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HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-EJIG-0047: Elder Justice Innovation Grants FY2021

Closed Closed May 24, 2021 Opportunity HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-EJIG-0047 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Elder Justice Innovation Grants FY2027 (HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-EJIG-0013). Status: Expected deadline May 17, 2027. It is in our archive of Administration for Community Living notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$350,000
• Total funding$5.9 million
• Expected awards16
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• State governments
• Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Option 1 is limited to the highest court of the State, including an office that conducts administrative and/or policy functions within the highest court of the State. The statutory authority for grants under this Program Announcement is contained in Sections 411 of the Older Americans Act, as amended, and Title XX of the Social Security Act, Subtitle B, the Elder Justice Act of 2009, Section 2042. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program awards averaged $1.5 million; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (93% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

The purpose of the EJIG program is to support the development and advancement of new and emerging issues related to elder justice. Funded projects will contribute to the improvement of the field of elder abuse prevention and intervention at large, such as by developing materials, programs, etc. that can be widely disseminated and/or replicated, or by establishing and/or contributing to the evidence-base of knowledge. For this opportunity, projects will target the following populations and goals: • assess the fairness, effectiveness, timeliness, safety, integrity, and accessibility of adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, and develop innovations to improve the experiences of individuals at risk of guardianship/conservatorship; and • assess and understand the various community services that produce better outcomes for persons transitioning from APS interventions which are emergent and short-term to the broader OAA and community-based programs that remediate and prevent recurrence of abuse over the longer term. Grantees for APS-OAA Transitions Demo/Option will be expected to carry out one or more of the following: • Document the array of human, social, and legal services that most efficiently and effectively restore elder individuals who have experienced abuse, neglect and financial exploitation; • Identify the differences in the package of services that best respond longitudinally to the needs of those of have experienced maltreatment; • Establish durable, sustainable, and effective systemic relationships that better address the needs of people in the short- and long-term who have experienced abuse, preserve their autonomy, and mitigate risks of recurrence. Grants for Improving Guardianship Demo/Option will be expected to carry out one or more of the following: • Develop systems to audit conservator and guardian accountings • Develop case management systems to track cases • Develop judicial training programs and curricula • Identify and understand how to avoid and/or mitigate abuse by conservators and guardians • Explore how judicial systems may coordinate with SSA and the VA to identify and remove abusive fiduciaries • Create an independent ombudsman program for wards to voice concerns and seek redress from abuse.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-EJIG-0013, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.