Juvenile Mentoring Program

Program goal(s) name: Reduce negative outcomes for at risk youth through mentoring.
Program goal(s) description: Improve outcomes for at-risk and high-risk youth, and reduce negative outcomes (including juvenile delinquency, substance use, and gang participation) through the provision of mentoring services.
Program objective(s) name: Increase access to mentoring services for at risk youth and availability of online materials on the most current and effective mentoring practices.
Program objective(s) description: Increase or expand reach to the number of at-risk or high-risk youth receiving mentoring services; implement program design enhancements that align with research and evidence on effective mentoring approaches; Reduce the impact of opioid or other substance use on youth; and maintain and enhance the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) – a comprehensive, online repository of resources and improve the capacity of mentoring organizations to develop, implement, and expand effective mentoring practices.

All final award decisions will be made by the Assistant Attorney General, unless a statute explicitly authorizes award decisions by another official or there is written delegation of authority to another official. For successful applicants, JustGrants will send a system-generated email to the Application Submitter, Authorized Representative, and Entity Administrator with information on accessing their official award package in JustGrants. The award package will include key information (such as funding amount and period of performance) as well as award conditions that must be followed. The Authorized Representative for the entity should accept or decline the award within 45 days of the notification.

The review procedure for applications is specified in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) and generally includes eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic, budget, and risk reviews.