ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Deadline
- Oct 29, 2026 (5 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $1.0 million to $4.0 million
- Expected awards
- 15
- Total program funding
- $27 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172745
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 16.726
More on who can apply
Other units of local government
What it funds
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs. This opportunity supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and going into the juvenile justice system. Mentoring services can be one-on-one, group, peer, or a combination of these types.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Oct 29, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
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From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.