OJJDP FY 2026 Attorney General Alliance Child ID Kits Invitation to Apply
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172566
- Agency
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $10,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- OJP Response Center ojp.responsecenter@usdoj.gov (800) 851-3420
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), a component of the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, is soliciting applications to support the purchase and distribution of inkless child-ID kits to local law enforcement agencies in partnership with State Attorneys General offices. These kits may include fingerprinting, photographs, DNA samples, and emergency contact information. Applicants must be eligible states, state agencies, or units of local government that can demonstrate capability to coordinate with State Attorneys General offices and establish effective distribution networks to law enforcement. The evaluation criteria will include eligibility and responsiveness review, merit assessment, programmatic evaluation, budget analysis, and risk assessment, with final award decisions made by the Assistant Attorney General. The application deadline is March 19, 2026, with a posting date of March 13, 2026, providing a narrow window for submission.
The notice of funding opportunity does not specify individual award values or total funding amounts in the available documentation. Awards will be structured as grants with performance periods that may be extended if specific criteria outlined in the Department of Justice Grants Financial Guide are met. Recipients must comply with 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements), maintain all pertinent records for three years from the final expenditure report submission, and follow all conditions specified in their award packages, which will be distributed through the JustGrants system within 45 days of notification.
Synopsis
This funding opportunity will support the costs to purchase and distribute, in partnership with State Attorneys General's offices, inkless child-ID kits which may include fingerprinting, photographs, DNA samples, and emergency-contact information. The child-ID kits will be distributed to local law enforcement.
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