Deadline: 18/06/24
Applications are now open for the 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, abandonment, economic abuse, or willful harm committed against victims who are 50 years of age or older.
Mandatory Purpose Areas
- Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12421(1)(A), funds under this program must be used to:
- Provide training programs to assist law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of States or units of local government, population specific organizations, victim service providers, victim advocates, or relevant officers in Federal, tribal, State, territorial, and local courts in recognizing and addressing instances of abuse in later life.
- Provide or enhance services for victims of abuse in later life.
- Establish or support multidisciplinary collaborative community responses to victims of abuse in later life.
- Conduct cross-training for law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of States or units of local government, attorneys, health care providers, population specific organizations, faith-based leaders, victim advocates, victim service providers, courts, and first responders to better serve older victims.
Permissible Purpose Areas
- Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12421(1)(B), Abuse in Later Life Program funds may be used for the following purposes:
- Provide training programs to assist attorneys, health care providers, faith-based leaders, community-based organizations, or other professionals who may identify or respond to abuse in later life; or 2.
- Conduct outreach activities and awareness campaigns to ensure that victims of abuse in later life receive appropriate assistance.
OVW Priority Areas
- In FY 2024, OVW has four programmatic priorities. The priority identified below is applicable to this program. Applicants are strongly encouraged, but not required, to address this priority area. Applicants that state that they are addressing this priority area and meet the criteria for the priority area will be given special consideration.
- Advance equity and tribal sovereignty as essential components of ending sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by improving outreach, services, civil and criminal justice responses, prevention, and support for survivors from historically marginalized and underserved communities, particularly those facing disproportionate rates or impacts of violence and multiple barriers to services, justice, and safety.
- Applicants interested in addressing this priority area may apply for up to an additional $50,000 to fund project activities aimed at improving support for survivors from historically marginalized and underserved communities.
- Advance equity and tribal sovereignty as essential components of ending sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by improving outreach, services, civil and criminal justice responses, prevention, and support for survivors from historically marginalized and underserved communities, particularly those facing disproportionate rates or impacts of violence and multiple barriers to services, justice, and safety.
Funding Information
- This program typically makes awards in the range of $400,000 to $750,000. OVW estimates that it will make up to 25 awards for an estimated $13,000,000.
- Funding levels under this program for FY 2024 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 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.
- Note: Applicants seeking to address the OVW priority area to improve support for survivors from underserved communities (as described above) may request up to an additional $50,000 in the total proposed budget.
Out-of-Scope Activities
- The activities listed below are out of the program scope and will not be funded under this program. See also the list of unallowable costs in the Funding Restrictions section of this solicitation.
- Research projects. Funds under this program may not be used to conduct research, defined by 28 C.F.R. § 46.102(d) as a systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. Surveys and focus groups, depending on their design and purpose, may constitute research and therefore be out-of-scope.
- Supporting criminal justice/investigative positions. Personnel costs for criminal justice/ investigative professionals are permitted only to cover time spent conducting or attending training required by this program. Funds may not be used to compensate personnel for the performance of criminal justice/investigative duties.
- Curriculum development. OVW has worked closely with national technical assistance providers with relevant expertise in abuse in later life, violence against women, and curriculum development to create training materials for use by grantees. As a result, curriculum development activities proposed by applicants will be considered out of scope.
- Criminal representation of victims. Criminal representation of victims charged with a crime, except for representation in post-conviction relief proceedings where the victim’s conviction related to or arose from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
- States;
- Units of local government;
- Tribal governments or tribal organizations;
- Population specific organizations;
- Victim service providers; and
- State, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.