OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program Solicitation | O OVW 2021 40007

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program (often called the Abuse in Later Life Program) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12421 and is listed under CFDA 16.528. The central purpose of the program is to strengthen how communities prevent, identify, respond to, and ultimately reduce abuse against people age 50 and older. The solicitation emphasizes a comprehensive, coordinated approach that recognizes the unique safety, health, financial, and service needs that can arise for older victims and the distinct barriers they may face when seeking help.

This program is designed to address multiple, overlapping forms of harm affecting older victims, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, and exploitation. Rather than focusing on a single issue, the solicitation supports work that improves both training and direct services so that systems and providers can respond more effectively. In practice, that often means building stronger collaboration among victim service providers, social service and aging networks, legal services, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, healthcare providers, and other community partners who may be the first to see warning signs or receive disclosures. The goal is to make responses more victim-centered, trauma-informed, accessible, and appropriate for older adults.

Funding is offered through a cooperative agreement, which generally means OVW expects to have substantial involvement in the award, such as providing ongoing guidance, technical assistance expectations, and participation in grant management and performance measurement activities. The activity area is categorized under Law, Justice and Legal Services, aligning with the program's emphasis on coordinated community responses and system improvements that support safety and justice outcomes for older victims.

Eligible applicants are broad and include state, county, and city or township governments; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations (including those that are not federally recognized tribal governments); and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The solicitation also notes that additional eligibility clarification may apply under an "Additional Information on Eligibility" section, meaning applicants typically need to verify any special conditions or definitions OVW sets for this particular competition.

For this 2021 solicitation, the opportunity number is O-OVW-2021-40007. It was posted with a creation date of January 15, 2021, and the original application deadline was March 18, 2021. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed is $400,000, and OVW anticipated making approximately nine awards. These figures suggest a competitive national program aimed at supporting a limited number of robust projects that can demonstrate strong partnerships, clear implementation plans, and measurable outcomes.

Finally, OVW points applicants to additional context and expectations through its grant program webpages and the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). That is a signal that applicants are expected to track and report progress using OVW performance measures and to connect proposed activities to OVW's broader goals. The solicitation also references OVW's 2018 Biennial Report to Congress for examples of effective approaches supported under VAWA programs, which applicants can use to understand what OVW has considered successful and to shape proposals around proven strategies and measurable impact.

• The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.528.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 15, 2021.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 18, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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