The training and services to end abuse in later life (abuse in later life) program funds training for criminal justice professionals to improve investigation and prosecution of crimes involving…

The Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island $443,233 on August 1, 2026, under the Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life program (CFDA 16.528) to address abuse in later life in the Aleut community on Saint Paul Island, Alaska.

The recipient will develop and deliver training curricula for criminal justice professionals, including law enforcement officers, prosecutors, court personnel, and nonprofit staff, to improve investigation, prosecution, and adjudication of crimes involving abuse of people age 50 and older. The project encompasses development and review of policies and protocols for identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating cases of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, and willful harm. The award also funds coordinated community responses and victim services delivered in partnership with project partners within the Saint Paul Island community.

The period of performance runs through July 31, 2030, with work performed at Saint Paul, Alaska. As a federally recognized Alaska Native tribal government, the Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island qualifies as an eligible applicant under the program's multidisciplinary partnership requirement.

The training and services to end abuse in later life (abuse in later life) program funds training for criminal justice professionals to improve investigation and prosecution of crimes involving abuse of people age 50+, training for professionals who work with older victims, coordinated community responses, and services for victims. The recipient will work with its project partners to address abuse in later life in the aleut community of saint paul island, alaska, through training, collaboration, and services. The OVW-sponsored training curricula aid law enforcement officers, prosecutors, other personnel from governmental agencies, staff of nonprofit organizations, and officers of federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local courts in recognizing and addressing abuse in later life, serving victims of such crimes, and working together to make their communities safer for older adults. The project will also involve development and review of policies and protocols for identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating cases of abuse in later life, including domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, or willful harm committed against victims who are 50 years of age or older.