The local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes program (cybercrimes enforcement program) supports efforts by states, indian tribes, and units of local government to prevent,…

The Nevada Office of the Attorney General received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes Program (CFDA 16.060). The 36-month award, effective October 1, 2024, will support efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals in Nevada. Key activities include: 1) providing training for state, tribal, and local law enforcement on assisting cybercrime victims; 2) collaborating with the FBI Cyber Task Force, Las Vegas Metro Police, and local victim service providers on a coordinated community response; 3) developing and conducting cybercrime training for tribal law enforcement and prevention presentations in marginalized communities; 4) funding overtime for detectives to attend training and investigate technology-based crimes; and 5) purchasing cryptocurrency software and tracking tools to assist investigations. The award will also support victim services delivered by SafeNest and WAKEN.

The local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes program (cybercrimes enforcement program) supports efforts by states, indian tribes, and units of local government to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals. Cybercrimes against individuals are defined as criminal offenses that involve the use of a computer to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear to, or intimidate an individual, or without consent distribute intimate images of an adult, except that use of a computer need not be an element of the offense. (see 34 U.S.C. 30107(a)(2)). The term computer includes a computer network and an interactive electronic device. Cybercrimes against individuals do not include the use of a computer to cause harm to a commercial entity, government agency or nonnatural person. With this initial cybercrime enforcement grant award, the nevada office of the attorney general will implement purpose area 1 to provide training for state, tribal, and local law enforcement personnel to assist cybercrime victim services in northern nevada. The MOU partners on this project include the LAS vegas metropolitan police department and safenest and waken, which are the victim service providers. This project will also: 1) collaborate with the federal bureau of investigation cyber task force, LAS vegas metro police department digital investigations bureau, and local victim service providers to participate in a coordinated community response (CCR) to expand cybercrimes law enforcement knowledge and investigation; 2) develop and conduct routine training for tribal law enforcement organizations, in addition to crime prevention presentations to be conducted on tribal lands and in other marginalized communities; 3) support overtime funds for detectives to attend training and investigate technology-based crimes; 4) purchase cryptocurrency software and tracking tools to assist with investigation; and 5) support safenest and awakento provide critical victim services. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months.