Closed on Sep 30, 2026

OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Opportunity number O-OJJDP-2026-172781

Details summarized from the official notice as of Oct 1, 2026. Always confirm eligibility, deadlines and requirements in the official notice before applying.

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This opportunity is closed as of Sep 30, 2026. It is kept here for reference. See the related open opportunities below, or check the official listing in case the agency posts a new cycle.

Key facts

Opportunity number	O-OJJDP-2026-172781
Agency	Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Department of Justice
Assistance listing (ALN, formerly CFDA)	16.543
Posted	Sep 28, 2026
Deadline	Sep 30, 2026
Award ceiling	$42,976,147
Expected number of awards	1
Estimated total program funding	$42,976,147
Cost sharing or matching required	No
Funding type	Cooperative agreement
Category	Law justice and legal services
Last updated here	Oct 1, 2026

Summary from the notice

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children program. This opportunity supports 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.

Who can apply

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible:

Others named in the notice (see the eligibility text)

Not listed as eligible

Small businesses
Nonprofits
Colleges and universities
State governments
Local governments
Tribal governments and organizations
Larger for-profit companies
Individuals

Unless the eligibility text in the notice names you, this opportunity is probably not for you.

Eligibility details from the notice

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)

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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Before you apply

Read the full official notice, including the evaluation criteria.
Confirm your organization type and location are eligible.
Check your SAM.gov registration is active.
Note the exact deadline time and time zone in the notice.

OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Key facts

Summary from the notice

Who can apply

Not listed as eligible

Eligibility details from the notice

Registrations you will likely need

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