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Federal grant programs / Department of Justice

Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life (16.528)

Also known as Abuse in Later Life

Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life (Assistance Listing 16.528) is run by the Offices, Boards and Divisions, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $11.2 million in 25 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $449,687 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $450,000. Half of the 25 awards fell between $400,000 and $660,443, and they ranged from $279,250 to $1.3 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To provide training, services, and collaboration to address the needs of victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligible applicants include States, tribal governments and tribal organizations, units of local government, population specific organizations, victim service providers, and state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions. The applicant must be part of a multidisciplinary partnership that includes a law enforcement agency, a prosecution office, a victim service provider, and a nonprofit program or government agency with experience assisting individuals 50m years of age or over.

What the money can and cannot pay for

(A) Mandatory activities An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use the funds received under the grant to— (i) provide training programs to assist law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of States or units of local government, population specific organizations, victim service providers, victim advocates, or relevant officers in Federal, tribal, State, territorial, and local courts in recognizing and addressing instances of abuse in later life; (ii) provide or enhance services for victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect; (iii) establish or support multidisciplinary collaborative community responses to victims of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect; and (iv) conduct cross-training for law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of States or units of local government, attorneys, health care providers, population specific organizations, faith-based leaders, victim advocates, victim service providers, courts, and first responders to better serve older victims.

Continue reading on SAM.gov

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Range: $300,000 - $500,00

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life (16.528) awarded $11.2 million across 25 grant awards, an average of $449,687 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Department of Justice WisconsinWisconsin1$1.3 million
Contra Costa, County ofCalifornia1$800,000
Retreat Inc.New York1$800,000
Arizona Department of Economic SecurityArizona1$800,000
Livesafe Resources, Inc.Georgia1$750,000
County of MacombMichigan1$750,000
Alexandra House IncMinnesota2$700,000
The Saint Elizabeth CommunityRhode Island1$660,443
Center for Excellence in Aging and Geriatric HealthVirginia1$595,501
Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc.Florida1$590,393
The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, IncMaryland1$528,260
Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc.Oklahoma1$450,000
Center for Domestic PeaceCalifornia1$450,000
County of BoulderColorado1$450,000
County of AlamanceNorth Carolina1$450,000
Cris Healthy AgingIllinois1$412,128
Center for Elder Law & Justice, Inc.New York1$400,000
San Diego, County ofCalifornia1$400,000
Hope Justice ProjectMaine1$400,000
St Croix CountyWisconsin1$400,000

Top states: Wisconsin ($1.6 million), California ($1.4 million), New York ($1.2 million), Arizona ($800,000), Georgia ($750,000), Michigan ($750,000), Minnesota ($700,000), Idaho ($691,785), Rhode Island ($660,443), Oklahoma ($644,188).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 54% of the money, state and local governments 44% and tribes 2.9%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits13$6.0 million54%
State and local governments10$4.9 million44%
Tribal governments and organizations2$325,7602.9%

By state

3 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Wisconsin, California and New York.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Wisconsin2$1.6 million
California3$1.4 million
New York2$1.2 million
Arizona1$800,000
Georgia1$750,000
Michigan1$750,000
Minnesota2$700,000
Idaho2$691,785
Rhode Island1$660,443
Oklahoma2$644,188
Maryland1$528,260
Colorado1$450,000
Maine1$400,000
Florida1$384,926
Illinois1$370,927
Virginia1$363,985
Nevada1$153,067
North Carolina1$131,557

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.