Closed · O-NIJ-2021-54001 · CFDA 16.560 · Continuation

NIJ FY 2021 Invited to Apply - National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Justice, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $3.3M
Award range
Closed
Status
January 21, 2021
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

NIJ FY 2021 Invited to Apply - National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is a closed continuation listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $3,341,165 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 576 other opportunities from National Institute of Justice.

up to $3.3M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
16.560
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

NIJ FY 2021 Invited to Apply is closed (last close January 21, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 16.560 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Institute of Justice still indexes 576 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 21, 2021

Posted Jan 14 Closes Jan 21

Est. Total Funding

$3,341,165

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Currently in the United States, thousands of people are searching for those who are missing. NamUs was developed to provide national assistance in this search, for those living and deceased, in hopes of resolving these cases. Many of the nation's unidentified persons fell victim to foul play. Identifying a victim is the first step in a criminal investigation. NamUs assists law enforcement agencies, as well as medical examiners and coroners, in meeting their missions in support of public health and public safety. NIJ seeks proposals from eligible candidates to partner with NIJ to manage the day-to-day operations of NamUs; support ongoing NamUs programs; continue national outreach efforts; provide and manage free forensic services (DNA, dental, fingerprint and anthropology); provide national technical assistance; and collaborate with NIJ scientists to evaluate the impact of NamUs to aid medicolegal investigative efforts.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · O-NIJ-2021-54001

Grants.gov marks NIJ FY 2021 Invited to Apply with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 56 other National Institute of Justice listings share this eligibility-code string (10% of 577).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 16.560

National Institute of Justice Research Grants

U.S. Department of Justice

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Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF- LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage , or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants. JustGrantsService Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov and or 833-872-5175. The JustGrantsService Desk operates 5 a.m. - 9.p.m. EST Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the NIJ contact identified in the OJP Invitation Letter within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Natasha Parrish, Grant Management Specialist, by telephone at 202-514-8036, or by email at Natasha.Parrish@usdoj.gov. Natasha.Parrish@usdoj.gov

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What to do next

NIJ FY 2021 Invited to Apply is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 16.560 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • National Institute of Justice Research Grants indexes 2 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Institute of Justice lists 576 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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