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 County of Bucks $600,000 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 Bucks County, Pennsylvania through training, coordination, and victim services.

The County will deliver OVW-sponsored training curricula to law enforcement officers, prosecutors, personnel from governmental agencies, nonprofit staff, and court officers to improve recognition and response to abuse of people age 50 and older. Training covers domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, and willful harm. The project includes development and review of policies and protocols for identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating cases of abuse in later life.

Performance occurs in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The award period runs through July 31, 2030. The County of Bucks, operating through its Office of the Controller, will work with project partners to coordinate community responses and deliver services to victims.

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 bucks county, pennsylvania, 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.