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Youth & Families

Grants for child welfare, Head Start, juvenile justice, family support services, and youth development.

647+
Active Grants
3+
Funding Agencies

Top Funders

Top Funding Agencies

ACF
Department of Education
DOJ/OJJDP

Grant Types

What You'll Find

Head Start and Early Head Start program grants
Child welfare and foster care support programs
Juvenile justice and diversion initiatives
Youth mentoring and out-of-school programs
Family resource center and support networks
Runaway and homeless youth service grants
Child abuse prevention and treatment

Sample Opportunities

Representative Grants

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Head Start Program – Expansion and Enhancement

ACF / HHS·$500K – $5M·Closes: Rolling
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Mentoring Children of Prisoners

ACF / HHS·$400K – $1.25M·Closes: Mar 31, 2027
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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Formula Grants

OJJDP / DOJ·$500K – $3M·Closes: Rolling
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Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)

ACF / HHS·$250K – $1M·Closes: Rolling
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Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program

HUD·$1M – $3M·Closes: Feb 28, 2027
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Federal Legislation

Related Legislation

Major federal laws driving youth & families funding. Track appropriations, award timelines, and open grant opportunities.

American Rescue Plan Act
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Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
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Youth & Families grants: common questions

How many youth & families grants are available right now?

GrantSonar is tracking 647 open youth & families grants as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.

Who funds youth & families grants?

The most active funders behind the 647 open youth & families grants on this page are ACF, Department of Education and DOJ/OJJDP. Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.

Who is eligible for youth & families grants?

Eligibility for youth & families grants varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.

When are the deadlines for youth & families grants?

Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.

Is there a free way to search youth & families grants?

Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these youth & families grants against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.

How often is this list of youth & families grants updated?

Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.