# OJJDP FY24 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children – Invited to Apply

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ojjdp-2024-172229-ojjdp-fy24-national-center-for-missing-and-exploited/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356097

> Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention offered grants of up to $39.0 million (at least $1.8 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $42.8 million in total. Applications closed on August 29, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OJJDP-2024-172229 |
| Agency | Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 29, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $39.0 million |
| Award floor | $1.8 million |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $42.8 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.543 |

## Who can apply

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

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)

## What the grant funds

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support the activities of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) Program. Under Category 1, the purpose of the National Resource Center and Clearinghouse, operated by NCMEC, a nonprofit organization founded in 1984, 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. Under Category 2, OJJDP seeks to provide operational support for the National AMBER Alert Program through its AMBER Alert Secondary Distribution (AASD) Program, Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Team Adam Deployment. Under Category 3, OJJDP seeks to provide support for the Children’s Justice Project, by providing resources to address the Unidentified Human Remains of Children.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OJJDP-2024-172229 still open?

No. It closed on August 29, 2024. A newer notice is open: O-OJJDP-2026-172740, closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left).

### Who can apply for OJJDP FY24 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children – Invited to Apply?

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 FY24 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children – Invited to Apply?

Closed August 29, 2024. 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 $39.0 million each. About $42.8 million in total across about 3 awards.

### 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.