Independent research tool — not a government agency. Official notices govern.Refreshed
GrantsJunctionAmerican funding, sourcedMethodology
ClosedOpportunity O-OJJDP-2026-172781

OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

At a glance

OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - 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 September 30, 2026. Individual awards are listed as up to $43M, with about 1 award expected and $43M 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

  1. Sep 28, 2026Posted
  2. Sep 30, 2026Application deadline
Posted
Sep 28, 2026
Close date
Sep 30, 2026
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$42,976,147
Est. total funding
$42,976,147
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)

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)

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.

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children program. This opportunity supports the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which will continue to operate the National Resource Center and Information Clearinghouse, whose goal is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation, find missing children, and provide technical assistance/training to victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.

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.

Who was funded under ALN 16.543

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 161 grant awards had funding actions under Missing Children's Assistance, with 84 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN$91.8M
  2. FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE$19.7M
  3. NW3C, INC.$2.48M
  4. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS$1.58M
  5. NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION$1.58M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
James.Antal@usdoj.gov
0000000000

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children”?

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 “OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $43m, total estimated program funding is $42,976,147 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - 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-2026-172781), 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.