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OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

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

Funding
Estimated total program funding: $16,500,000
Category
Uncategorized
Status
OPEN
Deadline
11/17/2026

About

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).

Eligibility

Units of local government; National organizations; Organizations having statewide reach that provide mentoring services

Applicant types

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Notice-specific evidence check

What an applicant must verify for OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use

Applicant evidence

  • Applicant type: State governments
  • Applicant type: County governments
  • Applicant type: City or township governments
  • Applicant type: Independent school districts
  • Applicant type: Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Applicant type: Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Applicant type: 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than higher-education institutions
  • Applicant type: Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status other than higher-education institutions

Opportunity boundaries

  • Recorded funding: Estimated total program funding: $16,500,000
  • Recorded deadline: November 17, 2026; confirm time zone and submission system.
  • Recorded focus: Law, justice and legal services
Before investing in an application, connect every eligibility claim, required registration, submission component and deadline to the current official notice. Open the recorded official source →

Application checklist

How to apply for OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use

The steps below turn the recorded grant fields into a pre-submission check. They do not replace the current Notice of Funding Opportunity or its amendments.

Recorded eligibility

  • • Applicant types: Grants.gov eligibility code 00, Grants.gov eligibility code 01, Grants.gov eligibility code 02, Grants.gov eligibility code 05, Grants.gov eligibility code 06, Grants.gov eligibility code 07.
  • • Geographic scope is not structured in this record.
  • • Notice summary: Units of local government; National organizations; Organizations having statewide reach that provide mentoring services

Focus areas: LJL

Recorded deadline

November 16, 2026 — confirm the time zone and submission system

A missing or rolling date is not permission to assume an open application window.

  1. 1. Confirm fitMatch your applicant type, location, project scope and any cost-share or registration rule to the official notice.
  2. 2. Read the noticeCollect the current guidelines, amendments, budget rules, required attachments and submission instructions.
  3. 3. Check timingRecord the deadline time zone, internal review date and any earlier registration or portal cut-off.
  4. 4. Submit thereUse the official application route and save the confirmation or submission reference.

Official sources

Recorded source: https://www.grants.gov/xml-extract

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