This $374,978 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention program (CFDA 16.752) will enable the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) to expand its Intellectual Property (IP) investigations through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Special Investigations Division and Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF).
Key objectives of the grant include: establishing operational procedures and enhancing data tracking mechanisms for IP crime investigations, arrests, and seizures; providing subject matter training for the OCTF and other law enforcement on IP crimes; and strengthening cooperative efforts with federal, state, and local agencies as well as private sector partners to investigate and prevent IP theft, counterfeit goods production, and other technology-enabled economic crimes. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.
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