NIJ FY24 Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation of Older Adults | O NIJ 2024 171942

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The NIJ FY24 Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation of Older Adults opportunity is a discretionary federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice. It is designed to fund rigorous research and evaluation that can strengthen the justice system response to harms experienced by older adults, including abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. The solicitation is positioned within DOJ and OJP priorities that emphasize civil rights and equity, access to justice, support for victims and people impacted by the justice system, improved community safety, protection from evolving threats, and trust-building between law enforcement and the communities they serve. In practical terms, NIJ is looking for projects that produce credible evidence and actionable findings that can be used by practitioners, policymakers, and systems that investigate, prevent, and respond to elder abuse and exploitation.

NIJ is specifically inviting proposals in four topical areas. First, it seeks evaluations of programs intended to prevent, intervene in, or respond to abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of older adults. This could include assessing whether interventions work, for whom they work, under what conditions, and what implementation factors drive success or failure. Second, it seeks evaluations of prevention and education programs aimed at financial fraud and exploitation, including studies that test the effectiveness of scam-prevention messaging campaigns. This emphasis signals interest not only in traditional program evaluation but also in communication strategies, consumer-facing education, and other approaches meant to reduce vulnerability to fraud and scams. Third, NIJ is seeking research focused on perpetrators: individuals who financially, physically, sexually, and/or emotionally abuse older adults, as well as those who neglect them. Work in this area may examine characteristics, motivations, pathways, risk factors, contexts (such as family caregiving or institutional settings), and points of intervention that could reduce offending and improve detection and accountability. Fourth, NIJ is interested in forensic research related to physical abuse of older adults, particularly the development of radiographic evidence and bioinformatic approaches. This reflects a need for stronger scientific methods to identify, document, and interpret injuries or physiological indicators associated with abuse in older populations, where medical complexity and comorbidities can complicate detection.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity number is O-NIJ-2024-171942, and the program is associated with CFDA number 16.560, reflecting NIJ research and development funding in science and technology. The award ceiling is up to $1,500,000 per award, and NIJ expected to make around three awards under this solicitation. The original application closing date was April 1, 2024, and the solicitation record was created January 16, 2024. Awards are made as grants, and the overall activity category is research and development.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations that can conduct or support high-quality research. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other entities as specified by NIJ. This wide eligibility range suggests NIJ is open to research teams that may be based in academia, government, nonprofit victim service ecosystems, applied research firms, forensic science organizations, or multi-sector partnerships.

Overall, the grant opportunity is aimed at building a stronger evidence base to prevent harm to older adults and improve outcomes when abuse, neglect, or exploitation occurs. By prioritizing program evaluation, fraud prevention communications, perpetrator-focused research, and advances in forensic methods, NIJ is signaling that it wants projects that can translate into better prevention strategies, more effective interventions, improved investigative and prosecutorial capabilities, and clearer guidance for practitioners working across adult protective services, law enforcement, healthcare, financial institutions, and community-based organizations.

• The National Institute of Justice in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIJ FY24 Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation of Older Adults" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.560.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-01-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-01. (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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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