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 Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $700,000 to the City of Buckeye on May 1, 2026, under the Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes Program (CFDA 16.060) to fund cybercrime prevention, investigation, and prosecution activities through April 30, 2029.

The award funds three distinct activities. First, it supports a forensic analyst position to monitor, analyze, and report digital forensic evidence for prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of cybercrimes against individuals. Second, it provides training for up to six personnel on digital forensics systems, sexual assault investigations, and digital footprint concepts. Third, it supports the purchase of equipment to assist with investigation and prosecution of cybercrimes.

Performance occurs in Buckeye, Arizona. The program defines cybercrimes against individuals as criminal offenses involving 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—with the exception that use of a computer need not be an element of the offense. The term computer includes a computer network and an interactive electronic device. Cybercrimes against individuals do not include use of a computer to cause harm to a commercial entity, government agency, or nonnatural person.

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, investigateand 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. The project will support the following activities: 1) funding a forensic analyst position to monitor, analyze, and report digital forensic evidence for the purpose of prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of cybercrimes; 2) providing training for up to six people on digital forensics systems, sexual assault investigations, and the concept of a digital footprint; and 3) purchasing equipment to assist with investigation and prosecution of cybercrimes.