Grants up to $1 million over three years are available through Elevate Youth California’s Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention Program: Standard Track Cohort 8. Funding will support community-based organizations and Tribal organizations throughout California that strive for health equity and serve youth ages 12 to 26 through culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate prevention, outreach, and education projects. Applications are due Monday, September 21, 2026, at 1 p.m. (Pacific Time).
Application Materials
- Request for Applications (RFA) – Elevate Youth California: Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention Program: Cohort 8 Standard Track (.pdf)
- Work Plan Template (Word)
- Budget and Justification Template (Excel)
- Fillable W-9 (.pdf)
Resources
- Elevate Youth California Logic Model (.pdf)
- Work Plan Template – ADA Compliant (.pdf)
- Budget and Justification Example (.pdf)
- RFA Review Webinar Recording (YouTube)
- RFA Review Webinar Presentation Slides (PDF)
RFA Review Webinars
We held our first webinar on Wednesday, August 26. A recording of that session (YouTube) along with the PowerPoint slides (PDF) can be found above in the resources links and also below. The content presented in our webinars is identical and participation is not required by strongly encouraged.
Wednesday, September 2
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Register on Zoom.
Download the RFA Webinar Review slides (PDF)
RFA Office Hours
Office hours provide an opportunity to ask questions about the application and submission process.
Tuesday, September 1
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Register on Zoom.
Thursday, September 10
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Register on Zoom.
Wednesday, September 16
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Register on Zoom.