STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: December 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Dallas Police Department
EXECUTIVE: Dominique Artis
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) application for and acceptance of supplemental funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the 2024-2025 Internet Crimes Against Children Grant (Grant No. 15PJDP-22-GK-04883-MECP, Assistance Listing No. 16.543) in the amount of $925,369.00 for response to the sexual abuse and exploitation of children facilitated by the use of computer technology related to the investigation of the internet-facilitated child exploitation for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; (2) increase of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $925,369.00, from $1,644,824.00 to $2,570,193.00 in the DOJ-Internet Crimes Against Children 22-23 Grant Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $925,369.00 in the DOJ-Internet Crimes Against Children 22-23 Grant Fund; and (4) execution of the grant agreement with the DOJ and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $925,369.00 from $1,644,824.00 to $2,570,193.00 - Financing: DOJ-Internet Crimes Against Children 22-23 Grant Fund
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BACKGROUND
The Dallas Police Department has received the 2024-25 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Grant award for the period October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. The grant will fund the Dallas Crimes Against Children Task Force to reduce crime related to the internet sexual exploitation of children. The ICAC Grant allows the Dallas Police Department to support internet crime operations through designated satellite law enforcement agencies that assist the Dallas Police Department in its efforts to combat internet crimes against children.
This grant will provide for the District Attorney's Offices in Dallas...
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