The arkansas internet crimes against children (ICAC) task force, led by the arkansas state police, is a statewide, multi-agency initiative committed to protecting children from online sexual…

The Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded Arkansas State Police a $435,051 cooperative agreement on October 1, 2025, under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543) to sustain and expand the Arkansas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force's investigative and digital forensic capabilities.

The award funds expansion of the task force's digital forensic lab, modernization and maintenance of technology for processing increasing volume and complexity of digital evidence, advanced statewide training for law enforcement analysts and prosecutors, enhanced secure data storage capacity and mobile field operations, and strengthened operational response to AI-generated child sexual abuse material and evolving technology-based threats. The task force provides direct support to over 40 affiliate agencies statewide, assisting with live operations, digital forensic processing, specialized training, and case development for prosecutors. Priority initiatives target expanded digital forensic lab capabilities, increased mobile investigative deployment, and extended training access for rural and underserved jurisdictions.

Performance occurs in Little Rock, Arkansas, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.

The arkansas internet crimes against children (ICAC) task force, led by the arkansas state police, is a statewide, multi-agency initiative committed to protecting children from online sexual exploitation through proactive investigation, digital forensics, training, and coordinated cyber operations. As technology-facilitated crimes escalate in both volume and complexity, specialized investigative capabilities are critical to safeguarding vulnerable victims. The arkansas ICAC task force provides direct support to over 40 affiliate agencies statewide, assisting with live operations, digital forensic processing, specialized training, and case development for prosecutors. Essential priorities include expansion of digital forensic lab capabilities, increased mobile investigative deployment, and extended training access for rural and underserved jurisdictions. Through this award, the task force will: sustain and expand ICAC investigative and digital forensic capabilities; modernize and maintain technology required to process increasing volume and complexity of digital evidence; provide advanced statewide training for law enforcement, analysts, and prosecutors; enhance secure data storage capacity and mobile field operations; and strengthen operational response to artificial intelligence generated child sexual abuse material and evolving technology-based threats.