The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is accepting applications for its Mentoring for Youth Affected by Opioid and Other Substance Use Program.
Donor Name: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/23/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
This NOFO will enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth affected by opioids and other substance use, as well as their families. Mentoring services may include one on-one, group, or peer mentoring—or a combination of these approaches. In addition to mentoring services, this NOFO may support supplemental activities that are consistent with the proposed mentoring model and have a clear connection to the mentoring program.
Goals and Objectives
- Goal 1: Improve outcomes (such as improved academic performance and reduced school dropout rates) for youth impacted by opioid and other substance use through mentoring.
- Objective 1: Expand the capacity of existing mentoring programs to provide high-quality services to youth that reduce substance use, delinquency, or other problem behaviors.
- Goal 2: Reduce the impact of opioid or other substance use on youth.
- Objective 1: Promote the development of innovative approaches to mentoring youth impacted by opioid and other substance use.
- Objective 2: Develop/utilize/provide access to related services (including educational and support services) for mentees in the program and their families to address opioid or other substance use issues.
Categories
- Category 1: Local Project Sites
- Category 1 will provide mentoring services as part of a prevention, treatment, recovery, and supportive approach for those youth impacted by substance use in a local jurisdiction.
- Category 2: Statewide and Regional
- Category 2 supports a broad-based approach to building mentoring program capacity in targeted regions throughout the country to help youth impacted by substance use. This category will support statewide or regional approaches to expanding mentoring services for youth in areas with demonstrated high levels of substance use—especially rural communities.
Funding Information
Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Funding Opportunity: $15,100,000.
- Category 1: Local Project Sites
- Anticipated Award Amount: up to $650,000
- Project Period Duration: 36 months
- Category 2: Statewide and Regional
- Anticipated Award Amount: up to $1,980,000
- Project Period Duration: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
The following types of entities are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.
For Category 1: Local Project Sites
- Government Entities
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Educational Organizations
- Independent school districts
- Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-Profit Organizations
- Organizations other than small businesses
- Other
- Units of local government
For Category 2: Statewide and Regional
- Government Entities
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American Tribal governments (federally recognized)
- Educational Organizations
- Independent school districts
- Public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-Profit Organizations
- Organizations other than small businesses
- Other
- Units of local government
- National organizations
- Organizations having statewide reach that provide mentoring services
For the purposes of this NOFO, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Refer to the glossary of the Application Resource Guide for the definitions of “state” and “other units of local government” that apply to this NOFO.
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