OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program

Eligible applicants

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education)
• Others (see eligibility details)

Other Units of Local Government

About this grant

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.

Instrument

Grant

Activity

Law, justice and legal services

Assistance listings

16.838

Cost sharing

Not required

Last updated

Oct 1, 2026

From Grants.gov's public daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. Agency contacts, full eligibility and application packages are on Grants.gov; always confirm deadlines there before applying.

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