# Simpler Grants.gov #O-BJA-2026-172716

BJA Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program Grant Funding

**Buyer:** Bureau of Justice Assistance
**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** December 02, 2026
**Identifier:** O-BJA-2026-172716

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance is offering grant funding through its Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
- **Program purpose:** Support efforts to improve the reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons and unidentified human remains, including cases involving migrants.
- **Eligible applicants:** State and local governments; public and state institutions of higher education; qualifying nonprofit organizations; accredited publicly funded CODIS forensic, toxicology, and crime laboratories; and medical examiner offices.
- **Funding and requirements:** Maximum award is $1,000,000; a minimum award amount is not specified. Cost sharing or matching is not required.
- **Products, vendors, and quantities:** No specific products or services are being purchased; no OEMs, vendors, part numbers, or quantities are identified.

### Description

This notice of funding opportunity supports efforts to improve reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons and unidentified human remains cases, 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 award maximum is $1,000,000, and cost sharing or matching is not required. Eligible applicants include specified government entities, public and state institutions of higher education, nonprofits, and other listed entities such as accredited publicly funded forensic, toxicology, and crime laboratories and medical examiner offices.

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