OJJDP FY 11 Mentoring for Child Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Initiative

The summary for the OJJDP FY 11 Mentoring for Child Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Initiative 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 11 Mentoring for Child Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Initiative
	CFDA Number:	16.726
	CFDA Description:	Juvenile Mentoring Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
	Category of Funding Activity:	Law Justice and Legal Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	OJJDP-2011-2977
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 22, 2011
	Creation Date:	Apr 22, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 06, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 06, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jul 06, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants are limited to states (including territories), units of local government (including federally-recognized tribal governments, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Eligible applicants who propose to provide direct services must not include youth who are age 18 or older in the population to be served. Eligible applicants must make the program available to girls and boys. OJJDP welcomes joint applications from two or more eligible applicants; however, one applicant must be clearly indicated as the primary applicant (for correspondence, award, and management purposes) and the others indicated as co-applicants.
Grant Description: This initiative supports efforts of community service organizations to develop or enhance their mentoring capacity, facilitate outreach efforts, and increase the availability of direct services for child victims (younger than age 18) of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) or domestic sex trafficking (DST), including children who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. OJJDP expects successful applicants to integrate promising practices and proven principles into mentoring service models; develop strategies to recruit, train, support, and maintain mentors; and provide a comprehensive array of support services to empower girls and boys to move past their experiences with victimization to develop their full potential. This program will be authorized by the act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.ojjdp.gov/grants/solicitations/fy2011/mentoringcsec.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Justice Information Center at 18779275657 or via email to JIC@telesishq.com. The Center hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. On the solicitation close date, the Center will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

Email [JIC@telesishq.com]
Similar Government Grants: • OJJDP FY 2011 Mentoring for Youth with Disabilities Initiative; • OJJDP FY 11 Research on Best Practices for Mentoring; • OJJDP FY 2011 Multi-State Mentoring Initiative; • OJJDP FY 2011 National Mentoring Programs; • OJJDP 2010 Group Mentoring Research and Evaluation Program; • FY 2006 Training and Technical Assistance Program for Mentoring Initiative for System Involved Youth; • FY 2006 Mentoring for System Involved Youth; • FY 2006 Evaluation of Mentoring Initiative for System Involved Youth; • OJJDP FY 2007 Support for Mentoring Initiatives; • OJJDP FY 2008 Strengthening Youth Mentoring through Community Partnerships