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,…

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by 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) will support St. Louis County, Missouri in implementing a comprehensive initiative to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals. The award will fund training for law enforcement, medical professionals, first responders, and court personnel on addressing cybercrimes, as well as the dissemination of public educational materials. It will also enable the hiring of additional forensic investigation personnel and the provision of language interpretation services. The project aims to advance equity by supporting members of the deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing communities. The grant has a 36-month performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

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 ST. Louis county, missouri will implement purpose areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 to provide trainings in partnership with crisis aid international (CAI) to law enforcement, medical professionals, first responders, and court personnel in ST. Louis county. ST. Louis county, in coordination with CAI, will: 1) implement community-based educational sessions for law enforcement, court personnel, and first responders; 2) disseminate printed informational materials to the public; 3) train personnel in conversational spanish; and 4) provide overtime pay to increase forensic investigation personnel capacity. The project will also address the OVW priority area to advance equity by supporting members of the d/deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing communities. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months.