OJJDP FY 2008 National Mentoring Programs

The summary for the OJJDP FY 2008 National 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 2008 National Mentoring Programs
	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-2008-1897
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 28, 2008
	Creation Date:	May 28, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 20, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 20, 2008
	Archive Date:	Jul 20, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants are limited to national organizations, including community- and faith-based nonprofit organizations. National organizations are defined as having a presence in a majority of states; having materials or programs in use by organizations located in a significant number of states; or those with a national reputation that have pioneered programs that serve as a basis for other organizations and provide training or technical assistance in a significant number of states.
Grant Description: This solicitation invites applicants to propose the implementation of ready initiatives that will assist in the development and maturity of community programs to provide mentoring services to populations that are underserved due to locations, 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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/fy2008/natlmentoring.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Al Roddy Technical Support Phone 202-616-4506

Technical Support [Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • OJJDP FY 11 Mentoring for Child Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Initiative; • 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; • 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