Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

OJJDP FY 2026 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

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In short: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention expects to make 12 awards of up to $750,000. Open to county government, city or town government or state government.

Deadline: Due Nov 16, 2026 · 38 days left
Award size: Up to $750K
Total available: $8.9M · about 12 awards
Match ?: Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: County government, City or town government, State government, and others named in the official notice
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
No match required
Past Tennessee awards on file: 5

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About this grant

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative. This NOFO supports states, localities, and Tribal jurisdictions in addressing violent crime and reducing overdose deaths through prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies to support children, youth, and families affected by opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders. Applicants are expected to collaborate with law enforcement, juvenile and criminal justice agencies, schools, mental health and child welfare providers, community health agencies, and community-based organizations to address the needs of children, youth, and families who are at risk for or already in the child welfare or justice systems.

Who can apply, from the official notice

Other units of local government

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/43201771-5aca-4ce0-a222-0e3493018a15 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/aa5753c8-14b5-43b1-b2b7-efb08f2108cc

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Oct9
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Oct26
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Nov14
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Nov16
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Who in Tennessee has won this program

3 awards to Tennessee groups in 2 counties since 2023. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winner	Where	Amount	Fiscal year
Knoxville Leadership Foundation	Knoxville, Knox County	$306K spent that year	2025
Family and Children's Service	Nashville, Davidson County	$297K spent that year	2025
State of Tennessee	Nashville	— spent that year	2024

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse. 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. 2 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winner	Where	Through	Amount	Fiscal year
Young Men's Christian Association of East Tennessee	Knoxville, Knox County	Knoxville Leadership Foundation	$101K spent that year	2023
Young Men's Christian Association of East Tennessee	Knoxville, Knox County	Knoxville Leadership Foundation	$9,841 spent that year	2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Opioid Affected Youth Initiative
Program number 16.842 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Project grant

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In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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