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ClosedOpportunity O-OJJDP-2021-62001

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 prediction
FY24$60.2M
FY25$41.6M
FY26$83.8M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.543. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency 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.

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

OpenALN 16.726

OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Award range
$1M – $4M
Closes
Oct 29, 2026
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 8 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today