OJJDP FY 2022 Strengthening ICAC Technological Investigative Capacity | O OJJDP 2022 171205

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The OJJDP FY 2022 Strengthening ICAC Technological Investigative Capacity opportunity is a discretionary Department of Justice grant (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) designed to help Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces and their partner agencies keep pace with the technical realities of online child exploitation investigations. The core purpose is to fund training and to develop, improve, or expand commonly used investigative tools, methods, and technologies that support the detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and related forms of online child exploitation. In practice, the solicitation is aimed at boosting the real-world investigative capacity of ICAC task forces, their affiliates, and closely connected state, tribal, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies that work these cases.

The solicitation is framed within broader DOJ priorities that emphasize civil rights and racial equity, improving access to justice, supporting crime victims and people impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities. While the program is technical in nature, it is positioned as part of a larger public safety and justice strategy, meaning applicants should be prepared to show how technology and training investments translate into more effective, fair, and accountable outcomes in child protection and criminal justice work.

Funding is offered through a cooperative agreement, which typically signals a closer working relationship with the federal agency than a standard grant and may include more substantial federal involvement in project planning, implementation, or oversight. The award ceiling listed is $625,000, and OJJDP anticipated making about 5 awards under this solicitation. The opportunity was created on March 17, 2022, with an original closing date of May 4, 2022, and it falls under CFDA 16.543 in the Law, Justice and Legal Services category.

Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and city or township governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments); nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), excluding IHEs where specified); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. This range of eligible applicants reflects the program focus on tools and training that can be developed by many types of organizations, including government entities that operate ICAC task forces, universities that may contribute research or training capacity, nonprofits with specialized expertise, tribal entities, and private-sector organizations capable of building or enhancing investigative technologies.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as an investment in the technical and operational infrastructure that underpins modern child exploitation investigations, with an emphasis on scalable training and broadly useful investigative technologies. Competitive applications would naturally be expected to connect proposed tool development or training efforts to measurable improvements in investigative effectiveness and capacity for ICAC task forces and their affiliates, while aligning implementation with DOJ-wide priorities around equity, justice, victim support, public safety, and community trust.

• The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 2022 Strengthening ICAC Technological Investigative Capacity" 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 Mar 17, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 04, 2022. (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 $625,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses.

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