OJJDP FY25 AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program - Invited to Apply
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2025-172476
- 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 $3,500,000
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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- Alex Sarrano william.sarrano@usdoj.gov (202) 598-5822
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking a cooperative agreement to provide training and technical assistance for the national AMBER Alert network. The primary objectives include enhancing law enforcement response to missing, endangered, and abducted children, increasing child recovery rates, and supporting AMBER Alert implementation in Indian country under the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2018. Applicants will be evaluated based on their consistency with OJJDP's policies, program priorities, and applicable laws. The grant opportunity is part of the Missing Children's Assistance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 16.543), focusing on comprehensive efforts to prevent, investigate, and address child exploitation. The application deadline is November 26, 2025, with proposals to be submitted through the DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants).
While specific award values are not explicitly stated in the opportunity, similar programs under the Missing Children's Assistance grant typically range from $350,000 to $1.1 million, with project durations of one to three years. The performance period for this specific opportunity is noted as being from 1 to 6 months. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, state and local governments, and tribal organizations with expertise in child protection, law enforcement training, and technical assistance. The place of performance is nationwide, with a particular focus on supporting AMBER Alert networks and child recovery efforts across the United States, including specific attention to Indian country implementations.
Synopsis
This funding opportunity seeks to provide training and technical assistance 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; enhance public participation in the recovery of missing, endangered, and abducted children; and continue support of this work in Indian country while implementing the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2018.
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