Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

OJJDP FY 2026 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program Support

Open · Opportunity O-OJJDP-2026-172731 · Assistance Listing 16.543

Deadline: Due Nov 2, 2026 · 27 days left
Award size: Up to $1.2M
Total available: $1.2M · about 1 award
Cost share / match ?: Not required
Who can apply: Private college or university, Public college or university, Larger business, Small business, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3)
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
No cost share required
Tennessee recipients since 2023: 3

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About this grant

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJJDP FY 2026 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program Support. This opportunity supports a national network of 61 multiagency, multijurisdictional task forces engaged in investigations, forensic examinations, and prosecutions related to technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation. This is accomplished through the provision of services and support to OJJDP, the ICAC task forces, ICAC National Training providers, and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies partnering with the ICAC Task Force program. Funds will support activities that enhance training access, expand prevention and outreach capabilities, advance the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, and improve collaboration among ICAC task forces.

Who in Tennessee has won this program

3 awards to Tennessee recipients in 2 counties since federal FY2023. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee recipients
Recipient	Where	Amount	FY
City Of Knoxville	Knoxville, Knox County	$1.8M	2023
City Of Knoxville	Knoxville, Knox County	$632K	2026
University Of Tennessee	Memphis, Shelby County	$475K	2022

Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.

About the program (16.543)

Missing Children's Assistance — Missing and Exploited Children (MEC) Program

How applications are judged

Criteria for selecting proposals is determined as part of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Examples of funded projects

Not Applicable.

Program listing on SAM.gov

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