Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Homeland Security

CyberTipline (97.076)

Also known as ICE/HSI

CyberTipline (Assistance Listing 97.076) is run by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, part of the Department of Homeland Security. It awarded $1.5 million in 2 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $761,601 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

There were 2 awards in five years, from $608,202 to $915,000.

Key findings

What the program funds

This program’s objectives are to promote public awareness of the CyberTipline®, formerly known as the National Child Pornography Tip Line. The CyberTipline® is a registered trademark of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and is a law enforcement priority tool. This funding opportunity is intended to support promotional global activities to educate law enforcement, the public, electronic service providers (ESPs) and other entities, of the benefits of using the CyberTipline® to make reports of abduction, abuse, and sexual exploitation of children and to assist law enforcement globally in their investigations and recovery of those children.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Non-profits with 501©(3) IRS status, other than institution of higher education Non-profits without 501(3) IRS status, other than institution of higher education For-profit organizations other than small businesses Small Businesses

What the money can and cannot pay for

Civil Defense/Disaster Prevention and Relief/Emergency Preparedness The CyberTipline® award is designated for a non-profit with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status other than institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations and small businesses which meet Congress’s objectives and programmatic criteria for promoting the CyberTipline® for reporting the abduction, abuse, and sexual exploitation of children; and/or assisting law enforcement agencies in the investigation and recovery of those children. Refer to program guidance. Refer to program guidance.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Feb 15, 2026 to Apr 16, 2026

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Amount may vary.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, CyberTipline (97.076) awarded $1.5 million across 2 grant awards, an average of $761,601 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
The National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenVirginia2$1.5 million

Top states: Virginia ($1.5 million).

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits2$1.5 million100%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Virginia2$1.5 million

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.