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 Kendall County, Texas $700,000 under the Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes Program (CFDA 16.060) on May 1, 2026, for specialized training of investigators and prosecutors in cybercrime investigation and prosecution, expansion of digital evidence handling and forensic analysis capabilities, enhanced victim advocacy services, and development of response protocols for cyber-related offenses. The award covers the period of performance through April 30, 2029, with place of performance in Boerne, Texas. The program supports state, tribal, and local law enforcement efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals, defined 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. Kendall County functions as a direct grant recipient from the Department of Justice and also receives funding as a sub-recipient on twenty additional federal awards, with 87 percent of its recent federal funding flowing through pass-through arrangements from Texas state entities and federal agencies.

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, investigate, 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. The project will support the following activities: 1) specialized training for investigators and prosecutors;2) expansion of digital evidence handling capabilities;3) enhanced victim advocacy; and 4) development of response protocols for cyber-related offenses.