OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Training and Technical Assistance - Internet Crimes Against Children Program Support | O OJJDP 2022 171444

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The OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Training and Technical Assistance - Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Program Support opportunity is a discretionary federal funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the recipient can expect substantial involvement from the federal agency in carrying out the work, such as coordination on deliverables, ongoing collaboration, and closer federal oversight than a typical grant. The activity focus falls under law, justice, and legal services, and it is tied to CFDA number 16.543, which is associated with OJJDP programs and related public safety and youth protection efforts.

This particular solicitation was not broadly open-ended; it was labeled "Invited to Apply," indicating that OJJDP intended it for a specific entity or a very limited set of applicants rather than the general public. That approach is commonly used when an agency has a defined need for continuity of service, specialized expertise, or an established capacity that must be maintained without interruption. The eligibility field is listed as "Others," with clarification deferred to an additional eligibility section and, more importantly here, the official OJP Invitation Letter. In practice, for invited solicitations, the invitation letter typically provides the program-specific scope, the intended applicant, and any tailored requirements that differ from standard competitive solicitations.

The purpose of the award, as indicated by the title, is to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) in support of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Program. The ICAC Program is a national network and strategy designed to help state and local law enforcement respond to technology-facilitated crimes against children, including online child sexual exploitation and the production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse material. Training and technical assistance support in this context commonly includes developing and delivering specialized training curricula, supporting investigative and prosecutorial best practices, strengthening digital evidence handling and forensic workflows, improving victim-centered approaches, and helping ICAC task forces and partners adopt consistent standards and effective operational protocols. While the public summary for this posting points applicants to the invitation letter for precise details, the overall framing clearly signals that the funded work is meant to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of the ICAC field through structured assistance rather than direct casework funding.

Funding details indicate an award ceiling of $1,850,000 and an expectation of a single award (Expected Awards: 1). That combination reinforces the likelihood of a designated or narrowly defined recipient providing nationwide or multi-jurisdictional support services rather than many smaller awards distributed across multiple sites. The solicitation was created on September 15, 2022, with an original closing date of September 22, 2022, a very short application window that is typical for invited-to-apply opportunities where the applicant has already been identified and may have been engaged in pre-solicitation planning or is continuing an existing line of work under OJJDP direction.

The statutory authority cited is the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law 117-103, 136 Stat. 49, 129. In grant summaries, this reference indicates that Congress provided appropriated funds and authority for DOJ to operate and fund the relevant program activities during the fiscal year. The announcement also explicitly directs readers to the OJP Invitation Letter for program-specific information, meaning the most important operational details (such as the precise tasks to be performed, required deliverables, performance measures, reporting expectations, and any special conditions) are contained in that letter rather than in the brief public synopsis.

In short, this opportunity represents a single, cooperative-agreement award from OJJDP in FY 2022 to deliver training and technical assistance supporting the ICAC Program, backed by FY 2022 DOJ appropriations authority, with a funding cap of $1.85 million and a short, invitation-based application period.

• The Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Training and Technical Assistance - Internet Crimes Against Children Program Support" 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 Sep 15, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 22, 2022. (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 $1,850,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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