Elder Justice Innovation Grants FY2027
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-EJIG-0013
- Agency
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Administration for Community Living
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- $250,000 to $500,000
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Points of contact
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- Kari Benson aoa.oaa@acl.hhs.gov (202) 401-4634
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living is soliciting cooperative agreement applications for the Elder Justice Innovation Grants FY2027 program to support development and advancement of new and emerging approaches to elder justice issues, with an application due date to be announced. Foreign entities are ineligible; applicants unrestricted among domestic public or private nonprofit entities, state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education.
Funded projects must contribute to elder abuse prevention and intervention by developing widely disseminated or replicable materials and programs or by establishing and contributing to the evidence base of knowledge. The program funds primary, secondary, and tertiary elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation activities, interventions, and programs.
Cooperative agreements will be awarded competitively for up to a three-year period, depending on funding availability. Merit review emphasizes documented need, expected reach and outcomes and impact, organizational capacity, coordination and partnerships, and a strong basis in evidence or theory. Grant extensions are available upon request from the project officer.
Assistance Listing 93.747, Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program, has distributed $768.5 million across 287 awards since 2012. Recent cooperative agreement awards include $1.49 million to Stanislaus County for adult protective services community transitions. Nonfederal entities expending $750,000 or more in federal awards annually must undergo single or program-specific audit. Records must be maintained for three years after submission of the final financial report.
Forecast synopsis
The purpose of the EJIG program is to support the development and advancement of new and emerging approaches to issues related to elder justice. Funded projects will contribute to the improvement of the field of elder abuse prevention and intervention by developing materials, programs, etc. that can be widely disseminated and/or replicated, or by establishing and/or contributing to the evidence-base of knowledge.
Eligibility
Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.
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