Missing Children's AssistanceFederal awards under assistance listing 16.543
- Assistance listing 16.543
Federal agencies obligated $77M to awards under assistance listing 16.543 in FY2026.
The obligations since FY2023 are $299M.
The obligations in FY2027 to date are $0.
The largest award value came from the Department of Justice.
The state with the largest amount by place of performance is Virginia.
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Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | $131M |
| FY2024 | $58M |
| FY2025 | $33M |
| FY2026 | $77M |
| FY2027 to date | $0 |
Recipients
| Recipient | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | 6 | $139M |
| Fox Valley Technical College | 4 | $25M |
| Department of State Police Michigan | 1 | $2.3M |
| City of Knoxville | 1 | $1.8M |
| County of Sacramento | 1 | $1.6M |
| Attorney General of Texas | 1 | $1.6M |
| North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation | 1 | $1.6M |
| Georgia Bureau of Investigation | 1 | $1.5M |
| New York State Police | 1 | $1.5M |
| Public Safety, Minnesota Department of | 1 | $1.5M |
| City of Dallas | 1 | $1.5M |
| West Virginia State Police | 1 | $1.4M |
| County of Fresno California | 1 | $1.4M |
| Seattle Police Department | 1 | $1.4M |
| County of Delaware | 1 | $1.3M |
Agencies and states
| Agency | Award value |
|---|---|
| Department of Justice | $210M |
| State | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $186M |
Awards of $1 million or more
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Start date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $43M | 5 Dec 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $41M | 20 Sep 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $41M | 30 Sep 2024 | VA | USAspending |
| Fox Valley Technical College | Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $12M | 8 Sep 2023 | WI | USAspending |
| Fox Valley Technical College | Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $6.1M | 8 Sep 2023 | WI | USAspending |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $6.0M | 8 Sep 2023 | VA | USAspending |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $6.0M | 17 Sep 2025 | VA | USAspending |
| Fox Valley Technical College | Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $5.5M | 8 Sep 2023 | WI | USAspending |
| Department of State Police Michigan | Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.3M | 3 Nov 2022 | MI | USAspending |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.8M | 30 Sep 2024 | VA | USAspending |
Other assistance listings with a number that starts with 16
In order of number. The figure is the obligations since FY2023.
- 16.017 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program $156M
- 16.024 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program$25M
- 16.036 Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program$105M
- 16.040 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program$29M
- 16.043 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program$49M
- 16.045 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative$236M
- 16.068 COPS Hiring Program$159M
- 16.073 COPS Anti-Heroin Task Force Program$39M
- 16.076 Law Enforcement Support for Combatting Criminal Aliens, Drug, and Human Trafficking$57M
- 16.320 Services for Trafficking Victims$162M
- 16.321 Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve$59M
- 16.526 OVW Technical Assistance Initiative$125M
- 16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention$199M
- 16.554 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)$309M
- 16.560 National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants$106M
- 16.575 Crime Victim Assistance$3.4B
- 16.576 Crime Victim Compensation$523M
- 16.582 Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants$101M
- 16.585 Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program$164M
- 16.587 Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments$139M
- 16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants$515M
- 16.590 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program$96M
- 16.593 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners$81M
- 16.596 Tribal Justice Assistance$128M
- 16.606 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program$223M
- 16.610 Regional Information Sharing Systems$121M
- 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants$1.6B
- 16.726 Juvenile Mentoring Program$185M
- 16.734 Special Data Collections and Statistical Studies$33M
- 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program$1.2B
- 16.741 DNA Backlog Reduction Program$116M
- 16.742 Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grant Program$61M
- 16.746 Capital Case Litigation Initiative$20M
- 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards $576M
- 16.754 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program$52M
- 16.758 Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse and the Regional and Local Children's Advocacy Centers$111M
- 16.812 Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative$182M
- 16.813 NICS Act Record Improvement Program$54M
- 16.820 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence$25M
- 16.827 Justice Reinvestment Initiative$60M
- 16.833 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative$102M
- 16.834 Domestic Trafficking Victim Program $21M
- 16.835 Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation$67M
- 16.838 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program$306M
- 16.839 STOP School Violence$226M
- 16.841 VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program$129M
Official records
- SAM.gov search for assistance listing 16.543SAM.gov, U.S. General Services Administration. The listing gives the objectives, the eligibility and the agency contact of the program.
- SAM.gov assistance listingsSAM.gov, U.S. General Services Administration. The search of all assistance listings.
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Cite this page
Fed Spend Map. "Missing Children's Assistance (16.543): federal assistance". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded .
https://fedspendmap.com/program/16.543/
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Where the figures come from
USAspending.gov API v2: spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, the table by recipient for FY2022 to FY2025, and the award search. USAspending loaded the data on 30 Sep 2026. See how the atlas is made.
Questions
How many recipients are in the list on this page?
The list has 15 recipients.
It counts the awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later.
How many awards of $1 million or more are on record?
45 awards started in FY2023 or later.
Their award value is $210M.
What is an assistance listing?
It is the number of one federal assistance program on SAM.gov. Each grant, loan or direct payment record has one.
This listing is 16.543.
Contracts have no assistance listing and are not in these figures.
How complete are the amounts by state?
The amounts by state come from the 100 largest entries of each state. A small amount in a state can be absent.
The total since FY2023, $299M, is complete.