OpportunityTitle: Recovery Act-Needs Assessment and Developmental Activities for the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System (NIDS)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Only the 61 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces funded by OJJDP are elgible to apply to be the primary recipient of these funds. However, because there are both research and software development components of this program, it is anticipated that the ICAC agencies proposing to serve as the lead grantee will need to include partners with these areas of expertise in their project proposals. Applicants may also propose to subcontract with public and private organizations under the terms of the OJP Financial Guide. Contact information or the 61 state and regional The ICAC Task Forces is at http://www.icactraining.org/TF_Contacts.htm. There is no requirement that you partner with the Task Force geographically closest to you.
Description: The purpose of this program is to fund activities that will support the future development of the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System (NIDS). Pursuant to the PROTECT Act, the Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with other federal, state, and local law enforcement partners is required to develop and implement the National Internet Crimes against Children Data System. The purpose of NIDS is to allow credentialed users, including federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers investigating and prosecuting child exploitation, to contribute and access data for use in resolving case conflicts; link or provide a dynamic undercover system to facilitate online law enforcement investigations of child exploitation; and facilitate development of essential software and network capability for law enforcement participants to report on case information on a national level. Additionally, NIDS will permit the real-time analysis of data to facilitate identification of targets and to estimate the size of the law enforcement effort to address these crimes.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency E-mail Contact
GrantorContactText: Katherine Darke Schmitt &lt;br/&gt;Deputy Associate Administrator &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-616-7373