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Max Funding
Up to $4M
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Due Date
Oct 29, 2026
Application Type
Full Application
FUNDER DETAILS
FUNDER TYPE
Public
FUNDING FREQUENCY
Annual Grant
FUNDING DURATION
Multi-Year Grant
USE OF FUNDS
Programs/Projects
RESTRICTIONS
Restricted
ELIGIBILITY
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations, ✅ Non-501(c)(3) Organizations Accepted
PROGRAM AREAS
Youth, Mentoring
LOCATIONS
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington DC, Puerto Rico
The OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs is a newly posted federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It supports organizations delivering mentoring to youth who are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, or involvement in the juvenile justice system. Mentoring may be one-on-one, group-based, peer mentoring, or a combination.
The program is intended to implement and deliver mentoring services to youth populations at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. OJJDP recognizes several mentoring models, including one-on-one, group, peer, or combinations of these approaches.
About The Grant
Requirements
The applicant must have been in existence and providing mentoring services for at least 3 years.
Youth served must be 17 or younger when admitted to the program and be at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, or juvenile justice involvement.
Duration: 36 months.
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FOUNDATION NAME
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
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FUNDER TYPE
Public
CONTACT
Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov