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 $447,792 to Crisis Control Center, Inc. on August 1, 2026, under the Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life program (CFDA 16.528).

Crisis Control Center will deliver training for criminal justice professionals and community workers on investigation and prosecution of crimes against people age 50 and older, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, and willful harm. The organization will facilitate coordinated community responses and victim services addressing abuse in later life across Bryant County, Oklahoma. The project includes development and review of policies and protocols for identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating abuse cases involving older adults.

The award period runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029, with performance based in Durant, Oklahoma. Crisis Control Center operates as a domestic shelter and nonprofit organization providing victim advocacy, crisis intervention, safety planning, court accompaniment, emergency shelter, counseling, and transportation services across rural counties in southern Oklahoma. The recipient works within a multidisciplinary partnership to address the needs of older abuse victims in the region.

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 bryant county, oklahoma, 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.