OJJDP FY 17 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces: Forensic Capacity Hiring Program for Wounded Veterans | OJJDP 2017 11030

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The OJJDP FY 17 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces: Forensic Capacity Hiring Program for Wounded Veterans is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It is designed to strengthen the digital forensic capabilities of ICAC task forces, recognizing that up-to-date forensic expertise is a core requirement for investigating modern, technology-driven child exploitation cases. The program focuses on practical operational capacity: helping task forces conduct more forensic examinations, complete them more efficiently, and keep pace with the growing volume and complexity of digital evidence.

The central purpose of the solicitation is to fund the hiring of wounded, injured, or ill veterans into digital forensic analyst roles within ICAC task forces. These hires are intended to directly expand a task force's ability to examine devices, media, and other forms of digital evidence relevant to Internet crimes against children and technology-facilitated child exploitation. By placing trained personnel into dedicated forensic roles, the initiative aims to improve overall task force effectiveness across the full spectrum of work, including prevention efforts, interdiction, investigations, and support for prosecution. A major operational outcome emphasized in the solicitation is the reduction of forensic examination backlogs and/or a measurable increase in the number of examinations completed during the grant period.

This is a grant (funding instrument type: Grant) within the law, justice, and legal services activity category and is listed under CFDA number 16.543. The funding opportunity number is OJJDP 2017 11030. The solicitation was created on May 25, 2017, with an original closing date of July 10, 2017. OJJDP anticipated making about 4 awards, with an award ceiling of $200,000 per award. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the solicitation's eligibility details, implying the primary intended applicants are ICAC task forces or entities connected to ICAC task force operations as allowed by the program rules.

In practical terms, the opportunity is best understood as targeted capacity-building: it does not broadly fund general ICAC operations, but instead concentrates resources on staffing digital forensics positions with qualified wounded, injured, or ill veterans. The expected results are faster turnaround on forensic work, increased throughput of exams, and strengthened investigative support for child exploitation cases that increasingly depend on sophisticated handling of computers, mobile devices, online accounts, and other digital artifacts. By combining workforce development for veterans with a clear performance-driven public safety mission, the program seeks to produce measurable improvements in the ability of ICAC task forces to address online child sexual exploitation and related technology-facilitated offenses.

• 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 17 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces: Forensic Capacity Hiring Program for Wounded Veterans" 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 May 25, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 10, 2017. (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 $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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