ClosedOpportunity O-OJJDP-2026-172782

OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center For Missing & Exploited Children - IAA USSS

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

At a glance

OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center For Missing & Exploited Children - IAA USSS is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was September 29, 2026. Individual awards are listed as up to $6M, with about 1 award expected and $6M 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

Sep 28, 2026Posted
Sep 29, 2026Application deadline

Posted: Sep 28, 2026
Close date: Sep 29, 2026
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $6,000,000
Est. total funding: $6,000,000
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)

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.

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children–IAA USSS. This opportunity will support 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?

16.543Missing Children's AssistanceProgram →

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
Aquilah.Munir@usdoj.gov
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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 $6m, total estimated program funding is $6,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 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-OJJDP-2026-172782), 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 16.543