Official funding announcement — preliminary draft
Funder: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Opportunity number: O-OJJDP-2026-172743
Official listed status: posted
Closing information: 2026-11-16 (official deadline clock time and time zone must be checked in NOFO)
Award disclosure: Official federal synopsis lists an award ceiling of 2,000,000; applicant-level applicability requires full-NOFO review.
Applicant categories in federal synopsis: State governments; Public and State controlled 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; Private institutions of higher education; 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
Federal synopsis
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).
Draft intake record. Eligibility, program terms, current amendments and applicant ceiling must be independently verified before publishing.