OJJDP FY 2026 Invited to Apply - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
This invited 2026 opportunity supports the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in preventing child abduction and exploitation, finding missing children, and assisting victims, families, and professionals.
Funder: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Due Dates: September 30, 2026 (application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $42,976,147 in estimated total funding; one expected award, with a $42,976,147 ceiling
Summary: Supports the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s resource center and information clearinghouse.
Key Information: Only the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is eligible to apply.
Description
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, offers this FY 2026 cooperative agreement to support the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). NCMEC will continue operating the National Resource Center and Information Clearinghouse.
The center’s goals are to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation, find missing children, and provide technical assistance and training to victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
