Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

The County of Fresno Sheriff's Department received a $477,566 Cooperative Agreement awarded October 1, 2025, through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543). The award supports the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which operates across a nine-county region in Central California. Through this one-year funding period ending September 30, 2026, the task force will enhance its investigative capabilities and forensic resources to address technology-facilitated crimes against children, including investigations involving computers, smartphones, and digital platforms where child sexual exploitation occurs.

The funded activities encompass expanded forensic examination capacity to manage increased cybertips and online exploitation cases, educational outreach programs for law enforcement officers, teachers, parents, and children, and provision of forensic support services to law enforcement agencies throughout Central California. The award also supports case prosecution at local, state, and federal levels and enables the task force's participation in nationally coordinated investigations of Internet-facilitated child exploitation. These services directly align with the Missing Children's Assistance program's goal of supporting investigation and prevention efforts for missing and exploited children, particularly victims of online sexual exploitation.