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OJJDP FY 2026 Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance

Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

Assistance Listings: 16.543 -- Missing Children's Assistance

Last Updated: September 21, 2026

Description

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance program. This opportunity will build the capacity of state, Tribal, and local agencies to effectively investigate and prosecute cases of missing and exploited children. The program provides assistance to multidisciplinary teams of prosecutors, state and local law enforcement, child protection personnel, medical providers, and other child-serving professionals to strengthen multidisciplinary responses to cases of missing and exploited children and improve the investigation and prosecution of perpetrators.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Business

  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses
  • Small businesses

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information

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Grantor contact information

Description

Email OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Email

Email

OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full Announcement

Closing: October 29, 2026

Application process

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Award

$1,200,000

Program Funding

1

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$1,200,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

O-OJJDP-2026-172744

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

September 21, 2026

Archive date:

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