Federal Grant Award Summary

County of Delaware received a $700,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes Program (CFDA 16.060), effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029. The award supports the Delaware County District Attorney's (DAS) office in expanding its capacity to investigate and prosecute technology-facilitated domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. Key deliverables include increasing the knowledge and skills of investigators and prosecutors to identify and prosecute technology-facilitated abuse in the context of intimate partner and sexual violence, and strengthening cross-agency coordination to ensure trauma-informed investigations and prosecutions.

The funded initiative addresses cybercrimes against individuals, defined as criminal offenses involving computer use to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear, or intimidate an individual, or to distribute intimate images of an adult without consent. Through this three-year project, Delaware County will enhance its capacity to address the growing intersection of technology-facilitated abuse and violent crime, with emphasis on coordinated, victim-centered prosecution strategies across multiple criminal justice agencies.