OJJDP FY25 Internet Crimes Against Children Data System Enhancements | O OJJDP 2025 172453

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The OJJDP FY25 Internet Crimes Against Children Data System Enhancements opportunity is a discretionary federal grant (issued as a cooperative agreement) aimed at keeping the Internet Crimes Against Children Data System (IDS) running smoothly and upgrading it to better support child exploitation investigations. IDS is used by credentialed law enforcement investigators to quickly and securely access information connected to the online sexual exploitation of children, and this award is designed to strengthen that capability across the ICAC network and its federal partners.

The work funded under this notice focuses on practical, investigation-driven improvements to the system rather than starting a brand-new platform. The planned enhancements center on reducing investigator workload, improving deconfliction, and cutting down on duplicate casework through better deduplication. In practice, that means making it easier for agencies to determine whether leads, subjects, devices, accounts, or investigative threads overlap across jurisdictions, helping teams avoid reworking the same information and instead coordinate efforts when multiple agencies are touching the same activity. Another major priority is improving CyberTip management, referring to how CyberTipline reports are handled, organized, tracked, and worked within the system so leads can move more efficiently from intake to investigative action.

In addition to the technical maintenance and feature enhancements, the award also supports training and technical assistance for ICAC task forces and their federal law enforcement partners. The intent is to ensure users not only have upgraded tools, but also know how to use the IDS capabilities correctly and consistently, which is often critical for secure information sharing, efficient workflows, and effective coordination across agencies.

Key administrative details are straightforward. The program is run by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) under CFDA 16.543, with one expected award and an award ceiling of $900,000. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means OJJDP expects to have substantial involvement in the project (for example, coordinating priorities, guiding deliverables, or working closely on implementation and oversight). The opportunity number is O-OJJDP-2025-172453, and the original application closing date is October 23, 2025, with the notice created on September 15, 2025.

Eligibility is broad and includes multiple levels of government and a range of organizational types: state, county, city or township, and special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and certain tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; and for-profit organizations other than small businesses, among others. While the description notes units of local government, the eligibility list indicates OJJDP is open to applications from many kinds of entities that can credibly maintain, enhance, and support a national-scale law enforcement information system tied to ICAC operations.

Overall, the grant is designed to make the IDS more effective as a shared investigative support system by streamlining work, reducing duplication across jurisdictions, improving coordination through deconfliction, and strengthening the way CyberTip information is managed, while also ensuring the ICAC community receives the training and technical support needed to put those improvements into everyday operational use.

• The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY25 Internet Crimes Against Children Data System Enhancements" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.543.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-09-15.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-10-23. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $900,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Others.

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