BJA FY 2026 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities

The BJA FY 2026 Kevin and Avonte Program is a notice of funding opportunity that supports public safety efforts to reduce deaths and injuries of individuals with forms of dementia or developmental disabilities who wander from safe environments. This program provides funding to law enforcement, public safety agencies, and health care agencies to implement locative technologies and develop or operate programs to prevent wandering, increase safety, and facilitate rescues. The key aspects of this opportunity include: • Funding to implement locative technologies that track missing individuals • Funding to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering and increase safety • Eligibility for law enforcement, public safety agencies, health care agencies, and nonprofit organizations • Application deadline of October 6, 2026 • Award ceiling of $150,000