FY 2023 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities

Through this opportunity, the Bureau of Justice Assistance seeks applications for funding to reduce the number of deaths and injuries of individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, or developmental disabilities, such as autism, who, due to their condition, wander from safe environments. This program provides funding to law enforcement and other public safety agencies to implement locative technologies that track missing individuals, and it provides funding to such agencies and partnering nonprofit organizations to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering, increase vulnerable individuals’ safety, and facilitate rescues.

Solicitation Categories:

• Category 1: Proactive Programming
• Category 2: Locative Technology

Eligible Applicants:
For Category 1:

• Health care agencies
• State or local law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, or other public safety agencies
• Nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations)

For Category 2:

• Health care agencies
• State or local law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, or other public safety agencies
• Federally recognized American Indian tribal governments that perform public safety activities

See the solicitation for additional details and directions.