Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice
OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Oct 29, 2026 · 21 days left
- Award size
- Up to $750K
- Total available
- $12M · about 16 awards
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Tribal government, County government, City or town government, State government, and others named in the official notice
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
How this fits you
- Available in Tipton County (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 79
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/c9042841-080c-4ddb-bca5-bdf972df1719 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/2649d175-af42-4433-a2fb-c0e2aa93d257
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- OJJDP FY 2026 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program Support · Due Nov 2, 2026 · 25 days left
About this grant
Who can apply, from the official notice
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct8
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Oct8
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Oct22
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Oct26
Submit
Suggested: submit a few days early. Agency portals can slow down near deadlines. - Oct29
Deadline
From the funder.
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Writing the need statement? Tipton County facts with citations.
What the official notice requires
Pulled from the official notice ojjdp-2026-172734.pdf (12 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.
Registrations you need first (3)
Grants.gov · p. 1
“OMB No. 1121-0329 Approval Expires 02/28/2027 OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number:” Open page 1
JustGrants · p. 1
“Submit full application in JustGrants:” Open page 1
SAM.gov · p. 12
“ET, Monday–Friday SAM.gov Help Desk Website: sam.gov/help Hours: 8 a.m.–8 p.m.” Open page 12
The deadline is in 21 days. If your registration isn't already active, it may not be ready in time, so check it today. Get-ready checklist
What to submit
Form SF-424 · p. 1
“Complete SF-424 and submit in Grants.gov:” Open page 1
Project abstract or summary · p. 7
“JustGrants Standard Applicant Information *Required* Online Form Proposal Abstract Text Box Data Requested With Application” Open page 7
Timeline or schedule of completion · p. 8
“Timeline Attachment In addition to the items marked *Required* in the table above, the following are considered basic minimum requirement elements that are considered in the responsiveness review:” Open page 8
Length limits
Proposal Abstract: 2,000 characters max · p. 8
“Proposal Abstract In JustGrants, enter a proposal abstract (limited to 2,000 characters) summarizing the proposed project.” Open page 8
See how others wrote it
The agency posted this example. Read them for structure and level of detail. Don't copy their words: funders treat copied text as plagiarism, and requirements change from year to year, so follow the current notice.
- Any OJP grant (sample for a rural police department)
Sample budgets
A sample budget summary and budget narrative. Not a full application · Link checked Oct 7, 2026
Who in Tennessee has won this program
28 awards to Tennessee groups in 10 counties since 2018 · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $6.9M spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Nashville, Davidson County | $6.5M | 2020 |
| Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Nashville, Davidson County | $6M | 2023 |
| Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Nashville, Davidson County | $5.9M | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.5M | 2024 |
| County of Knox | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.3M | 2024 |
| County of Hamilton | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $1.2M | 2025 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | $1.1M | 2022 |
| County of Clay | Celina, Clay County | $1M | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County | Nashville, Davidson County | $951K | 2022 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | $900K | 2019 |
| Bradley County Government | Cleveland, Bradley County | $892K | 2022 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse; USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration and Tennessee Department of Health pass it on: watch those agencies for applications, not the federal agency. 51 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Tipton County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Valley Inc | Hohenwald, Lewis County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $1.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Buffalo Valley Inc | Hohenwald, Lewis County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $1M | 2025 |
| Dayspring Health, Inc | Jellico, Campbell County | County of Whitley | $625K | 2023 |
| Hamilton County Coalition | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $540K spent that year | 2025 |
| Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Inc. | Chattanooga, Marion County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $532K spent that year | 2025 |
| Hamilton County Coalition | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $404K | 2024 |
| Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Inc | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $356K | 2025 |
| Buffalo Valley Inc | Hohenwald | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $331K | 2025 |
| Buffalo Valley Inc | Hohenwald | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $323K | 2025 |
| T.a.m.b. of Jackson, TN., Inc. | Jackson, Madison County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $315K | 2025 |
| Hamilton County Coalition | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $300K | 2024 |
| Stars Nashville | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | $300K | 2026 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program, also called “Title: Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program”
Program number 16.838 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: read this year's.
Match
None required (federal program listing).