Kevin and Avonte Program
This program supports local jurisdictions’ efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries of individuals with forms of dementia or developmental disabilities who, due to their condition, wander from safe environments.
Missing persons
FY24 Solicitation Webinar – Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Series
FY 2022 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program Solicitation Webinar
August 2022
Series
During this August 2022 webinar, Bureau of Justice Assistance personnel provided information about the FY 2022 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains Program funding opportunity.
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The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities
Justice Department Boosts Efforts to Solve American Indian and Alaska Native Missing Person and Unidentified Remains Cases
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...
Funding Available to Support the Ashanti Alert Program
Deadlines associated with this opportunity are July 6 (Grants.gov) and July 20 (JustGrants).
Funding Available through the Kevin and Avonte Program
The deadlines associated with this opportunity are: March 17, 2021, in Grants.gov; March 31, 2021, in JustGrants.
Recording Available for the Ashanti Alert Act Webinar
Watch the recording of the webinar held on July 23, 2020.
Ashanti Alert Act Webinar
August 2020
During this July 23, 2020 webinar, BJA and other personnel provided background information about the Ashanti Alert Act, the Ashanti Alert Pilot Project, and how agencies can become part of the National Ashanti Alert Network.
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Ashanti Alert Act National Notification System
Ashanti Alerts provide for rapid dissemination of information about adults who have been reported missing along with suspect information in cases of suspected abduction.
Learn about the Ashanti Alert Act Pilot Project in Upcoming Webinar
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.