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
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Expanding Youth Access to Community-Based Treatment
This opportunity will fund community-based treatment programs serving youth with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUD). Selected community-based programs will develop or expand cross-system approaches to improve responses and outcomes for youth with SUDs and MHSUDs who are at risk of or have already been in the juvenile justice system by increasing access to communitybased treatment, as appropriate, to address their substance use and mental health needs to prevent reoffending and recidivism.
Deadline: Grants.gov deadline November 16, 2026; JustGrants deadline November 23, 2026
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use
This opportunity supports the implementation and delivery of high-quality mentoring services for youth who are currently using or dependent on substances, as well as youth at risk of substance use or who have close family members experiencing substance use or dependency. Mentoring services may include one-on-one, group, or peer mentoring—or a combination of these approaches or hybrid (traditional in-person combined with virtual mentoring). 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 adults ages 18 or older—in cases where peer mentoring models are implemented, older peers may act as mentors under the supervision of an adult.
- Services targeting both impacted youth and their families.
- Training for mentors to recognize the signs and symptoms of substance use among individuals at risk of opioid and other substance use.
- Up to 20 percent of the total project funds for other non-mentoring direct services, such as mental health treatment, substance use treatment, or other supportive services identified and aligned with the project design.
Deadline: Grants.gov deadline November 16, 2026; JustGrants deadline November 23, 2026
Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention's Opioid Affected Youth Initiative
This funding supports states, localities, Tribal jurisdictions, and nonprofit organizations 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.
Deadline: Grants.gov deadline November 16, 2026; JustGrants deadline November 23, 2026
Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention's Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence
This opportunity will support the implementation of violent crime reduction strategies focused on violent juvenile offenders and improving communities' ability to help children exposed to violence in their homes, schools, and communities. Through this program the incidence and impact of violence will be reduced by strengthening local efforts to address victimization of children exposed to violence and mitigate the risk of adverse long-term effects and negative outcomes associated with children's exposure to violence. Projects must utilize a multidisciplinary team of stakeholders to conduct this work, which may be either an existing collaborative group or one that is formed specifically for this project. The program narrative must describe the team’s structure, and applicants must submit an attachment labeled "Planning Team." This team should meet regularly throughout the project period to identify and address service gaps and barriers and create a blueprint for a comprehensive network of services for children exposed to violence and their families; build the capacity of communities to help children exposed to violence; and prevent/reduce juvenile violent crime while ensuring accountability for juvenile offenders.
Deadline: Grants.gov deadline November 16, 2026; JustGrants deadline November 23, 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
Conversations with Youth: Creating Mentoring Chains
MENTOR
October 29, 2026
Building Systems That Work for Minors Experiencing Homelessness
National Network for Youth
November 10, 2026
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
Higher Education Summit
Partnership for Student Success
February 23, 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