§ Federal grant opportunity · O-BJA-2026-172716
BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance is accepting applications for BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program. The deadline is December 2, 2026 and the published award range is $0 – $1M.
Key facts
- Funder
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Application deadline
- December 2, 2026
- Award range
- $0 – $1M
- Eligibility
- state governments, city or township governments, public and state institutions of higher education, nonprofits non higher education with 501c3, special district governments, county governments, nonprofits non higher education without 501c3, other
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Law Justice And Legal Services
- Opportunity number
- O-BJA-2026-172716
Program 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.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Bureau of Justice Assistance.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before December 2, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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