BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program

The summary for the BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

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.

Federal Grant Title:	BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Justice Assistance (USDOJ-OJP-BJA)
Grant Categories:	Law, Justice and Legal Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	O-BJA-2026-172716
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	16.037, 16.050
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	December 2nd, 2026
Original Application Deadline:	December 2nd, 2026
Posted Date:	October 19th, 2026
Creation Date:	October 19th, 2026
Archive Date:	December 20th, 2026
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$1,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	October 19th, 2026

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have 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.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Other units of local government (towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state); Accredited, publicly funded, CODIS forensic laboratories; Medical examiner offices; Accredited, publicly funded toxicology laboratories; Accredited, publicly funded crime laboratories
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172716
Grant Announcement Contact: [email protected]
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