# OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ojjdp-2026-172781-ojjdp-fy-2026-invited-to-apply-national-center/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363984

> Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention offered grants of up to $43.0 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $43.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 30, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OJJDP-2026-172781 |
| Agency | Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 30, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $43.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $43.0 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

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children program. This opportunity supports the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which will continue to operate the National Resource Center and Information Clearinghouse, whose goal 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OJJDP-2026-172781 still open?

No. It closed on September 30, 2026. A newer notice is open: O-OJJDP-2026-172740, closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left).

### Who can apply for OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children?

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 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children?

Closed September 30, 2026. 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 $43.0 million each. About $43.0 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.