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Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program

Open · Opportunity O-OJJDP-2026-172734 · Assistance Listing 16.838

Key facts

Deadline
Due Oct 29, 2026 · 23 days left
Award size
Up to $750K
Total available
$12M · about 16 awards
Cost share / match
Not required
Who can apply
Other (see eligibility), Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Tribal government, County government, City or town government, State government
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

  • Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
  • No cost share required
  • Tennessee recipients since 2023: 16

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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.

Eligibility (from the notice)

Other Units of Local Government

Who in Tennessee has won this program

16 awards to Tennessee recipients in 9 counties since federal FY2023. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee recipients
RecipientWhereAmountFY
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee Department OfNashville, Davidson County$6.5M2020
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee Department OfNashville, Davidson County$6M2023
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee Department OfNashville, Davidson County$5.9M2021
Nashville & Davidson County, Metropolitan Government OfNashville, Davidson County$1.5M2024
Knox, County OfKnoxville, Knox County$1.3M2024
Hamilton, County OfChattanooga, Hamilton County$1.2M2025
Shelby County GovernmentMemphis, Shelby County$1.1M2022
County Of ClayCelina, Clay County$1M2025
Nashville & Davidson County, Metropolitan Government OfNashville, Davidson County$951K2022
Bradley County GovernmentCleveland, Bradley County$892K2022
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee Department OfNashville, Davidson County$823K2022
Rutherford, County OfMurfreesboro, Rutherford County$719K2024

Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.

About the program (16.838)

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program — Title: Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program

How applications are judged

Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Examples of funded projects

Not Applicable.

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