OJJDP FY 2012 Multi State Mentoring Initiative | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The OJJDP FY 2012 Multi State Mentoring Initiative (Funding Opportunity Number OJJDP 2012 3271) is a discretionary grant program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, under CFDA 16.726 (Juvenile Mentoring Program). The purpose of the solicitation is to fund the enhancement or expansion of mentoring efforts that help communities develop, strengthen, or improve mentoring programs for at risk or high risk youth populations that are currently underserved. The emphasis is on mentoring services for youth under age 18 who face barriers to accessing quality mentoring, such as living in remote or hard to reach locations, communities with a shortage of available mentors, or youth with special physical or mental challenges. The solicitation also recognizes that communities may identify other comparable circumstances that leave certain youth without adequate mentoring support, and proposals can be built around those locally identified needs.

This opportunity is tied to federal appropriations authority in the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub. L. 112-55, 125 Stat. 552, 617). OJJDP anticipated making about seven awards, with an award ceiling of $2,000,000 and no stated minimum award amount (award floor $0). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed, which typically means applicants are not required to provide a formal match as a condition of eligibility, though proposals may still be strengthened by demonstrating leveraged resources, partnerships, or complementary funding.

Eligibility is narrowly structured around organizations capable of operating multi state mentoring programming. Applicants may be nonprofit or for profit organizations, including faith based, community based, and tribal organizations, but for profit applicants must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. To qualify, organizations must have been in existence for at least three years and must have subgrantees, affiliates, or chapters in at least five states, along with an established and credible community presence. A core requirement is that the applicant propose developing or implementing mentoring programming in at least five states, reinforcing the initiative's multi state design and expectation of operational reach beyond a single locality.

The solicitation specifically excludes national organizations from applying, defining national organizations as those with active programs and affiliates in at least 45 states. In other words, the program is positioned for multi state organizations that are substantial but not nationwide in scope, likely to ensure awards build capacity among regional or multi state entities rather than large national networks. Beyond basic organizational structure, eligible applicants must also show that state and local officials recognize them as a viable force in addressing youth issues, and they must demonstrate current relationships and agreements with youth serving agencies (including faith based, community, and tribal organizations). These partnerships are intended to create a working network capable of identifying youth, matching them appropriately with mentors, coordinating wraparound support when needed, and meeting individualized needs in a realistic and sustainable way.

While funding is intended to serve individual applicant organizations, the solicitation anticipates that multiple public and private organizations may be involved in supporting mentoring programs through subawards or contracts under the lead applicant. This design allows an eligible lead organization to coordinate across several states while relying on local partners to deliver services, recruit and support mentors, and connect youth to other necessary services. The program also notes that eligible entities can include providers of intensive youth mentoring activities connected to nonprofit, long term, residential substance abuse treatment programs that focus on juveniles involved with the juvenile justice system, signaling that OJJDP was open to mentoring models embedded in more intensive rehabilitative settings when the target youth have deeper system involvement and treatment needs.

From an applicant standpoint, the key themes are multi state reach, demonstrated credibility and partnerships, and a clear plan to improve access to mentoring for youth who are underserved by traditional models. Strong proposals would typically be expected to explain the targeted underserved population(s), the barriers that prevent youth from receiving mentoring, how the project will expand mentor recruitment and retention (especially where mentors are scarce), how mentoring will be adapted for youth with physical or mental challenges, and how program quality and safety will be ensured across multiple states through consistent training, screening, supervision, and performance monitoring. Given the justice related context and the CFDA focus, the mentoring approach would be expected to support positive youth development and reduce risk factors associated with delinquency, while coordinating with local systems and community organizations that already serve these youth.

Administratively, the opportunity was posted March 29, 2012, with an original and final closing date of May 16, 2012, and an archive date of June 15, 2012. The funding instrument type is a grant and the activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services. For help accessing the full announcement or navigating solicitation requirements, OJJDP directed applicants to the Justice Information Center (JIC) via phone at 1-877-927-5657, email at JIC@telesishq.com, or live web chat during listed business hours, with extended hours on the closing date.

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