OJJDP FY 10 Mentoring Research Best Practices | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The OJJDP FY 10 Mentoring Research Best Practices grant (Funding Opportunity Number OJJDP 2010 2647) is a discretionary Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding opportunity focused on building stronger evidence about youth mentoring as a delinquency prevention strategy. The central goal is not simply to expand mentoring services, but to fund research studies that clarify what actually works in mentoring for youth who are at risk of entering the juvenile justice system or who are already involved in it. OJJDP highlights that mentoring is widely viewed as a promising intervention, but that the field still lacks enough rigorous evaluation to pinpoint which program components drive meaningful outcomes, particularly reductions in delinquency and offending. By funding targeted research, OJJDP aims to improve how mentoring programs are designed and delivered, encourage smarter use of limited resources, and strengthen the adoption of evidence-based best practices in juvenile mentoring.

This opportunity supports grants under the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category and is tied to CFDA 16.726 (Juvenile Mentoring Program). The solicitation was authorized through the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111 117), reflecting a federal priority to move mentoring from a generally positive practice to one grounded in demonstrated, measurable impacts for justice-involved and high-risk youth. The emphasis is on identifying and validating the specific elements of mentoring models that show significant effects, which could include features like mentor screening and training, match supervision, mentor-youth contact frequency and duration, structured activities, family engagement, and the way programs handle risk factors common among justice-involved youth. The expected end product is actionable research that practitioners and agencies can translate into improved program standards and implementation guidance.

Eligible applicants are broad and include both public agencies and private organizations. Public-sector eligibility includes state governments, county governments, city or township governments, tribal governments (federally recognized), and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. Private eligibility includes nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), as well as other private organizations such as faith-based and community organizations, as noted in the eligibility description. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which lowers the barrier for agencies and organizations that may not have additional funds to contribute but can carry out strong research and evaluation work.

In terms of funding structure, the award ceiling is listed as 1,000,000 dollars, with an award floor of 0, indicating that award amounts could vary based on the proposed scope and the program’s final selections. The application window for this FY 2010 solicitation opened with a posted date of March 31, 2010, and applications were due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 20, 2010. Applications were required to be submitted electronically through the Office of Justice Programs Grants Management System (OJP GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov/. For applicants unable to access the full announcement electronically or needing system assistance, the solicitation points to the GMS Helpdesk at 1 888 549 9901 and provides an email contact through the helpdesk.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as an evidence-building initiative: it funds research designed to move juvenile mentoring toward clearer, testable best practices by determining which mentoring components and delivery approaches produce real reductions in delinquency and offending for youth most connected to the juvenile justice system.

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