OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - IAA USSS | O OJJDP 2022 171442

Opportunity Information: Apply for O OJJDP 2022 171442

The grant opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - IAA USSS" is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), administered through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in shaping, coordinating, or overseeing the funded work during the project period rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal interaction. The opportunity is categorized under Law, Justice and Legal Services and is associated with CFDA number 16.543.

This is an "invited to apply" solicitation, indicating it is not an open, broadly competitive opportunity. Instead, it is targeted to a specific recipient or a narrowly defined applicant pool, referenced here as "Others" with further clarification typically provided in the official eligibility language. The title explicitly points to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and references an interagency agreement context involving the USSS (U.S. Secret Service), signaling that the intended work likely supports specialized operational, analytical, or coordination activities tied to missing and exploited children cases, potentially including cyber-enabled exploitation and related investigative support. Only one award is expected, reinforcing that this is designed to fund a single entity to carry out a defined national-level function or partnership role.

The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is listed as $6,000,000, with one anticipated award. The opportunity number is O-OJJDP-2022-171442, and it was created on September 13, 2022, with an original closing date of September 20, 2022, which is a short application window consistent with solicitations that are limited to pre-identified or invited applicants. The funding instrument being a cooperative agreement suggests DOJ/OJJDP may coordinate closely with the awardee on deliverables, performance measures, timelines, and alignment with other federal efforts.

Programmatically, the solicitation is framed within OJP's broader policy priorities: advancing civil rights and racial equity; increasing access to justice; supporting crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system; strengthening community safety; protecting the public from crime and evolving threats; and building trust between law enforcement and the community. While the source text does not list specific project tasks, these priorities typically translate into expectations that funded activities are implemented in ways that are equitable, victim-centered, trauma-informed, and mindful of community trust. In practical terms, for a national organization working in the missing and exploited children space, this can include improving coordination among law enforcement and service providers, strengthening investigative or analytical capacity, enhancing victim identification and recovery efforts, supporting prevention and public awareness, and ensuring that services and enforcement outcomes do not disproportionately harm or exclude marginalized communities.

In short, this opportunity is a DOJ/OJJDP cooperative agreement, limited in eligibility and scope to an invited applicant, intended to support national-level work associated with NCMEC in partnership or coordination with the U.S. Secret Service, with up to $6 million available for a single award. The solicitation sits within OJP's stated commitment to equity, access to justice, victim support, public safety, and trust-building, suggesting that the funded work is expected to align with these principles while addressing evolving threats related to missing and exploited children.

• The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - IAA USSS" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.543.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 13, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 20, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

Apply for O OJJDP 2022 171442

[Watch] Creating a grant proposal using the step-by-step wizard inside the applicant portal: