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OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice) is accepting applications until October 29, 2026. It lists awards of up to $4 million, 15 awards expected, $27.2 million in total.
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Key facts
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172745
- Status
- Posted, open
- Posted
- September 21, 2026
- Closes
- October 29, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $4,000,000
- Award floor
- $1,000,000
- Expected awards
- 15
- Total funding
- $27,200,000
- 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
- City or township governments
- County governments
- State governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Other units of local government
What the agency says
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs. This opportunity supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and going into the juvenile justice system. Mentoring services can be one-on-one, group, peer, or a combination of these types.
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 City or township governments · All grants open to County governments · All grants open to State 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.