OJJDP National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice
At a glance
OJJDP National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was August 13, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $36.9M, with about 1 award expected and $36.9M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.543 (Missing Children's Assistance).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Posted
- Aug 5, 2021
- Close date
- Aug 13, 2021
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $36,922,517
- Est. total funding
- $36,922,517
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
Other - National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. In general, OJP expects that a prospective applicant that is sent an OJP Invitation Letter will be eligible to receive funding as described in the invitation. (Under certain circumstances, however, OJP ultimately may determine that an invited applicant is not, in fact, legally eligible to receive an award.) All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee. Applicants that are nonprofit organizations must be organizations described in 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) and exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(a). Nonprofit organizations that hold money in offshore accounts for the purposes of avoiding paying the tax described in 26 U.S.C. 511(a) are not eligible to 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.
Statutory Authority: Pub. L. No. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, 1261
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 16.543
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
support@grants.gov
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Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “OJJDP National Center for Missing and Exploited Children”?
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “OJJDP National Center for Missing and Exploited Children”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $36.9m, total estimated program funding is $36,922,517 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.
How do I apply for “OJJDP National Center for Missing and Exploited Children”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OJJDP-2021-62001), 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.
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