OJJDP FY24 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces – Invited to Apply | O OJJDP 2024 172259

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The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is offering a continuation funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY24 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces - Invited to Apply" (Funding Opportunity Number: O-OJJDP-2024-172259). This program is built to strengthen and sustain state and local law enforcement efforts aimed at combating a range of internet-facilitated crimes against children, with a central focus on online enticement by sexual predators, child exploitation, and cases involving child obscenity and pornography. In practical terms, the funding is meant to help participating jurisdictions improve their capacity to prevent, investigate, and respond to these offenses through established ICAC Task Forces and their partner agencies.

This opportunity is categorized as a continuation award and will be administered through a cooperative agreement rather than a traditional grant. A cooperative agreement typically signals that the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the funded work, which often includes ongoing coordination, participation in strategic planning, monitoring of performance measures, and alignment with national ICAC standards and priorities. The activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the program is listed under CFDA number 16.543, which corresponds to the ICAC Task Force Program.

The solicitation is specifically "invited to apply," which generally means it is not an open competition for any new applicant. Instead, it is aimed at a defined set of eligible entities, usually current ICAC Task Forces or designated recipients that OJJDP has identified for continuation funding. The eligibility field is listed as "Others," which in federal solicitations can function as a catch-all category but, in the context of an invited continuation, still points to a limited pool of intended applicants rather than broad eligibility.

OJJDP anticipates making 61 awards under this solicitation, reflecting the national network of ICAC Task Forces and their coverage across states and regions. The stated award ceiling is $1,128,650, meaning that is the maximum amount an individual award is expected to reach under this opportunity (actual awards may vary depending on factors such as the task force structure, approved work plan, and demonstrated needs). The closing date for applications is October 3, 2024, and the opportunity record indicates a creation date of September 18, 2024, which helps situate when the solicitation was formally posted or generated in the system.

At a program level, the ICAC Task Force initiative is designed to help law enforcement agencies develop more effective and coordinated responses to child victimization online. That typically includes strengthening investigative capabilities, improving digital evidence handling and forensic capacity, supporting victim identification and rescue efforts, enhancing officer training and specialized expertise, and reinforcing multi-agency collaboration across local, state, tribal, and federal partners. While the short description provided here is brief, the overall purpose is clear: OJJDP is continuing to invest in a nationwide enforcement and investigative framework that targets offenders who exploit children via the internet and digital technologies, while improving the ability of agencies to pursue complex cases that often involve online platforms, encrypted communications, and rapidly evolving digital evidence.

• The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY24 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces – Invited to Apply" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.543.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-09-18.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-10-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,128,650.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 61 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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