Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

The Opioid Affected Youth Initiative, a competitive grant, supports programs and strategies that identify, respond to, treat, and support children, youth, and families impacted by the opioid epidemic.

Administering Agency:

OJJDP

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Key Details:

Funding Overview:

The Opioid Affected Youth Initiative, a competitive grant, supports programs and strategies that identify, respond to, treat, and support children, youth, and families impacted by the opioid epidemic.

Common Uses:

Grants fund prevention, intervention, and treatment programs that address the needs of pregnant and postpartum women, parents, and youth; reducing foster care system involvement; implementing integrated services for parents and children that support families through treatment and recovery; and supporting the juvenile and criminal justice systems to address the needs of children and youth impacted by opioids.

Issue Area(s): Criminal Justice, Mental Health, Other, Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility: CBO/Other, City, County, State, Territory, Tribal

Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, Planning, Prescription Medication, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training, Staff Travel

Funding Amount/Range: Varies

Allocation Frequency: Annual

Funding/Expending Period: 3 years

Funding Type: Competitive Grant

How to Obtain: Application Process

Match Requirement: No

Notes:

Priority is given to "high-poverty" and rural areas.