OJJDP FY 2011 Second Chance Act Juvenile Mentoring-Grant

Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program

A growing number of communities have adopted multi-strategy, multi-disciplinary approaches to reduce the violence that has adversely affected youth, families, and neighborhoods across America. This program provides funding for localities to support federal, state, and local partnerships to replicate proven multi-disciplinary, community-based strategies to reduce violence.

Applicants must register with Grants.gov prior to submitting an application. OJP encourages applicants to register several weeks before the application deadline. The deadline to apply for funding under this announcement is 8 p.m., Eastern Time, on May 23, 2011.

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Program Announcement PDF Name OJJDP FY 2011 Second Chance Act Juvenile Mentoring CFDA Number 16.812 Funding Opportunity Number (FON) OJJDP-2011-2934 Source Office of Justice Programs Purpose The Second Chance Act (P.L. 110-199) authorizes grants to government agencies and nonprofit groups to provide employment assistance, substance abuse treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims' support, and other services to help adult and juvenile ex-offenders to transition successfully from incarceration to the community. OJJDP will provide grants to support mentoring and other transitional services essential to reintegrating juvenile offenders into their communities. Award recipients will use their grants to mentor juvenile offenders during secure confinement, through transition back to the community, and post-release; to provide transitional services to assist them in their reintegration into the community; and to support training in offender and victims' issues. This program will be authorized by an act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice. Eligible Applicants State governments County governments City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Funding Amount $625,000 Target Population Adult and juvenile ex-offenders Geographic Target National Deadline May 2, 2011 Contact For technical assistance with submitting an application, call the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 1(800)518-4726 or e-mail support@grants.gov. Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Justice Information Center at 1(877)-927-5657 or via email to JIC@telesishq.com. The Center is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. On the solicitation close date, the Center will be open 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time. (Date Summary Prepared 3/2/11 c.w.) More Information