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Juvenile Mentoring Program

Program Information

Popular name

Mentoring

Program Number

16.726

Program objective

To 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. The performance measures associated with this objective are: PM1: Number of individuals served PM 2: Percentage of eligible individuals who abstained from or reduced substance misuse

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    In FY 2017, OJJDP awarded $63 million in funding to support mentoring organization and provide training and technical assistance through the National Mentoring Resource Center to mentoring organizations. In total, 1 award was made for national training and technical assistance and 20 awards were made to mentoring organizations (4 national, 12 multi-state, and 4 collaboratives).

  2. 2018

    In FY 2018, OJJDP awarded $83 million in funding to support mentoring organizations and and nonprofits, provided training and technical assistance through the National Mentoring Resource Center to mentoring organizations, and supported research efforts. In total, 1 award was made for national training and technical assistance and 36 awards were made to mentoring organizations (6 national, 9 multi-state,and 21 special focus mentoring programs). OJJDP also provided continued support to four Practicioner-Researcher grants and partialfunding support for the Specialized Service and Mentoring for Child and Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking.

  3. 2019

    OJJDP issued 38 awards to mentoring organizations totaling nearly $85 million. Awards were made to large national mentoring organizations (such as National 4-H Council and Boys and Girls Clubs of America) as well as smaller community based organizations (such as Family Services of the Merrimack Valley).

  4. 2020

    The Office awarded more than $81 million to 29 organizations across 18 states and the District of Columbia.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

DOJ Grants Financial Guide at https://www.ojp.gov/funding/financialguidedoj/overview

  1. Pub. L. 118-42,138 Stat. 25, 180.