ClosedDeadline extended (was May 14, 2022)Opportunity O-BJA-2022-171114

BJA FY 22 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities

Bureau of Justice Assistance · Department of Justice

At a glance

BJA FY 22 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 19, 2022. Individual awards are listed as up to $150K, with about 14 awards expected and $2.1M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.015 (Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Apr 1, 2022Posted
May 19, 2022Application deadline

Posted: Apr 1, 2022
Close date: May 19, 2022
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $150,000
Est. total funding: $2,100,000
Original deadline (extended): May 14, 2022
Expected awards: 14
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 1: Health care agencies. State or local law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, or other public safety agencies. Nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), with preference given to nonprofit organizations that work with such entities in planning, designing, establishing, or operating locally based, proactive programs to locate and prevent the wandering of missing individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, or developmental disabilities, such as autism, who, due to their condition, wander from safe environments. (For this program, “nonprofit organizations” means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title.) The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 2: Health care agencies. State or local law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, or other public safety agencies. Federally recognized American Indian tribal governments that perform public safety activities. See Eligibility section  

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities supports local jurisdictions' efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries of individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, or developmental disabilities, such as autism, who, due to their condition, wander from safe environments. It provides funding to law enforcement and public safety agencies to implement locative technologies to track missing individuals, and to such agencies and partnering nonprofit organizations to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering, increase individuals' safety, and facilitate rescues.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.015Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.015

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$2.48M

FY25

—

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.015. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.015

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 57 grant awards had funding actions under Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

AUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC$384K
CITY OF TAMPA$150K
AUTISM SOCIETY OF MARYLAND, INC.$150K
SOKAOGAN CHIPPEWA COMMUNITY$150K
COUNTY OF PALM BEACH$150K

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Justice Assistance
grants@ncjrs.gov
202-514-9354

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $150k, total estimated program funding is $2,100,000 and the agency expects to make about 14 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-BJA-2022-171114), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes in 6 daysDeadline extendedALN 16.074