Grant opportunity
BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program. This opportunity supports efforts to improve reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons (MP) and unidentified human remains (UHR) cases, including those involving migrants as authorized by Public Law 116-277. This program increases public safety by providing resources to locate and identify missing persons and unidentified human remains in the United States.
- Funder
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Applications close 2026-12-02
- Applications close 2026-12-02: Dec 2, 2026
- Award
- USD 1,000,000
- Applicant
- County governments; Special district governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); City or township governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; State governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Discipline
- Social Sciences, Policy and Governance
- Region
- United States
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
Call summary
Overview
BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program is an official Grants.gov notice published between 30 September and 27 October 2026. Opportunity number: O-BJA-2026-172716
Who can apply
Eligible applicant types listed by the agency: County governments; Special district governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); City or township governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; State governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Applicants must also satisfy every programme-specific condition in the official notice.
What it supports
- This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program. This opportunity supports efforts to improve reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons (MP) and unidentified human remains (UHR) cases, including those involving migrants as authorized by Public Law 116-277. This program increases public safety by providing resources to locate and identify missing persons and unidentified human remains in the United States.
- Opportunity number: O-BJA-2026-172716
Funding and duration
- Award ceiling: USD 1,000,000
Applications close 2026-12-02
Applications close 2026-12-02: Dec 2, 2026
How to apply
Open the official Grants.gov record, review the full notice and attachments, and use the application package or agency route stated there.
Call details
Source-based overview
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program. This opportunity supports efforts to improve reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons (MP) and unidentified human remains (UHR) cases, including those involving migrants as authorized by Public Law 116-277. This program increases public safety by providing resources to locate and identify missing persons and unidentified human remains in the United States. The official record contains the controlling eligibility, budget, attachment and submission requirements for opportunity O-BJA-2026-172716.
Eligibility
Eligible applicant types listed by the agency: County governments; Special district governments; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); City or township governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; State governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Applicants must also satisfy every programme-specific condition in the official notice.
Funding and benefits
Award ceiling: USD 1,000,000
Themes and supported activities
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program. This opportunity supports efforts to improve reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons (MP) and unidentified human remains (UHR) cases, including those involving migrants as authorized by Public Law 116-277. This program increases public safety by providing resources to locate and identify missing persons and unidentified human remains in the United States.
Opportunity number: O-BJA-2026-172716
Deadline and timeline
Applications close 2026-12-02: Applications close 2026-12-02: Dec 2, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Open the official Grants.gov record, review the full notice and attachments, and use the application package or agency route stated there.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.