Deadline: 21 February 2017
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), a component of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking applications for its Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program to provide or enhance training and services to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, involving victims who are 50 years of age or older.
Mandatory Purpose Areas
- 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.
Permissible Purpose Areas
- providing training programs to assist attorneys, health care providers, faith-based leaders, or other community-based organizations in recognizing and addressing instances of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect;
- conducting outreach activities and awareness campaigns to ensure that victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect, receive appropriate assistance.
Priority Areas
Underserved Populations: OVW recognizes that older victims from underserved populations frequently confront unique challenges when seeking assistance. As such, OVW is encouraging applicants to submit proposals that meaningfully increase access to OVW programming for specific underserved populations, based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or disability. Additionally, the Abuse in Later Life (ALL) statute also requires that priority be given to proposals providing services to culturally specific and underserved populations.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $400,000
Eligibility Criteria
- 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.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
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