Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2021 51001
This grant opportunity, issued by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), funds training and technical assistance tied to the national initiative "Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation." The core goal is to strengthen how communities identify, investigate, and respond to elder abuse and financial exploitation by using an enhanced multidisciplinary team model that is explicitly trauma-informed and organized around case review and coordinated action across systems.
The award is an invited, noncompetitive cooperative agreement intended for a specific organization: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, working through the New York City Elder Abuse Center (often referenced as Cornell Medical in the solicitation). Rather than funding multiple applicants to compete for the same pool of money, OVC is using this mechanism to support Cornell Medical in delivering hands-on training and technical assistance (TTA) to other communities that will be implementing E-MDTs. In practical terms, Cornell Medical serves as the national TTA provider and hub, helping local sites develop their E-MDT structures, improve professional coordination, and apply best practices when responding to older victims.
A key piece of the program design is that the TTA funded here is meant to support up to 10 additional E-MDT project sites that will be chosen under a separate competitive solicitation. Those sites will be building or expanding local E-MDTs focused on elder abuse and financial exploitation, with an emphasis on increasing training and deepening engagement among professional partners at the community level. This particular opportunity funds Cornell Medical to guide and support those sites once selected, including active technical assistance and methods that promote cross-site learning. Cross-site learning generally means creating mechanisms for the sites to share what is working, troubleshoot common implementation challenges, and align around consistent approaches to case review, victim-centered practice, and coordinated intervention.
The opportunity sits within the federal assistance framework as a discretionary award under CFDA 16.582 and is categorized under income security and social services. It was released July 6, 2021, with an original closing date of July 22, 2021. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $1,000,000, underscoring that this is a single-recipient national support award rather than a broad, open competition. The statutory authority cited for the project is 34 U.S.C. 20103(c)(1)(A), which provides the legal basis for OVC to fund activities that improve services and responses for crime victims, in this case older adults harmed by abuse and financial exploitation.
Overall, the grant is best understood as infrastructure funding for the national rollout and quality improvement of E-MDTs. The emphasis is not only on forming multidisciplinary partnerships, but on making those partnerships operational through structured case review, shared problem-solving, and trauma-informed practices that are better aligned with the complex needs and vulnerabilities of older victims, especially in cases involving financial exploitation where remedies and accountability may require coordination among social services, legal actors, medical professionals, and financial institutions.Apply for O OVC 2021 51001
- The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 2021 Invited to Apply - Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation Training and Technical Assistance" 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 Jul 06, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 22, 2021. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity about?
This opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), funds training and technical assistance (TTA) connected to the national initiative "Transforming America's Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation." The purpose is to strengthen how communities identify, investigate, and respond to elder abuse and financial exploitation using an enhanced multidisciplinary team model that is trauma-informed and organized around case review and coordinated action across systems.
What is the main goal of the funded work?
The core goal is to improve community responses to elder abuse and financial exploitation by supporting the use of E-MDTs that bring multiple professional systems together, run structured case reviews, and take coordinated action in a trauma-informed way.
What does E-MDT stand for, and what does it focus on?
E-MDT stands for Enhanced Multidisciplinary Team. In this initiative, E-MDTs focus on older victims of abuse and financial exploitation, using organized case review and coordinated intervention across systems (for example, social services, legal actors, medical professionals, and financial institutions) to improve outcomes for victims.
What does "trauma-informed" mean in the context of this program?
In this program, "trauma-informed" refers to an approach that is explicitly designed around the needs and vulnerabilities of older victims, with practices shaped by an understanding of trauma. The E-MDT model supported here is described as trauma-informed and victim-centered, especially during case review and coordinated intervention.
Who is offering (issuing) the grant?
The grant is issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
Is this an open competitive grant that multiple organizations can apply for?
No. This is described as an invited, noncompetitive cooperative agreement intended for a specific organization. It is not a broad, open competition for multiple applicants.
Who is the intended recipient of this award?
The intended recipient is Weill Medical College of Cornell University, working through the New York City Elder Abuse Center (often referenced as Cornell Medical in the solicitation).
What is a cooperative agreement in this context?
Based on the description provided, the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement used by OVC to support the recipient in delivering hands-on training and technical assistance (TTA) to other communities implementing E-MDTs. The emphasis is on active support and guidance rather than simply providing funds for independent local programming.
What will Cornell Medical (through the New York City Elder Abuse Center) do with the funding?
Cornell Medical will serve as the national training and technical assistance provider and hub. The funded work includes helping local sites develop their E-MDT structures, improve professional coordination, apply best practices for responding to older victims, provide active technical assistance, and create methods that promote cross-site learning among implementation sites.
Who will receive the training and technical assistance supported by this grant?
The TTA funded by this award is meant to support up to 10 additional E-MDT project sites. Those sites will be selected under a separate competitive solicitation, and this award funds Cornell Medical to guide and support them once selected.
Does this award directly fund local E-MDT project sites?
No. This specific opportunity funds the national TTA provider (Cornell Medical) to guide and support local E-MDT sites. The up to 10 additional E-MDT project sites are expected to be chosen through a separate competitive solicitation.
How many awards are expected under this opportunity?
The expected number of awards is one.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $1,000,000.
When was this opportunity released, and what was the original closing date?
It was released on July 6, 2021, with an original closing date of July 22, 2021.
What is the CFDA number for this federal assistance program?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 16.582.
How is this opportunity categorized within federal assistance?
It is described as a discretionary award and is categorized under income security and social services.
What legal (statutory) authority is cited for this project?
The solicitation cites 34 U.S.C. 20103(c)(1)(A) as the statutory authority supporting OVC's ability to fund activities that improve services and responses for crime victims, including older adults harmed by abuse and financial exploitation.
Why is this described as "infrastructure funding" for E-MDTs?
It is framed as infrastructure funding because it supports the national rollout and quality improvement of E-MDTs through training, technical assistance, and cross-site learning. The emphasis is on building operational capacity, consistent approaches, and coordinated systems rather than funding multiple independent local projects through this specific award.
What kinds of issues are E-MDTs intended to address?
E-MDTs under this initiative are intended to address elder abuse and financial exploitation. The description highlights that financial exploitation cases can require coordinated remedies and accountability that involve multiple systems working together.
What does "case review" mean in the E-MDT approach described here?
Based on the information provided, case review is a structured process where multidisciplinary partners review cases together and organize coordinated action. The model is organized around case review as a way to make partnerships operational through shared problem-solving and aligned interventions.
What is meant by "cross-site learning" in this initiative?
Cross-site learning refers to creating mechanisms for participating E-MDT sites to share what is working, troubleshoot common implementation challenges, and align around consistent approaches to case review, victim-centered practice, and coordinated intervention.
Why is coordination across multiple professional systems emphasized?
The initiative emphasizes coordinated action because elder abuse and financial exploitation can involve complex needs and vulnerabilities. Effective response may require coordination among social services, legal actors, medical professionals, and financial institutions, particularly when pursuing remedies and accountability.
Is this grant focused on direct victim services or on improving systems and practices?
Based on the description, the focus is on improving systems and practices through training and technical assistance that strengthens multidisciplinary coordination, trauma-informed case review, and consistent implementation of best practices across E-MDT sites.
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