Open (posted) · Grant
OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice
Key facts
Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.
- Program name
- OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use
- Issuing agency
- Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice)
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172743
- Funding type
- Grant
- Funding purpose
- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Status
- Open (posted)
- Application deadline
- Closes November 16, 2026(18 days left)
- Published award range
- Up to $2,000,000
- Estimated total program funding
- $16,500,000
- Expected number of awards
- 15
- Cost sharing or match required
- No
- Eligible applicants (official categories)
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see Additional Information on Eligibility)
- Relevant to
- NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.
- Geographic restrictions
- None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.
- Assistance Listing (CFDA)
- 16.726
- Official source
- View on Grants.gov ↗ · Agency information link ↗
- Application URL
- www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/364058 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.
- Source identifier
- Grants.gov opportunity ID 364058 · Funding opportunity number O-OJJDP-2026-172743
- Posted
- October 9, 2026 · Source last updated October 9, 2026
- Last verified
- October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)
- Data completeness
- 100% of key fields published by the source
- Record confidence
- highVerified against the official source; key fields present; no open issues.
Eligibility details (from the agency)
Units of local government; National organizations; Organizations having statewide reach that provide mentoring services
Description (from the official listing)
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).
Agency contact
Email
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov