OVC FY 15 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program: Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation

The summary for the OVC FY 15 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program: Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Office for Victims of Crime, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

OVC FY 15 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program: Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation: OVC will make up to one award of up to $150,000 for a fellowship that will focus on the issues of victims of elder abuse and elder financial exploitation. The fellowship recipient will work in the Elder Justice Initiative (EJI) of the Department of Justice Civil Division, in Washington, D.C. EJI provides resources to victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation and their families; practitioners who serve those victims; law enforcement agencies and prosecutors who respond to victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation; and researchers seeking to understand and address elder abuse and financial exploitation. Visit the Jobs & Fellowships (http://www.ovc.gov/about/jobs.html) section of the OVC Web site for general information about OVC's fellowship program. Those applying are urged to begin in advance of the July 2, 2015, deadline.

Federal Grant Title:	OVC FY 15 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program: Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation
Federal Agency Name:	Office for Victims of Crime (USDOJ-OJP-OVC)
Grant Categories:	Education Law Justice and Legal Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	OVC-2015-4273
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	16.582
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	July 2nd, 2015
Original Application Deadline:	July 2nd, 2015
Posted Date:	May 18th, 2015
Creation Date:	May 18th, 2015
Archive Date:	August 1st, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$150,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$150,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	May 18th, 2015

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are individuals (organizations are not eligible to apply) with expertise in elder abuse and financial exploitation who demonstrate the financial and administrative capacity to manage the cooperative agreement, along with the desire, knowledge, and ability to successfully execute the development of training, technical assistance, public awareness, and other informational resources to meet the needs of victim service providers and allied practitioners who serve crime victims. The applicant agrees to abstain from any outside employment, either compensated or uncompensated, for the duration of the fellowship, unless approved in writing by the OVC Director. Applicants should read the OVC Fellowship Guidelines that are available at http://ojp.gov/ovc/pdftxt/OVC_Fellowship_Guidelines.pdf. For additional eligibility information, see Section C. Eligibility Information.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: OVC Funding Opportunity
Grant Announcement Contact: For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact Kathrina Peterson, Attorney Advisor, by telephone at 202–305–1508.
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