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ClosedDeadline extended (was Mar 26, 2020)Opportunity OJJDP-2020-17390

OJJDP FY 20 National AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

At a glance

OJJDP FY 20 National AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (Department of Justice). The application deadline was April 9, 2020. Individual awards are listed as up to $4.4M, with about 1 award expected and $4.4M 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).

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Key facts

  1. Jan 24, 2020Posted
  2. Apr 9, 2020Application deadline
Posted
Jan 24, 2020
Close date
Apr 9, 2020
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$4,400,000
Est. total funding
$4,400,000
Original deadline (extended)
Mar 26, 2020
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)

The following entities are eligible to apply: -nonprofit organizations, -for profit-organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations), and -institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • Public colleges & universities
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Private colleges & universities
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
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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.

The FY 2020 National AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program will provide training and technical assistance support to enhance the national AMBER Alert network; increase and improve law enforcement response to missing, endangered, and abducted children; increase the recovery rate of abducted children; strengthen child alert systems in the nation's northern and southern borders to better protect American children abducted to or through foreign countries; create greater community capacity in understanding broader issues related to exploitation and abuse of children; continue support of this work in Indian Country while implementing the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2018; and enhance public participation in the recovery of missing, endangered, and abducted children.

Additional information from the agency ↗

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
grants@ncjrs.gov
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Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “OJJDP FY 20 National AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program”?

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 20 National AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $4.4m, total estimated program funding is $4,400,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “OJJDP FY 20 National AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity OJJDP-2020-17390), 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.