# Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-nifa-exca-010874-mentoring-at-risk-and-rural-youth/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355243

> National Institute of Food and Agriculture offered grants of up to $358,333 (at least $308,333) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $1.9 million in total. Applications closed on August 5, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-NIFA-EXCA-010874 |
| Agency | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 5, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $358,333 |
| Award floor | $308,333 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $1.9 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.500 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-NIFA-EXCA-010874 still open?

No. It closed on August 5, 2024.

### Who can apply for Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth?

National Institute of Food and Agriculture accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth?

Closed August 5, 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 $358,333 each. About $1.9 million in total.

### Who has won Cooperative Extension Service grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Pennsylvania State University, Auburn University, Purdue University. The program made 309 awards worth $299 million in that time.