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Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth (MARRY) is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). This program expands opportunities for rural youth, juvenile justice-involved youth, and youth at risk of juvenile justice involvement to receive mentoring services through 4-H programming.
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Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth 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. The technical assistance webinar related to this FY 2024 funding opportunity will be scheduled soon.
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NIFA offers language access services, such as interpretation and translation of vital information, free of charge. If you need interpretation or translation services, please visit NIFA Language Access Services and request service no later than ten (10) days before the closing date.
More Information on Eligibility Applications 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 NOFO. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Applications will only be accepted if submitted by Cooperative Extension at Land-grant College or University, including 1862, 1890, and 1994 Institutions. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $308,333 – $358,333. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Mentoring at Risk and Rural Youth (MARRY) is funded by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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