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BJA Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program Grant Funding

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is offering grant funding to strengthen efforts to address missing persons and unidentified human remains. - Government buyer: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). - Program: Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program. - Funding purpose: Support improved reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons and unidentified human remains, including cases involving migrants. - Eligible applicants: State and local governments, public institutions of higher education, qualifying nonprofits, accredited publicly funded CODIS forensic, toxicology, and crime laboratories, and medical examiner offices. - Funding terms: Maximum award is $1,000,000; total program funding and minimum award are not specified. Cost sharing or matching is not required. - OEMs and vendors: None named. No specific products or commercial services are requested.

Description

This funding opportunity supports efforts to improve reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons and unidentified human remains, including cases involving migrants as authorized by Public Law 116-277. The program provides resources to help locate and identify missing persons and unidentified human remains in the United States. The maximum award is $1,000,000; no minimum award or total program funding is specified. Cost sharing or matching is not required.

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