BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program
Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Assistance Listings
- 16.050 -- Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program
Open opportunityLast Updated: Nov 5, 2026
Important dates
- Closing: December 2, 2026
Award details
- Expected project funding: Not specified
- Expected awards: Not specified
Award min.
$0
Award max.
$1,000,000
- Funding opportunity number:O-BJA-2026-172716
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Law justice and legal services
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: October 19, 2026
- Archive date: Not specified
- Version: 3
Summary
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program. This opportunity supports efforts to improve reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons (MP) and unidentified human remains (UHR) cases, including those involving migrants as authorized by Public Law 116-277. This program increases public safety by providing resources to locate and identify missing persons and unidentified human remains in the United States.
Eligibility
Government
- County governments
- City or township governments
- State governments
- Special district governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information on eligibility
Other units of local government (towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state); Accredited, publicly funded, CODIS forensic laboratories; Medical examiner offices; Accredited, publicly funded toxicology laboratories; Accredited, publicly funded crime laboratories
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Agency contact information
Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
