OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children | O OJJDP 2022 171441

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The grant opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children" (Funding Opportunity Number O-OJJDP-2022-171441) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Justice through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the federal agency anticipates having substantial involvement in the funded work, such as ongoing collaboration, coordination, and oversight, rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant with minimal federal engagement. The program is categorized under Law, Justice and Legal Services and is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 16.543.

This specific notice is an "invited to apply" opportunity, meaning it is not broadly competitive in the way open solicitations are. Instead, it is intended for a particular recipient identified by OJJDP, in this case The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The "Eligible Applicants" field is listed as "Others" with clarification referenced in an additional eligibility section, but the title and description make clear that the practical target applicant is NCMEC. Opportunities like this are typically used when Congress or the agency has determined that a unique national organization is best positioned to carry out specialized, nationwide functions that are difficult to replicate across multiple awardees.

The purpose statement is brief: it provides guidance for invited applications for The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. While the summary text does not enumerate specific program tasks, the framing signals that the federal award supports NCMEC's national role in efforts related to missing children and child protection, aligned with OJJDP's broader juvenile justice and victim services mission. In practice, cooperative agreements in this space commonly emphasize coordination with federal, state, local, and tribal partners; support to law enforcement and child-serving agencies; and activities that strengthen systems for locating missing children and addressing child exploitation. The cooperative structure implies OJJDP will work closely with the recipient to shape deliverables, monitor progress, and ensure the funded activities align with federal priorities and statutory requirements tied to Assistance Listing 16.543.

From a funding standpoint, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $38,800,000 with an expectation of one award. That combination reinforces that the solicitation is intended to fund a single national entity at a significant scale rather than distribute smaller awards across many organizations. The notice was created on September 14, 2022, with an original closing date of September 21, 2022, indicating a short application window consistent with invited or continuation-style funding actions where the invited recipient is already prepared to submit a proposal under familiar requirements.

In plain terms, this is a DOJ/OJJDP cooperative agreement opportunity designed to fund one national award to The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, with up to $38.8 million available, under the juvenile justice and child protection-related Assistance Listing 16.543. The notice functions primarily as application guidance for the invited organization rather than a general call for proposals from the broader public or nonprofit sector.

• The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.543.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 14, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 21, 2022. (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 $38,800,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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