The Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging will award one (1) cooperative agreement subject to available funding, to operate a Native American Elder Justice Initiative National Resource Center award issued under this opportunity are subject to terms provided for in the Federal Grant And Cooperative Agreement.
Donor Name: Administration for Community Living
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/21/2022
Size of the Grant: 250,000 – $300,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The Native American Elder Justice Initiative (NAEJI) National Resource Center (NRC) will address the need for more culturally appropriate information and community education materials on elder abuse, neglect and exploitation in Indian Country. The expected activities to be carried out under this Initiative will address at least one (1) of the following needs:
- develop materials culturally specific for tribes;
- gather and widely disseminate to tribes information on best practices in Indian Country, and
- gather and disseminate examples and information on model Tribal codes to address elder maltreatment.
The grantee will work with Indian Country to address the occurrence of elder abuse in tribal communities and to determine culturally relevant methods for public awareness education, policy implications, and prevention. This grantee will work closely with tribes and tribal communities to address the special needs of tribal elders, families and communities.
The grantee is expected to work with other entities including private and public, to create national collaborations for the purpose of identifying trends in the field, responding to needs of the field, leveraging resources and improving responses to elder abuse victims and the professional community that serves them.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $300,000
- Award Ceiling: $300,000
- Award Floor: $250,000
Length of Project Period
60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods.
Eligibility Criteria
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- County governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
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