§ Federal grant opportunity · O-OJJDP-2026-172743
OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention is accepting applications for OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use. The deadline is November 16, 2026 and the published award range is $0 – $2M.
Key facts
- Funder
- Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
- Application deadline
- November 16, 2026
- Award range
- $0 – $2M
- Eligibility
- nonprofits non higher education without 501c3, public and state institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, county governments, city or township governments, other, state governments, independent school districts, nonprofits non higher education with 501c3, federally recognized native american tribal governments
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Law Justice And Legal Services
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172743
Program overview
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).
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before November 16, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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