Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions 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.

Who Can Apply

• 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.

Who Benefits

• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Native American Organizations
• State
• Local
• Senior Citizen (60+)
• Public nonprofit institution/organization
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

Alice.Kelsey@acl.hhs.gov
202-795-7342