This funding supports implementation and delivery of high-quality mentoring services for youth currently using or dependent on substances, at risk of substance use, or with family members experiencing substance use. Mentoring may be one-on-one, group, peer, or hybrid (in-person and virtual) formats, aiming to provide impactful support to vulnerable youth populations.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and tribal governments; independent school districts; public and private higher education institutions; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; and organizations with statewide or national reach providing mentoring services.