Data / Federal grants / O-OJJDP-2026-172743
OJJDP FY 2026 Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice) is accepting applications until November 16, 2026. It lists awards of up to $2 million, 15 awards expected, $16.5 million in total.
SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every open and forecast federal opportunity on Grants.gov each morning, and this page is that reading. Describe your organization once and the grants that fit arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as they are posted.
Key facts
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172743
- Status
- Posted, open
- Posted
- October 9, 2026
- Closes
- November 16, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $2,000,000
- Expected awards
- 15
- Total funding
- $16,500,000
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Assistance listing
- 16.726 Juvenile Mentoring Program
- Contact
- Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · [email protected] · 0000000000
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Units of local government; National organizations; Organizations having statewide reach that provide mentoring services
What the agency says
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).
Other open grants from the Department of Justice
| Opportunity | Status | Closes | Award ceiling | Total funding | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 10 O-BJA-2026-172792 | Open | Oct 28 | $3,000,000 | grants.gov | |
| BJA FY 2026 Capital Case Litigation Initiative: Improving the Quality of Legal Representation in State Capital Cases O-BJA-2026-172715 | Open | Oct 29 | $450,000 | grants.gov | |
| BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program O-BJA-2026-172718 | Open | Oct 29 | $3,500,000 | grants.gov | |
| BJA FY 2026 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program O-BJA-2026-172711 | Open | Oct 29 | $500,000 | grants.gov | |
| BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA O-BJA-2026-172708 | Open | Oct 29 | $750,000 | grants.gov | |
| BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program O-BJA-2026-172714 | Open | Oct 29 | $2,500,000 | grants.gov |
All grants open to Independent school districts · All grants open to Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status · All grants open to Private colleges and universities · Everything closing in November 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.