ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
OJJDP FY 2026 Expanding Youth Access to Community-Based Treatment
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Deadline
- Nov 16, 2026 (23 days left)
- Who can apply
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
- Award range
- $0 to $650,000
- Expected awards
- 6
- Total program funding
- $4.0 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172737
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 16.838
What it funds
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Expanding Youth Access to Community-Based Treatment program. This opportunity will fund community-based treatment programs serving youth with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUD). Selected community-based programs will develop or expand cross-system approaches to improve responses and outcomes for youth with SUDs and MHSUDs who are at risk of or have already been in the juvenile justice system by increasing access to community-based treatment, as appropriate, to address their substance use and mental health needs to prevent reoffending and recidivism.
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 Nov 16, 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.