Deadline: 6-May-22
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is soliciting applications for the Elder Justice Innovation Grants (EJIG) Program to support the development and advancement of new and emerging issues related to elder justice.
The Elder Justice Innovation Grants program is intended to support foundational work to create credible innovations, with benchmarks for adult maltreatment prevention, and for program development and evaluation.
Funded projects will contribute to the improvement of the field of adult maltreatment prevention and intervention at large by undertaking initiatives such as developing programs, interventions, materials, etc., or by establishing and/or contributing to the evidencebase of knowledge.
Objectives
ACL is interested in supporting projects aimed at addressing the following objectives:
- Identify, assess, and understand the connections/relationships between APS and community-based programs, and
- Identify, assess, and understand how the transition of APS clients to community based programs can remediate and prevent future abuse.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $6,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Per Budget Period
- Award Floor: $300,000 Per Budget Period
- Length of Project Period: 24-month project period with two 12-month budget periods
Eligibility Criteria
- Domestic public or private non-profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education.
- Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Individuals are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335067