# BJA FY 22 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-bja-2022-171114-bja-fy-22-the-kevin-and-avonte-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339134

> Bureau of Justice Assistance offered grants of up to $150,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 14 awards worth $2.1 million in total. Applications closed on May 19, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-BJA-2022-171114 |
| Agency | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 19, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 14 |
| Total funding | $2.1 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.015 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 1: Health care agencies. State or local law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, or other public safety agencies. Nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), with preference given to nonprofit organizations that work with such entities in planning, designing, establishing, or operating locally based, proactive programs to locate and prevent the wandering of missing individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, or developmental disabilities, such as autism, who, due to their condition, wander from safe environments. (For this program, “nonprofit organizations” means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title.) The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 2: Health care agencies. State or local law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, or other public safety agencies. Federally recognized American Indian tribal governments that perform public safety activities. See Eligibility section

## What the grant funds

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities supports local jurisdictions' efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries of individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, or developmental disabilities, such as autism, who, due to their condition, wander from safe environments. It provides funding to law enforcement and public safety agencies to implement locative technologies to track missing individuals, and to such agencies and partnering nonprofit organizations to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering, increase individuals' safety, and facilitate rescues.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-BJA-2022-171114 still open?

No. It closed on May 19, 2022.

### Who can apply for BJA FY 22 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities?

Bureau of Justice Assistance accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for BJA FY 22 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities?

Closed May 19, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $150,000 each. About $2.1 million in total across about 14 awards.

### Who has won Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Assistance Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Autism Society of America Inc, International Association for Indigenous Aging, National Autism Association Inc. The program made 66 awards worth $9.5 million in that time.