The anchorage police department (APD) cyber crimes unit has been at the forefront of aggressively investigating and prosecuting manufacturers, distributors and consumers of child pornography and all…

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a cooperative agreement of $358,678 to the Municipality of Anchorage on October 1, 2025, under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543) to support the Alaska Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

The award funds travel, training, overtime, computer equipment, and investigative equipment for the Anchorage Police Department Cyber Crimes Unit and the Alaska ICAC Task Force. The task force investigates manufacturers, distributors, and consumers of child sexual abuse material and other technology-based crimes against children, serving a population base exceeding 741,147. The APD provides leadership and guidance to 34 affiliate law enforcement agencies across Alaska investigating technology-based crimes against children.

Funded activities include expanding the number of state law enforcement affiliate members to the task force through individualized and collective training and support to enable investigation of computer crimes against children. The task force will conduct public outreach and education to law enforcement agencies, members of the judicial system and legislature, and community members on internet dangers to children and response strategies. The task force will leverage mass media opportunities for public education and deliver high-quality, timely educational presentations to the public.

Performance of work occurs in Anchorage, Alaska. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.

The anchorage police department (APD) cyber crimes unit has been at the forefront of aggressively investigating and prosecuting manufacturers, distributors and consumers of child pornography and all other technology-based crimes against children since the inception of the AK icac task force in 2007. As the largest law enforcement agency in the state, the anchorage police department continues to provide leadership and guidance to 34 affiliate agencies in investigating technology-based crimes against children across the state. This grant proposal in the amount of $358,678.00 will greatly assist the states efforts in combating these crimes by providing funding to support travel, training, overtime, computer and investigative equipment to the alaska internet crimes against children task force, which serves a population base of over 741,147. The APD cyber crimes unit commander/alaska icac task force commander seek to increase the number of state law enforcement affiliate members to the task force by working with agencies individually and collectively to provide training and support that will enable them to investigate computer crimes against children. The alaska icac task force will continue to conduct public outreach and education to law enforcement agencies, members of the judicial system and legislature, and community members on the dangers posed to children via the internet and how to respond to this ever-increasing threat. The alaska icac will take advantage of mass media opportunities to educate the public. In addition, they will continue to conduct high quality and timely educational presentations to the public.