BJA FY 2026 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities

Key facts

Summary from the notice

Who can apply

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible:

• Special district governments
• State governments
• Federally recognized tribal governments
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than colleges)
• City or township governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and state colleges and universities
• Others named in the notice (see the eligibility text)
• County governments
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than colleges)
• Private colleges and universities

Eligibility details from the notice

Other Units of Local Government: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, other units of local government include towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state.; Health care agencies: For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, this includes state, local, or tribal government-operated health departments, hospitals, and medical centers as well as non-profit health clinics, behavioral health providers, and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) working with individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, or developmental disabilities, such as autism.

Registrations you will likely need

Most applications submitted through Grants.gov need the following. Registration can take several weeks, so start early. The notice lists the exact requirements.

• SAM.gov registration for your organization, which also gives you a Unique Entity ID (UEI). Registration is free.
• A Login.gov account, which Grants.gov uses for sign-in.
• A Grants.gov applicant registration linked to your organization's UEI.

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