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FY 2014 ICAC Task Force

Award Information

Award #
2014-MC-FX-K021
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
Total funding (to date)
$932,980

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2014, $315,249)

Pursuant to Section 104 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program shall 1) consist of State and local investigators, prosecutors, forensic specialists, and education specialists who are dedicated to addressing the goals of the task force; 2) engage in proactive investigations, forensic examinations, and effective prosecutions of Internet crimes against children; 3) provide forensic, preventive, and investigative assistance to parents, educator, prosecutors, law enforcement, and others concerned with Internet crimes against children; 4) develop multijurisdictional, multiagency responses and partnerships to Internet crimes against children offenses through ongoing informational, administrative, and technological support to other State and local law enforcement agencies, as a means for such agencies to acquire the necessary knowledge, personnel, and specialized equipment to investigate and prosecute such offenses; 5) participate in nationally coordinated investigations in any case in which the Attorney General determines such participation to be necessary, as permitted by the available resource of such task force; 6) establish or adopt investigative and prosecution standards consistent with norms, to which such task force shall comply; 7) investigate, and seek prosecution on, tips related to Internet crimes against children, including tips from Operation Fairplay, the National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline, ICAC task forces, and other Federal, State, and local agencies, with priority being given to investigate leads that indicate possibility of identifying or rescuing child victims, including investigative leads that indicate a likelihood of seriousness of offense or dangerousness to the community; 8) develop procedures for handling seized evidence; 9) maintain reports required by OJJDP and other reports and records as determined by the Attorney General; and 10) seek to comply with national standards regarding the investigation and prosecution of Internet crimes against children, as set forth by the Attorney General, to the extent such standards are consistent with the law of the State where the task force is located.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety (IA DPS) recognizes the importance of expanding the capacity of the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children (IA ICAC) Task Force. In order to ensure that IA ICAC task force member investigators and forensic examiners have the most up-to-date equipment and training, the Iowa DPS will use grant funds to purchase computer equipment and forensic software tools to support investigations as well as digital forensic exams. Grant funds will support travel costs and registration fees for investigators and forensic examiners to attend peer-to-peer, investigative techniques, and computer forensics training as well as the National ICAC Conference, Dallas Crimes Against Children Conference and the Annual Computer Enterprise and Investigations Conference. In addition, funds will support the full time salary of an IA DPS criminal intelligence analyst as well as overtime costs for IA DPS investigators and computer forensic examiners to complete ICAC investigations.

NCA/CF

Date Created: September 16, 2014