OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center For Missing & Exploited Children - IAA USSS
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172782
- 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 $6,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Aquilah Munir aquilah.munir@usdoj.gov (202) 812-6829
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is soliciting a cooperative agreement application from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to operate the National Resource Center and Information Clearinghouse, with an SF-424 submission deadline of 11:59 p.m. ET on September 29, 2026, and a full application due by 8:59 p.m. ET on September 30, 2026. This is a single-award, invited-to-apply opportunity restricted to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children as the sole eligible applicant.
The award ceiling is $6,000,000 for one anticipated cooperative agreement with a 12-month period of performance beginning October 1, 2026. No cost sharing or matching requirement applies. The program will fund operations of the National Resource Center and Information Clearinghouse to prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation, locate missing children, and provide technical assistance and training to affected families, law enforcement, prosecutors, social services staff, and community agencies.
Required deliverables include operations support, outreach and prevention activities, family advocacy, case analysis and sex offender tracking, technology services, communications, and forensic services. The proposal narrative is limited to 20 pages and must address four required sections: description of need, project goals and objectives, project design and implementation, and capabilities and competencies. The application requires a detailed budget using the Budget Detail Worksheet, position descriptions, organizational chart, timeline, and certifications and disclosures.
Funding is authorized under Public Law 119-74 (140 Stat. 5, 34-35) and 28 USC 530C. The Assistance Listing number is 16.543 (Missing Children's Assistance). Contact Aquilah Munir at 202-812-6829 or Aquilah.Munir@usdoj.gov for questions.
Synopsis
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.
Eligibility
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PKG00294258.pdf |
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