ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · GRANT
OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Deadline
- Nov 16, 2026 (22 days left)
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $0 to $2.0 million
- Expected awards
- 15
- Total program funding
- $17 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172743
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 16.726
More on who can apply
Units of local government; National organizations; Organizations having statewide reach that provide mentoring services
What it funds
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use program. This opportunity supports the implementation and delivery of high-quality mentoring services for youth who are currently using or dependent on substances, as well as youth at risk of substance use or who have close family members experiencing substance use or dependency. Mentoring services may include one-on-one, group, or peer mentoring—or a combination of these approaches or hybrid (traditional in-person combined with virtual mentoring).
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.