ClosedOpportunity O-BJA-2024-172153

BJA FY24 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 FY24 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 July 18, 2024. Individual awards are listed as up to $150K, with about 18 awards expected. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, private colleges & universities and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.015 (Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program).

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Key facts

Posted: May 23, 2024
Close date: Jul 18, 2024
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $150,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: 18
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Health care agencies; State or local law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, or other public safety agencies

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.

With this solicitation, BJA seeks 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. This program provides funding to law enforcement and other public safety agencies to implement to implement location tracking technologies to help find missing individuals. It provides funding to such agencies and partnering nonprofit organizations to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering, increase vulnerable 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.

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 lists these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Private colleges & universities and 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 and the agency expects to make about 18 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-2024-172153), 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 13 daysALN 16.608