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O-OJJDP-2024-172019: OJJDP FY24 National Mentoring Programs

Closed Closed April 29, 2024 Opportunity O-OJJDP-2024-172019

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use (O-OJJDP-2026-172743). Status: Closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left). It is in our archive of Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention notices from 2024.

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention offered grants of up to $30.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $45.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 29, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 11, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
O-OJJDP-2025-172464September 18, 2025Closed October 27, 2025Closed
O-OJJDP-2023-171618February 27, 2023Closed April 17, 2023Closed
O-OJJDP-2022-171219March 24, 2022Closed May 9, 2022Closed
O-OJJDP-2021-48008January 8, 2021Closed March 23, 2021Closed

Key dates

PostedMarch 11, 2024
DeadlineApril 29, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

National organizations, defined as organizations that have active affiliates or subawardees in at least 45 states.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to fund national mentoring organizations to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth who are at risk or high risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Juvenile Mentoring Program grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Juvenile Mentoring Program (16.726) awarded $434 million across 204 grant awards, an average of $2.1 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaGeorgia9$143 million
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America CorporationFlorida10$63.2 million
National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues IncNorth Carolina7$15.7 million
Cal Ripken, Sr. FoundationMaryland5$9.2 million
National Urban League, Inc.New York4$9.0 million

Top states: Georgia ($147 million), Florida ($64.8 million), California ($27.1 million), New York ($21.1 million), District of Columbia ($19.4 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-OJJDP-2026-172743, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is O-OJJDP-2024-172019 still open?

No. It closed on April 29, 2024. A newer notice is open: O-OJJDP-2026-172743, closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left).

Who can apply for OJJDP FY24 National Mentoring Programs?

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for OJJDP FY24 National Mentoring Programs?

Closed April 29, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $30.0 million each. About $45.0 million in total across about 4 awards.

Who has won Juvenile Mentoring Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Corporation, National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues Inc. The program made 204 awards worth $434 million in that time.

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