OJJDP FY 2007 Building ICAC Forensic Capacity

The summary for the OJJDP FY 2007 Building ICAC Forensic Capacity grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

OJJDP FY 2007 Building ICAC Forensic Capacity: The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program helps state and local law enforcement agencies develop an effective response to online enticement and child pornography cases. This assistance encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, and community education. ICAC Task Forces have been established throughout the nation. The ICAC Program was developed in response to the increasing number of children and teenagers using the Internet, the proliferation of child pornography, and the heightened online activity by sexual predators searching for unsupervised contact with underage victims. The 1998 Conference Report for the FY 1998 Justice Appropriations Act (Pub. L. No. 105-119) directed OJJDP to create a national network of state and local law enforcement task forces to investigate cases of child sexual exploitation (i.e., ICAC). The ICAC Task Force Program is funded under Title IV of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5775-5777. ICAC Task Forces are central to the effective execution of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative. Inadequate forensic services are a potential barrier to achieving the common goals of the ICAC program and Project Safe Childhood. The ability to involve investigators and analysts with computer forensic expertise is essential for the viability of an ICAC Task Force. As described below, innovative approaches to address this problem have been deployed in some instances. This solicitation seeks applications designed to promote and support the development of capacity to meet the need for effective and efficient forensic examination of evidence in cases of child exploitation. It is permissible to use grant funds for salary and benefits costs.