United States: Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program

Deadline: 8-Jul-25

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has launched the Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program.

The Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program (Abuse in Later Life Program) supports 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 (hereinafter “older victims”)

Priorities

• Applications that fare well in merit review and substantively address one or more of the priorities listed below, to the extent consistent with the program’s authorizing statute, may receive priority consideration for funding:
  • Measures to combat human trafficking and transnational crime, particularly crimes linked to illegal immigration and cartel operations, that support safety and justice for trafficking victims who have also suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and/or stalking; and
  • Projects to provide victim services, especially housing, and improve law enforcement response in rural and remote areas, Tribal nations, and small towns that often lack resources to effectively combat domestic violence and sexual assault.

Permissible Purpose Areas 

• Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12421(1)(B), program funds may be used to:
  • 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
  • Conduct outreach activities and awareness campaigns to ensure that victims of abuse in later life receive appropriate assistance.

Funding Information

• Expected Total Amount of Funding $13,000,000
• Expected Award Amount(s) $450,000 to $750,000

Duration

• Expected Award Period(s): The award period is 48 months for new grantees and 36 months for continuation grantees.

Eligibility Criteria

• Entities that are eligible to apply are:
  • States and Territories 
    • State governments, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Units of Local Government 
    • Any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State (or territory)
  • Indian Tribal Governments 
    • The governing body of an Indian Tribe; or
      • A Tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native Village or regional or village corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
  • Tribal Organizations 
    • The governing body of any Indian Tribe;
    • Any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body of a Tribe or Tribes to be served, or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities; or
    • Any Tribal nonprofit organization.
  • Population Specific Organizations
    • A nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that primarily serves members of a specific underserved population and has demonstrated experience and expertise providing targeted services to members of that specific underserved population.
  • Victim Service Providers
    • A nonprofit, nongovernmental or Tribal organization or rape crisis center, including a state or Tribal coalition, that assists or advocates for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, including domestic violence shelters, faith-based organizations, and other organizations, with a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
    • State, Tribal, or Territorial Coalitions
    • Faith-Based Organizations

For more information, visit Grants.gov.