Several Federal Grant Opportunities Have June Deadline

Please note this is an old news item referencing 2009 grants. Please use it as referential information only as the grants and their deadlines may have changed.

MENTOR is sending this e-alert to publicize in brief a number of federal grant opportunities for mentoring programs. Please note that all submissions are due in June 2009.

RFP #1: OJJDP Mentoring Research Program
Summary: This program seeks to enhance what is known about mentoring as a prevention strategy for juvenile delinquency. This award will be given to evaluate the effectiveness of paid versus volunteer mentors within an existing mentoring program, with the evaluator conducting a process and an outcome evaluation measuring the success of paid and volunteer mentor programs in preventing delinquency.
Due Date: June 2
Award: Up to $3,500,000
Web Link: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2009/
MentoringResearch.pdf

RFP #2: US Department of Justice: OJJDP Mentoring Initiative for Foster Care Youth Grant
Summary: This grant will help communities establish or expand mentoring and support services for youth in foster care and foster care youth involved in the juvenile justice system. New or existing mentoring programs with proven track records and that serve foster care youth are invited to apply.
Due Date: June 8
Award: $500,000 per award for a project period of up to three years
Web Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47048

RFP #3: OJJDP Strategic Enhancement to Mentoring Programs Grant
Summary: This award announcement is for currently operating mentoring programs to fund parental involvement, add and enhance mentoring match activities and enhance mentor training and support.
Due Date: June 15
Award: $500,000 across three years
Web Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47223

RFP #4: Mentoring for Juvenile Offenders While Incarcerated and During Transition into the Community
Summary: The grants will be used for mentoring juvenile offenders during confinement, through transition back to the community and post-release; transitional services to help youth offenders reintegration into the community; and training in offender and victims issues.
Due Date: June 15
Award: Up to $625,000 across three years
Web Link: OJJDP FY 09 Second Chance Juvenile Mentoring Initiative Grant

RFP #5: Gang Prevention Youth Mentoring Programs Grant
Summary: This grant is for mentoring programs serving youth at-risk of gang activity, delinquency and youth violence and offering a mixture of core services and activities that enable youth to practice healthy behaviors within a positive pro-social peer group. Goals include emphasizing long-term mentoring relationships (two or more years).
Due Date: June 15
Award: $500,000 across three years
Web Link: FY 09 Gang Prevention Youth Mentoring Program Grant

RFP #6: OJJDP Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Initiative Grant
Summary: This grant will help jurisdictions characterized by large numbers of offenders returning to their communities after release from a residential confinement. Reentry is not envisioned to be a specific program but rather an evidence-based process that begins while the offender is still confined and ensures the juvenile's transition is safe and successful. Services can include mentors who work with offenders while in custody and after reentry into the community.
Due Date: June 15
Award: $750,000 per award for a project period of up to 36 months
Web Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47245

RFP #7: Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program
Summary: This program supports the creation and maintenance of one-on-one mentoring relationships between children of incarcerated parents and caring, supportive adult volunteer mentors. The program supports the establishment or expansion and operation of mentoring programs in which children and youth between 4 and 18 are matched with an adult mentor who has been screened and trained for a friendship-oriented mentoring relationship.
Due Date: June 19
Average Projected Award: $211,163 per budget period ($1 million ceiling) for an estimated 70 programs
Web Link: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2009-ACF-ACYF-CV-0022.html