Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

10.500 -- Cooperative Extension Service

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), in partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), requests new applications for Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth (MARRY), a new competitive grant program. The mission of the MARRY program is to expand opportunities for 1) rural youth, 2) juvenile justice-involved youth, and 3) youth at risk of juvenile justice involvement to receive mentoring services through 4-H programming.

MARRY was developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), OJJDP, in support of OJJDP’s priority to address the challenges and barriers to success that many juvenile justice-involved youth encounter as well as to increase access to mentoring services for at-risk and rural youth.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligibility RequirementsApplications will only be accepted if submitted by Cooperative Extension at Land-grant College or University, including 1862, 1890, and 1994 Institutions. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply, provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.Applicants for the Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth (MARRY) must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.

Grantor contact information

Description

NIFA Support Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays

Email

If you have any questions related to preparing application content.

grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FY24-MARRY-RFA-P-MOD2.pdf	FY2024-Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth - RFA- MOD2	Jul 17, 2024 01:26 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth

Archived: September 4, 2024

Application process

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Award

$1,900,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$308,333

Award Minimum

$358,333

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-NIFA-EXCA-010874

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Agriculture

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

July 2, 2024

Archive date:

September 4, 2024