BJA FY 19 Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities Program | BJA 2019 16770

Opportunity Information: Apply for BJA 2019 16770

The BJA FY 19 Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities Program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. It is designed to help law enforcement and other public safety partners strengthen their ability to respond when individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities go missing, with the central goal of preventing serious injuries and deaths during these incidents. The program aligns with DOJ priorities by focusing on practical, frontline public safety improvements that increase the speed, coordination, and effectiveness of missing-person searches involving populations that may be disoriented, have limited ability to communicate, or face heightened health and safety risks when separated from caregivers or supervision.

Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal agency expects to have more ongoing involvement than with a standard grant, such as providing guidance, requiring structured reporting, or offering technical direction as projects are carried out. The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BJA-2019-16770; CFDA 16.015) was posted on August 13, 2019, and had an original application deadline of October 15, 2019. BJA anticipated making about 12 awards, with an award ceiling of $150,000 per award, indicating that projects were expected to be targeted and implementation-focused rather than large, multi-million-dollar initiatives.

Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The listing also notes that additional applicant types may be eligible under the solicitation’s “Additional Information on Eligibility” section, which commonly covers specialized entities or partnerships that are not easily categorized but are still relevant to the public safety mission, such as certain regional authorities or collaborative organizations supporting law enforcement operations.

The program’s activity areas sit at the intersection of justice and public safety with health-related and community services concerns, reflecting how missing-person incidents involving dementia and developmental disabilities require coordination across disciplines. In practice, funding under a program like this is generally intended to bolster capacity for prevention and response, such as improving search and rescue readiness, developing or refining protocols for rapidly identifying and locating missing individuals, strengthening interagency coordination and information sharing, and supporting training that helps responders recognize cognitive or developmental conditions and adapt their tactics accordingly. The overall emphasis is on reducing harm by shortening the time a person is missing, improving the quality of the response, and supporting approaches that are sensitive to the needs and vulnerabilities of individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities.

• The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the employment, labor and training, health, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BJA FY 19 Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.015.
• This funding opportunity was created on Aug 13, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 15, 2019. (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 $150,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 12 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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