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OJJDP FY 2026 Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Deadline
- Oct 29, 2026 (5 days left)
- Who can apply
- Small businesses
- Award range
- $0 to $1.2 million
- Expected awards
- 1
- Total program funding
- $1.2 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- O-OJJDP-2026-172744
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 16.543
What it funds
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance program. This opportunity will build the capacity of state, Tribal, and local agencies to effectively investigate and prosecute cases of missing and exploited children. The program provides assistance to multidisciplinary teams of prosecutors, state and local law enforcement, child protection personnel, medical providers, and other child-serving professionals to strengthen multidisciplinary responses to cases of missing and exploited children and improve the investigation and prosecution of perpetrators.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Oct 29, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
New to this? Applying for a federal grant, step by step · Register to apply · How to read the notice · Write the narrative · Build the budget · Agency contact: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.
