Funding opportunity in elder abuse.
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From: Haldane, Sandra
Sent: Tue 9/13/2005 9:41 AM
To: Finke, Bruce
Subject: FW: [ELDERABUSE] OVW: Training Grants Program
Bruce, you may want to send this out to all your constituents if you hadn't already seen. sandy
Sandra L. Haldane, BSN, RN
Principal Nurse Consultant
Indian Health Service
801 Thompson Ave. STE 300
Rockville, MD 20852
301-443-1840
Fax 301-594-6135
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Jennifer Klocinski, MA
Aging Services Program Specialist
Office of Community Based Services
Center for Wellness and Community Based Services
Administration on Aging
Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC 20201
Tel: 202.357.0146 Fax: 202.357.3549
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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From: sharing information and best practices re: elder abuse
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Green, Janice
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 8:26 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [ELDERABUSE] OVW: Training Grants Program
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has made changes to the Training
Grants Program. The following information regarding the FY 2006 solicitation
is being released at this time because we will be looking for communities
that are interested in developing meaningful collaborations and making a
commitment to provide training to criminal justice professionals at all
levels (law enforcement, prosecutors, and court personnel) in their
community. We want to give advance notice so people can begin thinking
about this project and start building the necessary relationships before the
solicitation is released.
TRAINING GRANTS TO STOP ABUSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST OLDER INDIVIDUALS
OR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) administers the Training Grants
to Stop Abuse and Sexual Assault Against Older Individuals or Individuals
with Disabilities Discretionary Grant Program (Training Grants Program).
This discretionary grant program was created by the Violence Against Women
Act of 2000 to increase and strengthen training for law enforcement,
prosecutors, and the judiciary in recognizing, investigating, and
prosecuting instances of abuse, neglect, exploitation, domestic violence,
and sexual assault against older individuals and individuals with
disabilities. OVW will release a solicitation for the Training Grants
Program in January 2006. (Funding to support the Training Grants Program in
Fiscal Year 2006 is contingent upon Congressional appropriation of funds.
Therefore, awards under this program are subject to Congressional
appropriation.)
ELIGIBILITY
The following entities are eligible to apply to this grant program:
States;
Tribes;
Units of local government;
Nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based
organizations; State or local government agencies (e.g., prosecutors=
offices, sheriffs= offices, courts); Private, nonprofit victim advocacy
organizations; Public or private nonprofit service organizations for older
individuals or for individuals with disabilities; National criminal justice
constituency organizations; or Judicial organizations.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Applicants for funding will be required to enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding to establish and/or strengthen a true and meaningful
collaborative relationship with at least four types of
organizations/agencies as project partners: a) law enforcement, b)
prosecutor's office, c) a nonprofit, nongovernmental domestic violence
victim services program or nonprofit, nongovernmental sexual assault victim
services program, and d) a nonprofit program or government agency that
serves older individuals). Each partner will send one representative to a
train -the -trainer national conference to become certified as a trainer for
the project and work as part of a multi-disciplinary training team.
Grantees will encourage judges in their jurisdiction to attend a national
judicial training on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and fully
participate in evaluation of the program. Grantees will also be required to
provide letters of commitment from the specific law enforcement agency(ies),
prosecutor's office(s) and/or Federal, State, tribal and local court(s)
whose officers and/or staff would be trained stating they will send
appropriate personnel to receive training.
OVW recognizes that it may take time to establish partnerships that will be
fully committed to this project as required by the solicitation. OVW is
hopeful that the early announcement of this upcoming funding opportunity
will allow time to establish the necessary collaborations between criminal
justice organizations; domestic violence and sexual violence victim service
providers; nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations; and public or private
nonprofit service organizations for older individuals or for individuals
with disabilities.
The solicitation will include detailed information about specific
requirements and funding levels and will be available on the OVW website.
If you have any questions concerning the Training Grants Program, please
contact Janice Green at (202) 616-6728 or at [log in to unmask]
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