OJJDP Grant for Latino Youth Mentoring Program

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is offering a grant to support a peer mentoring program aimed at Latino youth to prevent gang involvement and other problem behaviors. Research shows alarming rates of gang membership among Hispanic/Latino communities, leading to educational deficits and law-breaking behavior. This grant seeks to empower local school districts working with nonprofits and community organizations to develop protective factors and strengthen ties to family, school, and community. By proactively engaging youth at risk, this program aims to reduce gang recruitment and improve educational outcomes. Deadline for applications is June 20, 2008.

Opportunity ID: 41850

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General Information

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	OJJDP-2008-1899
Funding Opportunity Title:	OJJDP FY 2008 Latino Youth Mentoring Program
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:	–
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Law, Justice and Legal Services
Category Explanation:	–
Expected Number of Awards:	–
Assistance Listings:	16.726 — Juvenile Mentoring Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No
Version:	Synopsis 1
Posted Date:	May 30, 2008
Last Updated Date:	–
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 20, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 20, 2008
Archive Date:	Jul 20, 2008
Estimated Total Program Funding:	–
Award Ceiling:	$500,000
Award Floor:	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Special district governments
City or township governments
Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments

Additional Information on Eligibility:

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Additional Information

Agency Name:	Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Description:	Youth gangs continue to have a significant adverse impact on youth, families, and communities. In some communities, Latino youth face a number of personal, economic, social, and cultural challenges that make them vulnerable to aggressive recruiting efforts by Latino gangs. Once recruited into such gangs, youth enter an environment that demands complete loyalty to the gang. Often, they can only leave the gang at risk of death. Research has shown that gang involvement is a significant problem in the Latino communities of today. The National Youth Gang Survey, for the past several years, has revealed that Hispanics/Latinos were the predominant racial/ethnic group among gang members nationwide, accounting for almost half of all gang members. This is an even more alarming statistic when put into context with the anticipated growth of the Hispanic population within the next several years. The overrepresentation of Latinos is not attributed to a special predisposition to gangs, but rather to their living in neighborhoods most likely to have gang activity. Similar risk factors that lead to gang involvement also lead to other problem behaviors such as truancy, delinquency, violence and dropping out of school. At the start of the new millennium, approximately 25% of the United States population was under 18 years of age. In 2002, 18% of juveniles in the United States were of Hispanic ethnicity, and constituted more than 25% in 5 states. Although overall dropout rates have fallen over the past 30 years, the rates for Hispanic youth are substantially greater than for any other ethnic group. In October 2000, the status dropout rate was substantially greater for Hispanics (27.8%) than black non-Hispanics (13.1%), white non-Hispanics (6.9%), or Asians (3.8%). Many youth are transitioning to adulthood with educational deficits that will follow them throughout their life. Using data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, law breaking behavior is linked to family structure and school and work involvement. This data suggests that if family strength can be improved, school performance bettered, and work involvement offered or explored with at-risk youth, law-breaking behavior should decline. Research confirms that youth must be connected to at least two of three significant social entities, family, school, and community to succeed. For those youth who have substantial ties to these social engines, contact with the law enforcement community is reduced, educational outcomes improve, and pro-social conduct increases. This solicitation focuses on developing and supporting a peer mentoring program that proactively reaches youth before they are recruited by gangs to develop and strengthen protective factors against gang involvement and other problem behaviors. Successful applicants will include local school districts with a demonstrable Latino gang problem committed to or already working with nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and other community
Link to Additional Information:	Full Announcement Link
Grantor Contact Information:	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Al Roddy Technical Support Phone 202-616-4506 Email:Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date

Packages

Agency Contact Information:	Al Roddy Technical Support Phone 202-616-4506 Email: Al.Roddy@usdoj.gov
Who Can Apply:	Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number	Competition ID	Competition Title	Opportunity Package ID	Opening Date	Closing Date	Actions
16.726			PKG00007433	May 30, 2008	Jun 20, 2008	View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

41850 SF424-2.0.pdf

41850 Project-1.1.pdf

41850 Budget-1.1.pdf

41850 SF424B-1.1.pdf

Optional forms

41850 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf