Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · Department of Justice

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

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Deadline: Due Nov 2, 2026 · 25 days left
Award size: Up to $1.2M
Total available: $1.2M · about 1 award
Match ?: Not required · Work out your budget and match
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 match required
Past Tennessee awards on file: 8

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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/5cc1ba2b-7ff7-46d6-8775-e3707b10f32d · Printed from grantme.click/grants/d491d660-a0b2-4b8b-a18f-cc20462009e8

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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.

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Your schedule, working back from the deadline

Oct8
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov
Oct12
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters.
Oct26
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft.
Oct30
Submit
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Nov2
Deadline
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What the official notice requires

Pulled from the official notice ojjdp-2026-172731.pdf (13 pages) so you can see the requirements at a glance. Each item shows the notice's own words. Open the page to read it in context.

Registrations you need first (3)

Grants.gov · p. 1

“OMB No. 1121-0329 Approval Expires 02/28/2027 OJJDP FY 2026 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program Support Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number:” Open page 1
JustGrants · p. 1

“Submit full application in JustGrants:” Open page 1
SAM.gov · p. 4

“Key Dates and Times NOFO Release Date September 25, 2026 SAM.gov Registration/Renewal Begin the process by October 2, 2026, and no later than October 16, 2026 Step 1:” Open page 4

The deadline is in 25 days. If your registration isn't already active, it may not be ready in time, so check it today. Get-ready checklist

What to submit

Form SF-424 · p. 1

“Complete SF-424 and submit in Grants.gov:” Open page 1
Project abstract or summary · p. 7

“JustGrants Standard Applicant Information *Required* Online Form Proposal Abstract Text Box Data Requested With Application” Open page 7
Memorandum of understanding (MOU) · p. 11

“Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Supporting Documents (if applicable) Attach a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or letter of intent between the applicant and each of the project partner(s).” Open page 11
Timeline or schedule of completion · p. 12

“Provide a timeline listing key activities and milestones, and the quarters during which they will take place.” Open page 12

Length limits

Proposal Abstract: 2,000 characters max · p. 8

“Proposal Abstract In JustGrants, enter a proposal abstract (limited to 2,000 characters) summarizing the proposed project.” Open page 8
Page limit (see quote): 20 pages max · p. 9

“Not exceed 20 pages Tables, charts and graphs included in the program narrative can be created in a legible font smaller than 12-point and will count toward the page limit.” Open page 9

Formatting rules

12-point font, double-spaced · p. 9

“Be double-spaced, using a standard 12-point size font” Open page 9
1-inch margins · p. 9

“Have no less than 1-inch margins” Open page 9
12-point font · p. 9

“Not exceed 20 pages Tables, charts and graphs included in the program narrative can be created in a legible font smaller than 12-point and will count toward the page limit.” Open page 9

Dates in the notice

September 25, 2026 · p. 4

“Key Dates and Times NOFO Release Date September 25, 2026 SAM.gov Registration/Renewal Begin the process by October 2, 2026, and no later than October 16, 2026 Step 1:” Open page 4

See how others wrote it

The agency posted this example. Read them for structure and level of detail. Don't copy their words: funders treat copied text as plagiarism, and requirements change from year to year, so follow the current notice.

Any OJP grant (sample for a rural police department) Sample budgets
A sample budget summary and budget narrative. Not a full application · Link checked Oct 7, 2026

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

6 awards to Tennessee groups in 2 counties since 2016. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winner	Where	Amount	Fiscal year
City of Knoxville	Knoxville, Knox County	$1.9M	2020
City of Knoxville	Knoxville, Knox County	$1.8M	2023
City of Knoxville	Knoxville, Knox County	$1.2M	2016
City of Knoxville	Knoxville, Knox County	$632K	2026
University of Tennessee	Memphis, Shelby County	$475K	2022
State of Tennessee	Nashville	$145K spent that year	2025

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 2 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winner	Where	Through	Amount	Fiscal year
City of Knoxville, Tennessee	Knoxville, Knox County	Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration	$714K spent that year	2025
Thinkthru, Inc	Nashville, Davidson County	Nw3C, Inc.	$30K	2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Missing Children's Assistance, also called “Missing and Exploited Children (MEC) Program”
Program number 16.543 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Project grant

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

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