OJJDP FY 2020 Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative FY 2020 Competitive Grant Solicitation

Overview

<p>The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile<br>Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for funding for the fiscal<br>year (FY) 2020 Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative. This program furthers the<br>Department’s mission by supporting mentoring programs to reduce juvenile delinquency, drug<br>abuse (especially opioid abuse), victimization, and problem and high-risk behaviors such as<br>truancy.</p> <p>Category 3 (OJJDP-2020-17636): Mentoring Programs for Youth Involved in the Juvenile<br>Justice System1 – This category is intended to be a resource for juvenile justice agency staff (e.g., probation officers) and to benefit youth eligible for community-based supervision and/or diversion services.</p> <p>For Category 3 include the following (applicants must describe how they will respond to these in<br>their application):<br>• Target population. The target population includes those youth who are screened as being low risk to public safety by a juvenile justice agency. Services may also be provided to youth post-adjudication as part of an alternative-to-detention approach authorized by the court and supportive services while on probation or community supervision. Youth leaving detention or returning from residential placement who are under court supervision and deemed low risk to public safety are also eligible for these services. OJJDP encourages applicants to consider youth in rural communities as a part of the target population.<br>• Demonstrated partnership. OJJDP encourages applicant mentoring organizations to establish a formal relationship with a juvenile justice agency. This should include a fully executed memorandum of understanding (or analogous document) between the agencies. While not required at the time of application, applicants should describe this partnership and its importance to the program model. Applicants that submit a fully executed memorandum of understanding (or analogous document) will receive priority consideration. Applicants selected for funding without a fully executed memorandum of understanding (or analogous document) will have a special condition placed on their award withholding funding until this requirement is satisfied.<br>• Youth and law enforcement engagement. OJJDP encourages applicant organizations to provide opportunities for youth and law enforcement engagement as part of their program model or approach.</p>