Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 93.747 (USAspending.gov).
- Department Of Social Services California 2 awards $31,885,895
- Florida Department Of Children And Families 2 awards $25,531,110
- Dept Family & Protective Ser $16,739,634
- Children & Family Services, New York Office Of $14,256,688
- Pa Department Of Aging $10,309,494
- Illinois Department On Aging $8,646,741
- North Carolina Department Of Health & Human Services $7,623,518
- Michigan Department Of Health And Human Services $7,259,715
Program Objective
To develop, implement, and evaluate successful or promising interventions, practices, and programs to prevent elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including adult protective services programs. Through this program, ACL hopes to demonstrate how existing research can be used to craft new, useful programs to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and improve and enhance adult protective services programming.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Tribal
- Not-for-Profit Organization
- For-Profit Organization
Eligible entities for grants authorized under Section 411 of the Older Americans Act are: 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, are eligible. For grants authorized under Section 2042 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, state government entities are eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
Merit review of all applications and issuance of a Notice of Award to the grantee.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 60 to 90 days
Program details & compliance
Description
FY 2017: funded projects are contributing to the evidence-base on successful approaches to reduce and ameliorate the harm people experience as a result of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation, and to better understand what adult protective services practices produce the best outcomes.
FY 2018: demonstration funding to states to improve their adult protective services (APS) systems statewide, including APS practice; services for those experiencing abuse; and APS data collection, reporting, and infrastructure, and the technical ability to provide comprehensive case component data to ACL’s National Adult Maltreatment Reporting System (NAMRS).
FY 2019: projects targeted at developing benchmarks for elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation prevention, intervention, and remediation/amelioration, such as investigations on: risk and protective factors for being a victim or perpetrator of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation; impacts of elder abuse on health and long-term care systems; and on the costs of care associated with experiencing abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Mission Categories
Primary: Old Age Assistance
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
The use of these funds is to support primary, secondary, and/or tertiary elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation activities, interventions, and programs.
Required Documentation
The application must include a letter of commitment from identified partners, with specific details on how the partner will substantively contribute to the achievement of the project's goals and objectives. Letters of intent apply are requested.