U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $455,239 to Maine State Police as part of its Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program. The funding is being distributed to Maine through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Senators Snowe and Collins worked with a bipartisan group of senators to craft the legislation that became law in February.
"These Department of Justice funds will help our state law enforcement agencies address Internet child exploitation," Senators Snowe and Collins said. "It is critical that Maine's law enforcement entities receive the funding necessary to keep our state safe and secure, and we are pleased to see such federal support for their efforts."
As a component of the Office of Justice Programs, the ICAC Task Force works with a national network of law enforcement and prosecutors to prevent and investigate Internet crimes against children.