FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OJP
Wednesday, February 27,
2002
202/307-0703
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY
Funds Available for Juvenile
Mentoring Program
and Drug-Free Communities Support Program
Applications are
now being accepted for the following discretionary programs administered by the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP):
Juvenile Mentoring Program
(JUMP)
One-time awards of up to
$220,000 for a 3-year project and budget period will be made to local education
agencies, public agencies, private for-profit or nonprofit organizations, and
tribal nations that can demonstrate knowledge of and/or experience with mentoring
programs, volunteers, and programming for at-risk youth. OJJDP encourages applications from both new
mentoring programs and mentoring programs with proven track records that want
to expand mentoring activities in accordance with the JUMP goals and
objectives. Grantees or collaborative
entities that have received JUMP funds previously are not eligible to
compete for funding. The application
deadline is March 25, 2002.
Drug-Free Communities
Support Program
Approximately 70 grants of
up to $100,000 each will be awarded to community coalitions that are working to
prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth. Drug-Free Communities is an authorized program of the White House
Office of National Drug Control Policy, administered by OJJDP. Eligible applicants are community coalitions
whose members have worked together on substance abuse reduction initiatives for
a period of not less than 6 months.
With substantial participation from community volunteer leaders, the
coalition will be expected to implement multisector, multistrategy, long-term
plans designed to reduce substance abuse among youth. The application deadline is April 24, 2002.
The program
announcements and the application packages for each of the programs can be
obtained from OJJDP’s Web site at www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/grants. A limited number of the
announcements and application kits are available from the Juvenile Justice
Clearinghouse by calling 800-638-8736 or sending an e-mail request to puborder@ncjrs.org.
Media and
Congressional staff should contact the OJP Office of Congressional and Public
Affairs at 202/307-0703.
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