The Office on Violence Against Women is seeking applications for Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program to support a comprehensive approach to addressing abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, and exploitation committed against victims who are 50 years of age or older (hereinafter “older victims”).
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $750,000
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
Purpose Areas
Funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes:
- Providing training programs to assist law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of states or units of local government, population-specific organizations, victim service providers, victim advocates, and relevant officers in federal, tribal, state, territorial, and local courts in recognizing and addressing instances of elder abuse.
- Providing or enhancing services for victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect.
- Establishing or supporting multidisciplinary collaborative community responses to victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking exploitation, and neglect.
- Conducting cross-training for law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of states or units of local government, attorneys, health care providers, population-specific organizations, faith-based advocates, victim service providers, and courts to better serve victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect.
Funding Information
This program typically makes awards in the range of $300,000 – $400,000. OVW estimates that it will make up to 9 awards for an estimated $4,300.000.
Funding levels under this program for FY 2022 are:
- $400,000 for projects with a service area population up to 400,000 for the entire 36 or 48 months.
- $600,000 for projects with a service area population 400,001 to 700,000 for the entire 36 or 48 months.
- $750,000 for projects with a service area population of 700,001 and above for the entire 36 or 48 months.
- $750,000 for statewide projects, regardless of service area population for the entire 36 or 48 months.
Grant Period
- The award period is 48 months for new applicants.
- The award period is 36 months for continuation applicants.
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments, County governments, 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, State governments, Other
- Eligible applicants are limited to States; units of local government; tribal governments or tribal organizations; population-specific organizations with demonstrated experience in assisting individuals over 50 years of age; victim service providers with demonstrated experience in addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.
- For the purposes of this grant program, a state is defined to include all states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.