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NIJ Research and Evaluation on Abuse of Elderly Individuals, Older Women, and Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (FY 2006)
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Solicitation for Proposals
Department of Justice NIJ is soliciting proposals for research and evaluation in the area of abuse of elderly individuals, older women, and people who are residents of long-term care facilities.

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How can the NIJ Research and Evaluation on Abuse of Elderly Individuals, Older Women, and Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities (FY 2006) help your public safety department?

  • No cost sharing or matching requirement
  • Address gaps in our system's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to abuse of the elderly, older women, and those residing in long-term care facilities
  • Easier application: apply directly for these funds using a guided online grant management system
  • CHIEF offers the free services of grant consultants to assist you throughout the application process **

Application Deadline: CLOSED

Sponsor:
Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Department of Justice (DoJ)

What is the program?
NIJ is soliciting proposals for research and evaluation in the area of abuse of elderly individuals, older women, and people who are residents of long-term care facilities. Abuse includes physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, abandonment and isolation, neglect, or financial or fiduciary abuse against these individuals. NIJ welcomes proposals that address gaps in our system’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to abuse of the elderly, older women, and those residing in long-term care facilities.

For the purposes of this solicitation, abuse includes physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, abandonment and isolation, neglect, or financial or fiduciary abuse perpetrated against individuals over the age of 65 (“elderly”), women over the age of 50 (“older women”), or against individuals of any age who reside in long-term care facilities. The term “long-term care facilities” may include nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult family care homes, adult care facilities for the developmentally or physically disabled, or other residential facilities that provide a range of services designed to help people who are elderly, people with disabilities, or those with other long-term chronic care needs.

In 2003, the National Research Council Panel to Review Risk and Prevalence of Elder Abuse and Neglect estimated that between one and two million Americans age 65 and older have been harmed by a caretaker in either an institutional or domestic setting. Some research suggests that two thirds of these victims of elder abuse are women. Uncounted additional elders have been victimized by financial exploitation, and more needs to be known about financial exploitation of seniors in America.

In 2002 the Government Accountability Office described a growing concern at both the State and Federal levels that inadequate care or outright abuse is experienced by many individuals, including people with disabilities, who reside in long-term care facilities. As our society ages, and the numbers of older women, elderly citizens, and residents of long-term care facilities increase in accordance with demographic trends, crimes against these individuals are expected to increase in frequency and magnitude.

Although there have been efforts by various practitioner populations to increase their ability to detect and respond to crimes against these populations, research is needed to inform, evaluate, and improve the efficacy of such efforts.

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