U.S. Department of Justice
Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

E-Alert: Volume 4, Number 9

2 Grant Announcements

FY 2007 Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program

DOJ's Office Of Violence Against Women seeks applicants, including faith-based and other community nonprofit organizations, who would provide or enhance training and services for criminal justice professionals to enhance their ability to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, involving victims who are 50 years of age or older. OVW has worked with national organizations with expertise in training criminal justice professionals to create curricula for law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges focusing on elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. In FY 2007, projects funded through the Training Grants Program will use these curricula to provide training to criminal justice professionals in their communities. The award period for these grants will be 36 months. Request for funding may not exceed $450,000.

Deadlines: Letters of intent to apply should be submitted by January 17, 2007. All Applicants should register online with Grants.gov by January 24, 2007. All applications are due by 8:00 p.m. E.S.T. on February 7, 2007.

For more information, contact: Janice A. Green, Program Specialist, Phone 202-616-6728

For full announcement: http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/docs/enhanced121806.pdf

Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Child Abuse Enforcement Grant Program

This discretionary grant program is designed to enhance services available to rural victims and children by encouraging community involvement in developing a coordinated response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child abuse. Eligible applicants are states, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit, public or private entities, including faith-based, community, and tribal nonprofit organizations, proposing to serve rural areas or rural communities. Not less than 75 percent of the total funding available for the program is for eligible entities located in rural states. Depending on the size of appropriations, 25-40 percent is set aside for services that meaningfully address sexual assault. For more information, including the definitions of "rural area" and "rural state" please see http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/currentsolicitations.htm

Deadline: All applications are due on February 15, 2007.

For more information, contact Sandy Thurston, Program Specialist 202/307-6026 www.ovw.rural@usdoj.gov

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