Funding & Event Highlights for Youth Service Providers

Funding Opportunities

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's 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. 

Deadline: Grants.gov deadline October 29, 2026; JustGrants deadline November 5, 2026

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Multistate Mentoring Programs

This opportunity supports the implementation and delivery of mentoring services to youth populations that are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and going into the juvenile justice system. Mentoring services can be one-on-one, group, peer, or a combination of these types.  Funding will support: 

• Mentoring services to youth who are 17 years old or younger at the time of admission to the program. Mentors must be an adult (age 18 or older), or in cases where peer mentoring models are being implemented, an older peer under adult supervision.  
• Mentoring services to youth who demonstrate need but have not participated in mentoring services due to limited or lack of mentoring programs in their community or a shortage of trained and screened mentors, new mentoring matches, as well as existing mentoring matches through program completion.

Deadline: Grants.gov deadline October 29, 2026; JustGrants deadline November 5, 2026

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program

This opportunity will support states, units of local government, federally recognized Native American Tribal governments, and community based organizations to provide (1) comprehensive reentry services for moderate- to high-risk youth before, during, and after release from confinement, and (2) support transitional services to assist youth to successfully reenter the community. This program supports collaborations between state agencies, local government, Tribes, and community- and faith-based organizations to address the challenges that reentry and recidivism reduction pose for moderate to high-risk juvenile offenders returning to their communities from juvenile residential or correctional facilities. This NOFO provides two categories of funding: 

• Category 1: Improving Youth Reentry will support states, local governments, and Tribal governments in partnership with interested persons (including federal corrections and supervision agencies), service providers, and nonprofit organizations to provide comprehensive reentry services for moderate to highrisk youth before, during, and after release from confinement. 
• Category 2: Strengthening Community-Based Youth Reentry Programs will support nonprofit organizations to provide transitional services to assist in the successful reintegration of youth into the community.  

Deadline: Grants.gov deadline November 2, 2026; JustGrants deadline November 9, 2026

ALDI Community Gift Card Program

The ALDI Community Gift Card (ACGC) program offers gifts valued between $100 and $1,000 to qualified nonprofits and schools committed to supporting after-school and out-of-school youth programs. Through this program, we collaborate with local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including schools, to benefit all children in the community. Whether your mission focuses on supporting children through education, arts, athletics, or addressing food insecurity, we encourage you to apply for support from the ALDI Community Gift Card Program.  

Deadline: October 31, 2026  

The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

The Foundation awards grants to organizations for which a small amount of money might make a large difference. It welcomes requests for support from community-based, non-profit organizations based in the United States. The Foundation will consider requests to support museums, cultural and performing arts programs; schools and hospitals; educational, skills-training and other programs for youth, seniors, and persons with disabilities; environmental and wildlife protection activities; and other community-based organizations and programs. Awards typically range from $1,000 to $20,000. Funding requests should not exceed $20,000 or one-quarter of the organization's income averaged over the past three years. The Foundation cannot make grants to individuals. 

Deadline: November 10, 2026

AmeriCorps State and National Grants

AmeriCorps improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people together to tackle some of the country’s most pressing challenges through national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps grants are awarded to eligible organizations that engage AmeriCorps Volunteers in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen communities. An AmeriCorps Volunteer is a person who does community service through AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps Volunteers may receive a living allowance and other benefits. After successful completion of their service, AmeriCorps Volunteers earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award they can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans. This is a funding opportunity for institutions of higher education; local governments, school districts; nonprofit organizations; state service commissions; states and US Territories; Indian Tribes; and public health departments to apply for AmeriCorps Volunteers to strengthen communities through service. 

Deadline: January 13, 2027

The Make Sense Foundation

The Make Sense Foundation supports nonprofit organizations across the United States working to improve the lives of women and children in need. Funding spans seven areas: domestic violence, human trafficking, homelessness, poverty and food security, at-risk youth, health and wellness, and education and training. 

Deadline: Rolling

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) is a global venture philanthropy firm supporting early stage, high-impact social enterprises. The world urgently needs transformational entrepreneurs and their organizations to take on society’s most complex challenges with innovative pathways to improve the lives of the most vulnerable. We know that these early-stage unrestricted investments, dedicated to exceptional entrepreneurs who are committed to making a difference in the lives of others, are the building block for profound, lasting positive change.

Deadline: Rolling

Free Webinars and Trainings

How to Manage Risk and Get Ready for the Next Crisis
National Human Services Assembly
November 17, 2026

Upcoming Events

National Mentoring Summit
MENTOR
January 28-29, 2027
Washington, DC

National Summit on Youth Homelessness
National Network for Youth
February 25-26, 2027
Washington, DC

Generations United Global Conference
Generations United
July 21-23, 2027
Arlington, VA