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 Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Department of Justice Wisconsin $1 million 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 provide training and victim services addressing abuse of people age 50 and older across Wisconsin.

The award funds continuation and geographic expansion of a coordinated community response originally established under an initial grant. Work includes providing and receiving training on topics related to recognizing, addressing, investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating cases involving abuse in later life. Training participants include criminal justice professionals, victim services providers, healthcare personnel, faith leaders, and others. The recipient will also provide direct services to victims of abuse in later life. The project expands to include Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha Counties in Wisconsin, with place of performance in Madison, Wisconsin. The period of performance runs through July 31, 2030.

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. With this continuation funding, the recipient and its project partners will maintain the coordinated community response established under the initial grant but expand the project to include milwaukee, racine, and kenosha counties in wisconsin. The grant-funded work will include: a) providing and receiving training on topics related to recognizing, addressing, investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating cases involving abuse in later life, with training participants being criminal justice professionals, victim services providers, healthcare personnel, faith leaders, and others; and b) providing services to victims of abuse in later life.