The dallas police department has been a member of the federally sponsored internet crimes against children (icac) task force since 1998

The Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded the City of Dallas a $848,825 cooperative agreement on October 1, 2025, under the Missing Children's Assistance program (CFDA 16.543) to support the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

The Dallas Police Department, which has led Northern Texas investigations of technology-based offenses against children since 1998, will continue investigating cybercrime targeting children, managing cybertips and referrals from the North Texas Task Force, building investigative and prosecutorial capacity within affiliate agencies, and promoting internet safety awareness. The Department will renew memorandums of understanding with formal ICAC affiliates in Northern Texas, providing financial support for their operations and working cooperatively to enhance child safety across Texas. Performance will be measured through monthly and semi-annual reports and other metrics required by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Dallas, Texas.

The City of Dallas passed through funding to the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center as a sub-recipient on February 11, 2026, to conduct investigation, prosecution, education, and counseling activities related to the Dallas ICAC Task Force response to internet-related sexual exploitation of children. The sub-award involves executive cooperative working agreements with various police departments, district attorney offices, sheriff offices, and the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center across the region.

As such, IT has been the lead agency in northern texas for investigating technology-based offenses committed against children. This project will allow the dallas police department to continue its efforts to respond effectively to such crimes, to build investigative and prosecutorial capacity within other agencies, and to promote internet safety awareness for children. Management and investigation of cybertips and other referrals made to the north texas task force each year will be the highest priority. To promote enhanced investigative and prosecutorial efforts outside dallas, they will renew memorandums of understanding (mous) with their formal affiliates in northern texas. Through these mous, they will support the operations of the affiliates financially and will work cooperatively with them to enhance the safety of children in texas. Progress will be measured through monthly and semi-annual reports and other performance objectives as required by the office of justice programs, office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention.