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OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Opportunity number O-OJJDP-2026-172741

13 days left (deadline Oct 29, 2026)

Details summarized from the official notice as of Oct 15, 2026. Always confirm eligibility, deadlines and requirements in the official notice before applying.

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Key facts

Opportunity number	O-OJJDP-2026-172741
Agency	Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Department of Justice
Assistance listing (ALN, formerly CFDA)	16.585
Posted	Sep 21, 2026
Deadline	Oct 29, 2026
Award ceiling	$1,000,000
Expected number of awards	4
Estimated total program funding	$4,000,000
Cost sharing or matching required	Yes
Funding type	Grant
Category	Law justice and legal services
Last updated here	Oct 15, 2026

Summary from the notice

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program. This opportunity will support states, state and local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized Tribal governments to implement new or enhance existing juvenile drug treatment courts (JDTCs) to improve outcomes for youth with substance use disorders or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.

Who can apply

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible:

County governments
Federally recognized tribal governments
State governments
City or township governments

Who should take a closer look

State governments
Local governments
Tribal governments and organizations

Not listed as eligible

Small businesses
Nonprofits
Colleges and universities
Larger for-profit companies
Individuals

Unless the eligibility text in the notice names you, this opportunity is probably not for you.

Cost sharing: this notice requires cost sharing or matching funds. Check the notice for the required share and what counts toward it.

Registrations you will likely need

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SAM.gov registration for your organization, which also gives you a Unique Entity ID (UEI). Registration is free.
A Login.gov account, which Grants.gov uses for sign-in.
A Grants.gov applicant registration linked to your organization's UEI.

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Read the full official notice, including the evaluation criteria.
Confirm your organization type and location are eligible.
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Note the exact deadline time and time zone in the notice.

OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program

Key facts

Summary from the notice

Who can apply

Who should take a closer look

Not listed as eligible

Registrations you will likely need

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