Department of Justice Seeks Applications under FY 2009 National Mentoring Program to Provide Services to High-Risk Populations; Faith-Based Organizations Eligible to Apply
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), has announced that it is seeking applications for funding under its OJJDP FY 09 National Mentoring Programs. This program furthers the Department's mission by supporting mentoring programs that have a national scope and impact on combating juvenile delinquency, reducing the victimization of children, and improving the juvenile justice system.
Eligible Applicants include Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Applicants are limited to national organizations, including community and faith-based nonprofit organizations.
The solicitation invites eligible applicants to propose the enhancement or expansion of initiatives that will assist in the development and maturity of community programs to provide mentoring services to high-risk populations that are underserved due to location, shortage of mentors, special physical or mental challenges of the targeted population, or other analogous situations identified by the community in need of mentoring services. OJJDP's National Mentoring Programs initiative is authorized by the statutes appropriating funds for fiscal year 2009.
The proposal due date is February 25, 2009.
The full announcement can be found at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2009/NationalMentoring.pdf. This application must be submitted through www.grants.gov. For technical assistance with submitting the application, call the Customer Support Hotline at 1-800-518-4726 or send and e-mail to support@grants.gov.
For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact Eric Stansbury, Program Manager, at 202-305-1826 or Eric.Stansbury@usdoj.gov or Bernard Williams, Program Manager, at 202-616-9509 or Bernard.Williams2@usdoj.gov.
