activities?

o When will the activities take place?

o Who in your organization will staff the activities, including key staff?

o Who will participate in and benefit from the activity?

o What deliverables, reports, and other items will be produced as part of the project?

o If you plan to use subrecipients to help conduct the project, please name them (if they are known) or describe how you will identify them.

What will be their role in conducting project activities?

• Capabilities and Competencies (30% of application score):

o What is your capacity to deliver the proposed project and meet the post-award requirements, if funded?

o What projects or activities has your organization conducted, or is currently conducting, that demonstrate your ability to undertake the proposed project activities?

o What is the relevant experience of team members with key responsibilities for implementing the project?

• Note on Project Evaluations: An applicant that proposes to use award funds to conduct project evaluations must follow the guidance on project evaluations.

Budget and Associated Documentation

Budget (15% of application score) *Required*

Use the Budget Detail Worksheet (Web-Based Form) to submit the budget. Read information on budget preparation and JustGrants Application Submission Training.

• List each cost needed to implement the project under the appropriate cost category.

• Clearly name and describe each cost.

• Show the computation of each cost (e.g., cost per unit, number of units, and total cost).

• Enter narrative, as needed, to explain the cost calculations and connection to your project goals, objectives, and activities.

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• Include only costs that are reasonable, allocable, and necessary to implement the project. They must be allowable under the funding statute and agency requirements.1

The following information specific to this funding opportunity will help you develop your project budget:

• Food and entertainment, including amusement, social activities, and any associated costs (i.e., tickets to shows or sports events, meals, lodging, rentals, transportation, and gratuities) are unallowable. Certain exceptions may apply when such costs have a programmatic purpose and have been approved by the awarding agency. See

Section 3.13 of the DOJ Financial Guide.

• Incentives: Incentives are not allowable per this NOFO. For purposes of this

NOFO, incentive means a monetary payment or any other form of compensation given to the youth to complete the mentoring program.

Funds may not be used to deliver training and technical assistance (TTA) as part of the proposed project.

Budget/Financial Attachments

• Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable): If the budget includes indirect costs calculated using a current, federally approved indirect cost rate, upload your indirect cost rate agreement. Read information about indirect costs.

• Consultant Rate (if applicable): Read information on limits to consultant rates and whether you need to request approval to exceed those limits.

• Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation for

Awards Over $250,000; Waiver (if applicable): Read information on this limitation and to determine whether you need to submit a waiver.

• Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation (if applicable):

Applicants to this funding opportunity are not required to provide this disclosure.

Additional Application Components

Attach these in JustGrants:

• Tribal Authorizing Resolution (if applicable): Read information on whether you may need to submit a Tribal Authorizing Resolution.

• Position Descriptions: Provide job descriptions outlining roles and responsibilities for all positions that will implement the project.

• Timeline: Provide a timeline listing key activities and milestones, and the months during which they will take place. Ensure that the timeline aligns with the project goals and objectives.

1 See 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Subpart E and the DOJ Grants Financial Guide. Read information on unallowable costs that apply to all funding opportunities.

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• Program Model Overview (See Appendix A): This separate attachment describes the program and documents the name and key components of the mentoring program model (i.e., principles/tenets of the program model;

evidence-based program(s), practice(s), or curriculum used; mentoring type;

expected location, etc.).

• Mentoring Organizational History: (See Appendix B) *Required* This separate attachment includes information that demonstrates the timeframe that the organization has been in operation and providing mentoring services.

• Mentoring Program Profile (See Appendix C): Applicants must include a fully completed Mentoring Program Profile document as a part of their application

• Mentoring Model/Curriculum Statement: A statement on agency letterhead indicating that the headquarters office of the larger mentoring membership organization is not implementing such model/program/curriculum (if applicable).

• Executive Summary Chart: *Required* The following chart lists data for each category that are deemed critical application elements and that are to be submitted with the application as a separate attachment labeled Executive Summary Chart.

List of active chapters or subawardees that are a part of the organization at the time of application and the states where they are located.

List of active chapters or subawardees that will receive funding through this grant application and the states where they are located.

Number of youth to be served with grant funds. Include number of new mentees and number of continued mentees.

Number of mentors to be recruited and maintained with grant funds.

Example:

Result Mentoring, DC Result

Mentoring, MD

Result Mentoring, VA

Example:

Result Mentoring, VA

Example:

Total Mentees: 200

New Mentees: 150

Continuing Mentees:

Example:

Recruit: 100

Mentors

Maintain: 90

Mentors

Disclosures and Assurances

Read the disclosures and assurances and complete them in JustGrants:

• Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

• Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items (if applicable)

• DOJ Certified Standard Assurances https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#disclosures-and-assurances

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• DOJ Certifications

• Applicant Disclosure and Justification – DOJ High-Risk Grantees (if applicable)

5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES

The DOJ Grant Application Submission Checklist provides instructions for how to submit you application by the deadlines. Executive Order (E.O.) 12372 (Intergovernmental Review of

Federal Programs) does apply to this funding opportunity: read the Application Resource

Guide for details. Read OJP’s policy for applicants to request late submission due to technical difficulties, severe weather, or natural or manmade disasters.

6. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

The Application Resource Guide explains the responsiveness review, review criteria, and review and selection process, including risk review, and deciding official. Refer to the

Application Contents List for all required application components and other basic minimum requirement elements that are considered in the responsiveness review. The Proposal

Narrative and Budget sections of this NOFO indicates the weight of technical review criteria.

7. AWARD NOTICES

Read about the award notification process.

8. POST-AWARD REQUIREMENTS & ADMINISTRATION

Read the Application Resource Guide for more information about: standard award terms and conditions, administrative and national policy requirements, and post-award reporting requirements.

9. QUESTIONS?

NOFO Contact

Name: OJP Response Center

Phone: 800-851-3420 or 202-353-5556 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only)

Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Hours: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday

SAM.gov Help Desk

Website: sam.gov/help

Hours: 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday (closed federal holidays) https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/training/checklist-application-submission https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/12372.html https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#guidance-for-specific-sf-424-fields https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#guidance-for-specific-sf-424-fields https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#experiencing-unforeseen-technical-issues https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#application-review-for-competitive-funding https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#federal-award-notices https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#general-information mailto:OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov https://sam.gov/help

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Grants.gov Help Desk

Phone: 800-518-4726

Email: support@grants.gov

Website: grants.gov/support

Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (closed federal holidays)

JustGrants Help Desk

Phone: 833-872-5175

Email: JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov

Hours: 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday and 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays.

mailto:support@grants.gov https://www.grants.gov/support mailto:JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov

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10. APPENDIXES

Appendix A: Program Model Overview

Applicant Name:

JustGrants Application Number:

Multistate Category:

Describe the key components of the mentoring program model or mentoring curriculum

• Principles/tenets of the program model

• Evidence-based program(s), practice(s), or curriculum used

• Mentoring type

• Expected location(s)

Note: Applicants may include additional information as applicable to describe their mentoring program model.

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Appendix B: Mentoring Organizational History

Mentoring Organizational History Applicant Name:

JustGrants Application Number:

Multistate Category:

Date the organization was established: _______

Date the organization began delivering standalone mentoring services: _______

Applicant website: _______

Other evidence supporting organizational history: _______

For applicants eligible as headquarters office for mentoring curriculum proposed:

o Date curriculum was developed by applicant: _______ o Date organization began implementing the curriculum proposed: _______ o Other evidence supporting ownership/proprietorship of mentoring curriculum:

Examples may include but are not limited to:

• Discuss the affiliates, subawardees, or other mentoring organizations that adopted the curriculum owned.

• Share any press releases, articles, or publications written about the curriculum owned.

• Describe any awards or other recognition received for the curriculum owned.

Appendix C: Mentoring Program Profile

Applicant Name:

JustGrants Application Number:

Multistate Category:

Note: The Information provided should be specific to the proposed application and budget.

Operational Structure:

1. Number of program locations: _______

2. Number of subgrantees proposed (if applicable): _______

Please provide a separate attachment with a list of subgrantees if identified.

Application Checklist

3. Number of subrecipient services accessed (contractors/consultants) (if applicable):

_______ Please provide a separate attached listing of subrecipient service providers to be used that includes service, amount of contract, and location of the service provider.

4. Committed partners (please select all that apply): Substance abuse provider

Juvenile justice agency Law enforcement agency School Corporate sector

Faith-based organization Other (please specify): _______

Program Structure:

5. Match structure: How is the mentoring primarily delivered? (please select one):

One-on-one Group Combined (Mentee receives both group and 1:1 mentoring) Hybrid (Mentee is matched 1:1 to a mentor and delivered only in a group setting) Do you use peer mentors in your match structure? Yes No

6. Program focus (please check all that apply as the primary focus of program):

Sports STEM Arts Community service Academics Gang prevention

(targeted) Youth with disabilities College readiness

Substance use/impact

Youth victims (child abuse or exploitation) General Other (please specify):

7. Program location (please select one): Community-based Site-based (e.g., club) School-based Notices Post-Award Requirements

8. Total number of youth to be served as mentees: _______

U.S. Department of Justice | Office of Justice Programs | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | 19

U.S. Department of Justice | Office of Justice Programs | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | 20

Please ensure the numbers listed match the narrative portion of the NOFO.

9. Total number of proposed mentors to be recruited: _______ Total number of mentors to be accepted: _______

Please ensure the numbers listed match the narrative portion of the NOFO.

10. Total number of proposed matches: _______

11. What is the primary target population for mentee recruitment? (check all that apply): Single-parent household Academically challenged Juvenile justice involvement Victimization Substance use/impact Rural Youth with disabilities Other (please specify): ___________

12. Any additional program services offered to mentees and their families? Case management Group activities (in addition to primary mentoring) Referral to other services Counseling Academic support Leadership development Substance use intervention or treatment

13. Mentor recruitment focus, if specific:

14. Number of training hours required of recruited mentor before match: _______

15. Duration of program service for each youth: _______

16. Length of match expected: _______

(Note: May be the same length as program service in question)

17. Frequency of match contact expected: _______ (e.g., X per month; X per week)

18. Intensity of match contact expected: _______ (e.g., X hours)