Deadline: 28 June 2017
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for its Field-Generated Innovations in Addressing Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation program with aim is to enhance the provision of services and support to crime victims and ensure that victims are afforded the rights, services, and responses they are due. Innovation projects should focus on improving the capacity of the crime victims’ field to provide trauma-informed, culturally competent, comprehensive services to victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation.
Awards and Priorities
OVC expects to make a total of $3,250,000 available under this solicitation. The number of awards in each purpose area will depend upon the quality of applications received. The breakdown in anticipated award information is listed below:
- Combating Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation Through Technology – At least two awards ranging from $350,000—$500,000 for 24 months, with period of performance expected to begin on October 1, 2017.
- Increasing Justice for Older Americans – At least two awards ranging from $350,000—$500,000 for 12 months, with period of performance expected to begin on October 1, 2017.
- Focusing on Victims by Identifying and Remedying Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation – At least two awards ranging from $200,000—$500,000 for 12 months, with period of performance to begin on October 1, 2017.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are limited to private nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations); for-profit organizations; colleges or universities (including tribal institutions of higher education); and public agencies, tribal governments, or tribal organizations that can demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the needs of victims of elder abuse (with particular emphasis on elder abuse victims of financial exploitation) and the capacity to partner with other organizations and key stakeholders to address the unique needs of this underserved population.
- Applicants must have the staff resources and capability to develop or enhance a model for delivery of these services.
- A private nonprofit organization does not need to have 501(c)(3) status to apply for grant funding under this solicitation.
- For-profit organizations (and other recipients) must forgo any profit or management fee.
- OVC welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (“subgrantees”).
- The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire project.
- Under this solicitation, only one application by any particular applicant entity will be considered. An entity may, however, be proposed as a subrecipient (“subgrantee”) in more than one application.
- OVC may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2017 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.