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Max Funding
Up to $150K
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Application Due Date
Feb 20, 2026
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Funder Details:
Funder Type:
Public
Funding Frequency:
Annual Grant
Use of Funds:
Programs/Projects
Funding Duration:
One-Year Grant, Multi-Year Grant
Application Type
Full Application
Eligibility:
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations, ✅ Non-501(c)(3) Organizations Accepted, ✅ Nonprofits with an Affiliate Sponsor, ✅ Native American Tribes/Nations, ✅ Government Entities
Program Areas:
Disabilities, Health
Locations:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington DC, Puerto Rico
About The Grant
BJA FY25 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities
This funding opportunity seeks to support public safety efforts to reduce deaths and injuries of people living with forms of dementia or developmental disabilities who wander from safe places. The grant program will fund the purchase of tracking technology used to find vulnerable missing persons. It also funds wandering prevention, intervention, and rescue programs.
The goal of this grant program is to reduce deaths and injuries with solutions that minimize restrictive interventions, provide a direct link to individuals and families, and impose limits only when essential for a person’s safety and well-being. Please see the Eligible Applicants section for the eligibility criteria.
Examples of strategies/ activities that can be funded:
Provide prevention and response training and emergency protocols.
Increase public awareness of missing persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia or developmental disabilities.
Partner with health care agencies or state or local public safety agencies in the design and use of locative technology.
Develop or expand community partnerships among local law enforcement, other public safety agencies, and the communities they serve.
Develop, run, or improve a notification system that generates alerts, advisories, or other information for the recovery of missing individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities.
Requirements
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; public- and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); and other: health care agencies, state or local law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, or other public safety agencies.
Grantor Information:
Restrictions:
Restricted