U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Juvenile Mentoring Program
Key facts
- Open now
- 2 grants
- Type of help
- Project grant
- Typical award
- Norice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Open now
- OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs · Due Oct 29, 2026 · 20 days left
- OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use · Due Nov 16, 2026 · 38 days left
What it pays for
Goal: Reduce negative outcomes for at risk youth through mentoring.
Improve outcomes for at-risk and high-risk youth, and reduce negative outcomes (including juvenile delinquency, substance use, and gang participation) through the provision of mentoring services.
Increase access to mentoring services for at risk youth and availability of online materials on the most current and effective mentoring practices.
Increase or expand reach to the number of at-risk or high-risk youth receiving mentoring services; implement program design enhancements that align with research and evidence on effective mentoring approaches; Reduce the impact of opioid or other substance use on youth; and maintain and enhance the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) � a comprehensive, online repository of resources and improve the capacity of mentoring organizations to develop, implement, and expand effective mentoring practices.
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
3 awards to Tennessee groups since 2023. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Leadership Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | $650K | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley | Knoxville, Knox County | $650K | 2024 |
| Knoxville Leadership Foundation | Knoxville, Knox County | $97K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 45 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley | Knoxville, Knox County | — | $256K spent that year | 2025 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of East Tennessee, Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco | $210K | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | Catholic Charities USA | $201K | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley | Knoxville, Knox County | U.S. Department of Justice | $159K spent that year | 2023 |
| Chattanooga Big Brother Sister Assc | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Corporation | $158K | 2023 |
| Urban League of Greater Chattanooga, Inc | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | National Urban League, Inc. | $155K | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Ocoee Region | Cleveland, Bradley County | Boys & Girls Clubs of America | $132K spent that year | 2025 |
| Memphis Bears Inc | Memphis, Shelby County | National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues Inc | $126K | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging | $119K spent that year | 2024 |
| Sheriffs/Police Activities League of Memphis and Shelby County TN | Memphis, Shelby County | National Association of Police Athletic/Activities Leagues Inc | $118K | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc | Nashville, Davidson County | Catholic Charities USA | $113K | 2024 |
| Big Brothers/Big Sisters of East Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Corporation | $111K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).