OJJDP FY 2018 Specialized Services and Mentoring for Child and Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice
At a glance
OJJDP FY 2018 Specialized Services and Mentoring for Child and Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 15, 2018. Individual awards are listed as up to $450K, with about 3 awards expected and $1.35M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments and 6 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.726 (Juvenile Mentoring Program).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Mar 16, 2018Posted
- May 15, 2018Application deadline
- Posted
- Mar 16, 2018
- Close date
- May 15, 2018
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $450,000
- Est. total funding
- $1,350,000
- Expected awards
- 3
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public colleges & universities
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
- Private colleges & universities
- For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
- Small businesses
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
Eligible applicants are limited to states (including territories), units of local government,0F federally recognized tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit)1F and for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee. Eligible applicants that propose to provide direct services to youth must not include youth who are age 18 or older in the population they will serve. OJJDP welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees).2F The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire program. Under this solicitation, only one application by any particular applicant entity will be considered. An entity may, however, be proposed as a subrecipient (subgrantee) in more than one application.
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
The purpose of this program is to enhance the capacity of applicant organizations to respond to the needs of child victims of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE)/domestic sex trafficking (DST). Under this initiative, OJJDP expects successful applicants to develop or enhance mentoring service models and mentor training based on best practices to focus on the needs of youth who are at risk or are victims of CSE/DST; develop or update strategies to recruit and maintain mentors to serve under identified and underserved populations; begin or enhance efforts to identify and enroll youth who are in need of services; and provide needed services to these youth.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 16.726
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 16.726
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 154 grant awards had funding actions under Juvenile Mentoring Program, with 4,355 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA$23.7M
- BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA CORPORATION$13M
- MENTOR: THE NATIONAL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP, INCORPORATED$5.13M
- THE DREAM PROGRAM, INC.$4.5M
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE ATHLETIC/ACTIVITIES LEAGUES INC$3M
Agency contact (as published)
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
grants@ncjrs.gov
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Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities, For-profit organizations (not small businesses), Small businesses and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through this opportunity?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $450k, total estimated program funding is $1,350,000 and the agency expects to make about 3 awards.
How do I apply for this opportunity?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity OJJDP-2018-13704), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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