O-OJJDP-2022-171410: OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: OJJDP FY 2026 Internet Crimes Against Children On-Line Child Protection System (ICACCOPS) (O-OJJDP-2026-172740). Status: Closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left). It is in our archive of Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention notices from 2022.
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention offered grants of up to $4.4 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $4.4 million in total. Applications closed on August 8, 2022.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 28, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$4.4 million
- Total funding$4.4 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | July 28, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 8, 2022 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Other - Fox Valley Technical College (Other) OJP expects that a prospective applicant that is sent an OJP Invitation Letter will be eligible to receive funding as described in the invitation. (Under certain circumstances, however, OJP ultimately may determine that an invited applicant is not, in fact, legally eligible to receive an award.) All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Missing Children's Assistance awards averaged $1.8 million; this notice allows up to $4.4 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (51% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
Please refer to the OJP Invitation Letter for program-specific information. Statutory Authority: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-103, 136 Stat. 49, 129
Who has won Missing Children's Assistance grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Missing Children's Assistance (16.543) awarded $398 million across 217 grant awards, an average of $1.8 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Virginia | 9 | $184 million |
| Fox Valley Technical College | Wisconsin | 12 | $47.8 million |
| West Virginia State Police | West Virginia | 5 | $5.0 million |
| NW3C, Inc. | Virginia | 7 | $4.7 million |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Michigan | 2 | $3.9 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-OJJDP-2026-172740, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is O-OJJDP-2022-171410 still open?
No. It closed on August 8, 2022. A newer notice is open: O-OJJDP-2026-172740, closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left).
Who can apply for OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance?
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance?
Closed August 8, 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 $4.4 million each. About $4.4 million in total for one award.
Who has won Missing Children's Assistance grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Fox Valley Technical College, West Virginia State Police. The program made 217 awards worth $398 million in that time.
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