OJJDP FY 2015 Mentoring for Youth: Underserved Populations

OJJDP is focusing this solicitation on the needs of the following underserved populations: youth with disabilities; youth in foster care; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning youth (LGBTQ). OJJDP is committed to promoting quality mentoring services and expanding the reach to as many youth across the nation as possible, including the underserved populations identified above. OJJDP defines underserved youth as those who demonstrate need but have not participated in consistently high-quality mentoring services due to location; shortage of qualified mentors; special physical or mental...

Eligible applicants are limited to multistate organizations, defined as organizations that have operated an established mentoring program for at least 3 years, and have active chapters or subawardees in at least 5 states but fewer than 45 states. Applicants must include a list of active chapters or subawardees and the states where they are located as an attachment to their application. These multistate organizations must also have demonstrated experience in working with the target populations of either youth with disabilities; youth in foster care; or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. For purposes of this solicitation, 2 or more independent organizations that form a collaborative to meet the 5 state requirement do not satisfy OJJDP's definition of a multistate organization. Applicants cannot be a national organization (or a chapter or subawardee of a national organization), which OJJDP defines as an organization that has active chapters or subawardees in at least45 states. The organization’s headquarters must submit the application and must use the grant funds to support mentoring services as per the solicitation language in two or more of its active chapters or subawardee sites. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. At the time of application, eligible applicants must provide mentoring services to youth who are 17 years old or younger. Applicants must designate under which category they are applying and are not allowed to submit an application in more than one category. OJJDP may request supporting documentation of the required subgrants during the review process.

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420, by e-mail at responsecenter@ncjrs.gov, or by Web Chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.ojjdp.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2015/FAQ/MentoringUnderservedFAQ.pdf.