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Mentoring for Youth Affected by Opioid and Other Substance Use
- Funder: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
- Expected number of awards: 13
- Cost sharing required: No
- Closing date for applications: October 23, 2025
- Award range: Up to $1,980,000
- Eligible applicants: nonprofits, institutes of higher education, school districts, for profit organizations, and city, county, and state governments
- Summary: This NOFO will enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth affected by opioids and other substance use, as well as their families. Mentoring services may include one-on-one, group, or peer mentoring—or a combination of these approaches. In addition to mentoring services, this NOFO may support supplemental activities that are consistent with the proposed mentoring model and have a clear connection to the mentoring program. Up to 20 percent of the total funds may be allocated 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.
Link to full RFP:
https://www.ojp.gov/funding/docs/ojjdp-2025-172446
Farm to School Grant Program
- Funder: USDA
- Expected number of awards: 50
- Cost sharing required? yes
- Closing date for applications: December 5, 2025
- Award range: $100k-$500k
- Eligible applicants: Under this RFA, all entities marked with an asterisk (*) must be part of a Partnership to be eligible to apply:- State agencies- Indian Tribal organizations- Child Nutrition Program operators*- Local agencies*- Agricultural producers*- Groups of agricultural producers*- Non-profit organizations*
- Summary: The program objective for the FY 2026 Farm to School Grant Program is to: Improve access to local foods in eligible CNP sites through comprehensive farm to CNP programming that includes local sourcing and agricultural education efforts. Proposed activities should clearly align with the objective and their associated activities and indicators. Careful consideration of proposed activities and indicators will prepare grantees for their progress reporting requirements if awarded.
Link to full RFP: https://www.fns.usda.gov/grant/f2s/fy26
