OpportunityTitle: BJA FY 21 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 1:    Health care agencies   State or local law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, or other public safety agencies   Nonprofit organizations&amp;nbsp;(including tribal nonprofit) with preference given to nonprofits that work with such entities in planning, designing, establishing, or operating locally based, proactive programs to locate and prevent the wandering of missing individuals with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer&amp;rsquo;s disease or developmental disabilities such as autism who, due to their condition, wander from safe environments   The following entities are eligible to apply for Category 2:     Health care agencies   State or local law enforcement, tribal law enforcement, or other public safety agencies  Federally recognized Indian tribal governments that perform public safety activities   &amp;nbsp;  See Eligibility Information further in this solicitation    &amp;nbsp;
Description: The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities supports local jurisdictions&apos; efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries of individuals with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer&apos;s disease or developmental disabilities such as autism who, due to their condition, wander from safe environments. It provides funding to law enforcement and public safety agencies to implement locative technologies to track missing individuals, and to such agencies and partnering nonprofit organizations to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering, increase individuals&apos; safety, and facilitate rescues.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Assistance
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