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

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

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Published: Oct 19, 2026

Updated: Oct 20, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a grants contract in the governance and public administration, humanitarian aid and security and defense sectors, with a focus on Decentralization and Justice Reform. Located in United States, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through Grants.gov, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for grants in the governance and public administration sector. Grant applications generally require a detailed project proposal, a clear results framework, and evidence of the applicant's capacity to deliver the proposed activities. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

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. Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance CFDA: 16.037, 16.050 Eligible Applicants: 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 Applicant Types: County governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; 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; Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification); State governments; City or township governments Cost Sharing: No More Info: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172716 — https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2026-172716 Contact: Bureau of Justice Assistance Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from Grants.gov and was originally published on October 19, 2026. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Bureau of Justice Assistance

Bureau of Justice Assistance has issued 99 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 24 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Law & Legal Services, Security, Defense & Justice, and Governance & Public Administration. All notices are published for United States. Notices are distributed via Grants.gov. Most recent publication: October 19, 2026.

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What type of contract is this?

This is a Grants contract in the Governance & Public Administration sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.