Opportunity ID
O-NIJ-2023-171663
Solicitation Status
Closed
Fiscal Year
2023
Closing Date
Posting Date
Solicitation Type
Competitive
Grants.gov Deadline
May 30, 2023, 11:59 pm Eastern
Application JustGrants Deadline
June 13, 2023, 8:59 pm Eastern
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Description
Mentoring is a prominent strategy for delinquency prevention and victimization recovery that offers at-risk youth structured support from older or more experienced mentors to provide positive role models and promote resilience. With this solicitation, in collaboration with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), NIJ seeks applications for rigorous youth mentoring research and independent evaluation projects that address one or both of the following two topical areas:
- Barriers/impediments for youth involved in the justice system to access mentoring services.
- Mentoring programs that serve youth involved in the justice system.
Awards
Number of Awards: 2
Total Amount Awarded: $2,245,277
Understanding the Implementation and Impact of Credible Messenger Mentoring on Youth Across Settings
15PNIJ-23-GG-04238-MENT
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$1,345,348
Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Advance Transformative Credible Messenger Mentoring for Justice-Involved Youth of Color
15PNIJ-23-GG-04237-MENT
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$899,929
Date Created: March 13, 2023