Opportunity Information: Apply for OVC 2019 15656
The OVC FY 2019 Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation grant opportunity is a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). It focuses on improving how communities identify, investigate, and respond to elder abuse and financial exploitation by strengthening coordinated, cross-disciplinary casework. The central idea is that older victims often face overlapping legal, medical, behavioral health, social service, and financial harms, and that a well-structured team approach can reduce gaps in response, improve outcomes, and avoid re-traumatizing victims through fragmented or repetitive processes.
Under this solicitation (Funding Opportunity Number OVC 2019 15656; CFDA 16.582), OVC plans to support up to 15 awards aimed at either creating new multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) or enhancing existing MDTs into "Enhanced MDTs" (E-MDTs). These teams can be based in rural, Tribal, local, or statewide settings, and the program also welcomes MDTs operating within a Family Justice Center model. The opportunity specifically encourages applicants to build in specialized expertise that is often critical in elder cases, including forensic accounting services to help uncover, document, and interpret complex financial exploitation, and gero-psychiatrists (or similarly specialized geriatric behavioral health clinicians) to consult on capacity, cognitive issues, trauma, and other age-related clinical considerations. Beyond those highlighted roles, applicants are encouraged to propose additional enhancements that make their teams more effective and better able to meet victim needs.
A major component of the overall initiative is not limited to local team funding. OVC also intends to separately fund the creation of a National MDT Training and Technical Assistance Institute. This national resource is meant to help MDTs across the country develop effective collaborative practices for elder abuse and financial exploitation cases, with an emphasis on practical guidance that improves case outcomes while minimizing additional trauma to older adults and helping restore their safety and security. In other words, the program is designed to both expand or strengthen on-the-ground E-MDT capacity and to build a national support structure so MDTs can learn, standardize effective approaches, and sustain high-quality multidisciplinary work.
Key administrative details include a posted date of June 7, 2019, with an original closing date of July 7, 2019. The award ceiling is listed as $3,000,000, and OVC anticipates a total of 16 awards (reflecting the combination of the E-MDT site awards and the separate national training and technical assistance institute award). The funding activity categories connected to the program include Income Security and Social Services as well as Law, Justice, and Legal Services, which fits the program's combined victim-services and justice-system focus. Eligibility is noted as "Others" with further clarification referenced in the solicitation's additional eligibility information, signaling that applicants should rely on the full program text to confirm which organizations and entities can apply and under what conditions.Apply for OVC 2019 15656
- The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services, law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 2019 Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.582.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 07, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 07, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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What is the OVC FY 2019 Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) grant?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). It supports efforts to improve how communities identify, investigate, and respond to elder abuse and financial exploitation by strengthening coordinated, cross-disciplinary casework through Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs).
Which federal office is offering this funding?
The funding is offered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
What is the main goal of the program?
The program aims to reduce gaps in community responses to elder abuse and financial exploitation by supporting structured team-based approaches that improve case outcomes and help avoid re-traumatizing older victims through fragmented or repetitive processes.
Why does OVC emphasize a multidisciplinary approach for elder abuse cases?
Older victims may experience overlapping legal, medical, behavioral health, social service, and financial harms. A coordinated team approach is intended to align these disciplines, strengthen investigations and victim support, and reduce duplication or inconsistent responses that can further harm victims.
What does E-MDT stand for?
E-MDT stands for Enhanced Multidisciplinary Team.
What types of projects will OVC fund under this solicitation?
OVC plans to fund projects that either (1) create new multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) or (2) enhance existing MDTs into Enhanced MDTs (E-MDTs) focused on elder abuse and financial exploitation.
How many awards does OVC plan to make for E-MDT sites?
OVC plans to support up to 15 awards aimed at creating or enhancing MDTs into E-MDTs.
Is there any other award planned beyond the E-MDT site awards?
Yes. OVC also intends to separately fund the creation of a National MDT Training and Technical Assistance Institute. The total anticipated number of awards is 16, reflecting the combined E-MDT site awards plus the separate national institute award.
What is the National MDT Training and Technical Assistance Institute mentioned in the opportunity?
It is a national resource that OVC intends to fund separately to help MDTs across the country develop effective collaborative practices for elder abuse and financial exploitation cases. The emphasis is on practical guidance to improve case outcomes, minimize additional trauma to older adults, and help restore safety and security.
Does this opportunity support programs in specific types of communities or jurisdictions?
Yes. MDTs can be based in rural, Tribal, local, or statewide settings.
Are Family Justice Center model MDTs eligible or encouraged?
Yes. The opportunity welcomes MDTs operating within a Family Justice Center model.
What specialized expertise is specifically encouraged for E-MDTs under this program?
The solicitation specifically encourages applicants to include specialized expertise often critical in elder cases, including forensic accounting services and gero-psychiatrists (or similarly specialized geriatric behavioral health clinicians).
Why are forensic accounting services emphasized?
Forensic accounting services are highlighted to help uncover, document, and interpret complex financial exploitation, which is often a central element in elder abuse cases.
Why are gero-psychiatrists or geriatric behavioral health clinicians emphasized?
These clinicians are emphasized to consult on capacity and cognitive issues, trauma, and other age-related clinical considerations that can affect case planning, victim engagement, and outcomes.
Are applicants allowed to propose enhancements beyond the specifically named roles?
Yes. Beyond forensic accounting and geriatric behavioral health expertise, applicants are encouraged to propose additional enhancements that make their teams more effective and better able to meet victim needs.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this solicitation?
The Funding Opportunity Number is OVC 2019 15656.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 16.582.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posted date is June 7, 2019.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date is July 7, 2019.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is listed as $3,000,000.
How many total awards does OVC anticipate making under the overall initiative?
OVC anticipates a total of 16 awards, reflecting the E-MDT awards and the separate award for the National MDT Training and Technical Assistance Institute.
Which funding activity categories are connected to this program?
The funding activity categories connected to the program include Income Security and Social Services, as well as Law, Justice, and Legal Services.
What does the eligibility listing "Others" mean for this opportunity?
Eligibility is noted as "Others," with further clarification referenced in the solicitation's additional eligibility information. This indicates applicants should consult the full solicitation text to confirm which organizations and entities are eligible and under what conditions.
Is this a formula grant or a discretionary grant?
This opportunity is described as a discretionary grant program.
What types of victimization are specifically addressed?
The opportunity focuses on elder abuse and financial exploitation of older victims.
What is the intended impact on victims?
The program is intended to improve outcomes for older victims, reduce service and investigative gaps, minimize additional trauma caused by fragmented systems, and support efforts that help restore safety and security.
Does the program focus only on local team funding?
No. The initiative includes both local/community E-MDT capacity-building and a separately funded national training and technical assistance institute to support MDT development and effective practices nationwide.
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