Elevate Youth California: Cohort 8 Standard Track

Department of Health Care Services$1–$1,000,000Due Sep 21, 2026

Unofficial — verify with the issuing agency before applying.

Nonprofits Large award Narrow eligibility

Deadline: Sep 21, 2026
Posted: Aug 17, 2026
Award amount: $1–$1,000,000
Focus areas: Disadvantaged Communities Health & Human Services

Don’t miss this deadline

We’ll email you before Sep 21, 2026 so you have time to apply.

In plain English

Elevate Youth California funds California nonprofit organizations that run leadership, civic engagement, and substance-use-prevention programs for youth of color and 2S/LGBTQIA+ youth ages 12-26 in communities disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. Awards can range up to $1,000,000, but funded partners must commit to ongoing technical assistance, external evaluation, regional convenings, and biannual progress and financial reporting, which is a significant capacity requirement. No application deadline is listed yet since this cohort is still forecasted.

AI-generated summary to help you decide quickly — verify the official eligibility rules before applying.

Who can apply

Nonprofit

About this grant

EYC is a statewide program that addresses substance use disorders (SUDs) by investing in leadership development and civic engagement for youth of color and 2S/LGBTQIA+ youth ages 12 to 26 living in communities disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs. This statewide program provides funding and technical assistance for organizations proposing to implement programs that empower youth to be community leaders and create positive policy and systems change. EYC funded partners will be responsible for implementing comprehensive strategies that reduce risk factors (e.g., trauma, disconnection from school/community) and enhance protective factors (e.g., cultural identity, adult/peer mentorship, community and civic engagement) associated with youth substance use prevention. Projects are recommended to utilize evidence-based, promising, and/or community-driven practices in their prevention approach and incorporate social justice youth development in all programming. Funded partners will conduct annual listening sessions to gather feedback from youth and young adults on the impact of prevention efforts and to identify opportunities for project improvement. Additionally, funded partners are expected to actively participate in technical assistance opportunities hosted by The Center, engage in an external evaluation to assess the effectiveness of EYC, and attend one-day regional convenings, at least two over the award period. EYC funded partners will be required to submit biannual progress and financial reports. Success will be measured by progress towards programmatic and policy, systems, and environmental change goals and objectives contained in an approved work plan, which must include processes for monitoring and evaluation of youth engagement, prevention activities, policy, systems, and environmental change, and participant outcomes through quantitative and qualitative methods. Additional indicators of success include participants' increased knowledge of SUD and its prevention, reduced stigma around substance use services, and evidence of community-level policy, systems, and environmental changes related to substance use issues or their root causes. Since the program’s launch, DHCS has awarded $370 million through 517 grant awards. For information about EYC, visit www.elevateyouthca.org.

Let AI draft your application

Your first draft is free: a narrative and budget outline tailored to this grant, emailed to you. Drafts are written in a nightly batch, so it arrives by email later — not instantly on this page.

Application Kit — $49 one-time

Winner intelligence + a first-draft narrative grounded in applications that actually won. One payment, no subscription.

Get the Application Kit →

Related grants

Other open grants funding Disadvantaged Communities and Health & Human Services — soonest deadline first.

Source: public records via Grants.gov. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any funding agency. Always confirm details on the official listing before applying.