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 Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes Of Alaska on July 1, 2026, under the Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes program (CFDA 16.060).

The recipient will enhance training on technology-facilitated abuse in the context of intimate partner violence for law enforcement, local prosecution, and multidisciplinary team partners, and enhance existing communication technology to better support law enforcement operations and cybercrime investigations. The award supports cybercrimes 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.

Performance runs through June 30, 2029, with work performed in Juneau, Alaska. Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes Of Alaska is a federally recognized tribal government representing approximately 34,000 tribal citizens across Southeast Alaska. The assistance type is Project Grant.

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. This project will support the following activities: 1) enhance training on technology-facilitated abuse in the context of intimate partner violence for law enforcement, local prosecution and multidisciplinary team partners; and 2) enhance existing communication technology to better support law enforcement operations and cybercrime investigations.