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OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice) is accepting applications until October 29, 2026. It lists awards of up to $750,000, 16 awards expected, $12 million in total.

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Key facts

Opportunity number
O-OJJDP-2026-172734
Status
Posted, open
Posted
September 21, 2026
Closes
October 29, 2026
Award ceiling
$750,000
Expected awards
16
Total funding
$12,000,000
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Category
Law, Justice and Legal Services
Assistance listing
16.838 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program
Contact
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · [email protected] · 0000000000

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • County governments
  • Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • City or township governments

Other Units of Local Government

What the agency says

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program. This opportunity supports states, units of local government, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to deliver substance use prevention programs for youth in schools and extracurricular settings in coordination with law enforcement and community coalitions. This includes building community-based capacity and implementing a continuum of prevention strategies that address youth substance use, such as education, early intervention, mentoring, referral to treatment, and investigations in coordination with local law enforcement and community coalitions.

The notice on Grants.gov Full announcement

Other open grants from the Department of Justice

All grants open to State governments · All grants open to Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status · All grants open to County governments · Everything closing in October 2026

Read from the Grants.gov API, last updated 2026-10-23. The agency's notice on Grants.gov is the official record; check it before you apply.