OJJDP FY25 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children – IAA USSS Invited to Apply
This grant supports the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to prevent abductions, locate missing children, and provide training and resources to victims, families, and professionals.
Funder: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Due Dates: September 3, 2025 (SF-424 in Grants.gov) | September 8, 2025 (Full application in JustGrants)
Funding Amounts: $6,000,000 total; one award expected; project period is 12 months
Summary: Supports the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to operate the National Resource Center and Information Clearinghouse, focused on preventing child abduction and sexual exploitation, finding missing children, and providing technical assistance and training.
Key Information: Only the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is eligible to apply.
Description
This opportunity provides funding to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to continue operating the National Resource Center and Information Clearinghouse (NRCC). The NRCC aims to prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation, locate missing children, and deliver technical assistance and training to victims, their families, and professionals in the field. The program supports a comprehensive suite of activities, including operations support, outreach and prevention, family advocacy, case analysis, sex offender tracking, technology services, communications, and forensic activities. The overall goal is to enhance the nation’s capacity to prevent and respond to cases of missing and exploited children.
