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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Opioid/Substance Use and Abuse, Youth Mentoring, At-risk Youth, Health, Mental Health, Opioid Crisis
Deadline: Nov. 16, 2026
“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). Funding will support:
- Mentoring services to youth who are 17 years old or younger at the time of admission to the program. Mentors must be adults ages 18 or older—in cases where peer mentoring models are implemented, older peers may act as mentors under the supervision of an adult.
- Services targeting both impacted youth and their families.
- Training for mentors to recognize the signs and symptoms of substance use among individuals at risk of opioid and other substance use.
- Up to 20 percent of the total project funds for other non-mentoring direct services such as mental health treatment, substance use treatment, or other supportive services identified and aligned with the project design.
Two Categories: (1) Local Project Sites, (2) Statewide and Regional.”
Funder: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Eligibility: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, city or township governments, county governments, state governments, independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), others.
Amount: Up to $2,000,000
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