Missing person investigation

As announced in a November 23, 2021, press release, the Department of Justice is committing $800,000 to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) specifically to increase the program’s capacity to provide outreach, investigative support, and forensic services to cases involving American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The funds are made available from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) through a transfer to the...

Deadlines associated with this opportunity are July 6 (Grants.gov) and July 20 (JustGrants).

The deadlines associated with this opportunity are: March 17, 2021, in Grants.gov; March 31, 2021, in JustGrants.

Watch the recording of the webinar held on July 23, 2020.

A July 23 webinar will focus on the National Ashanti Alert Network, a national notification system for missing or endangered individuals between ages 18 and 64.

BJA is seeking applications for funding local jurisdictions’ efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries of individuals with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease or developmental disabilities such as autism who, due to their condition, wander from safe environments.