OJJDP FY 09 Recovery Act National Youth Mentoring Programs

The summary for the OJJDP FY 09 Recovery Act National Youth Mentoring Programs Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	OJJDP FY 09 Recovery Act National Youth Mentoring Programs
	CFDA Number:	16.808
	CFDA Description:	Recovery Act - CFDA Byrne ARRA Competitive
	Federal Agency Name:	Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	OJJDP-2009-2166
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 19, 2009
	Creation Date:	Mar 19, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 20, 2009 Applications will be submitted through the OJP GMS system. Please go to https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/ to apply online.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 20, 2009 Applications will be submitted through the OJP GMS system. Please go to https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/ to apply online.
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants are limited to national organizations. National organizations are defined as having an active program or programs with a financial relationship with affiliates in a majority of states. Applications submitted by national headquarter organizations are required to subaward 90% of the Federal grant funds to at least 75% of States. Individual subaward amounts are to be made for up to $500,000 per subaward.
Grant Description: The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for funding under the OJJDP FY 09 Recovery Act - National Youth Mentoring Programs with funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act"). This solicitation invites applicants to propose initiatives ready for implementation that will assist in the development and maturity of community programs to provide mentoring services to populations that are underserved due to location, shortage of mentors, special physical or mental challenges of the targeted population, or other such situations identified by the community in need of mentoring services. Specifically, under this solicitation, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will make awards to support programs that have a national scope and national impact on combating juvenile delinquency, reducing the victimization of children, and improving the juvenile justice system through mentoring activities. This program furthers the Department's mission by providing grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/fy2009/arranationalyouthmentoring.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Patrick Dunckhorst Program Manager (202) 514-4158
Email [Patrick.dunckhorst@usdoj.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Recovery Act: Research and Evaluation of Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance; • Opportunity OJJDP-2009-2120; • Opportunity OJJDP-2009-2118; • FY 2009 Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program