Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2021 ACL AOA ABRC 0036
The National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Center grant opportunity (HHS 2021 ACL AOA ABRC 0036) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL). It is designed to fund a single national resource center that acts as a central hub for information, training, and hands-on support to improve how states and communities prevent, recognize, and respond to elder maltreatment. The overall aim is to strengthen state and local capacity to address abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults by ensuring the field has access to up-to-date resources, practical guidance, and coordinated national leadership.
Under this award, the funded organization is expected to serve as the national leader and trusted authority on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. In practical terms, this means collecting and disseminating current research and resources, making them easy for professionals and the public to find and use, and keeping materials current as policies, evidence, and trends evolve. The resource center is also expected to identify, develop, and curate promising practices and policies across the field, helping to surface approaches that are working in different jurisdictions and packaging those lessons so they can be replicated or adapted elsewhere.
A major part of the work involves building partnerships and coordinating national awareness and education efforts. The grantee is expected to collaborate with both federal and non-federal partners to create and support World Day on Elder Abuse activities, which typically focus on public awareness, professional engagement, and community-level events that bring attention to the problem and promote prevention. Beyond awareness, the center must develop, compile, publish, and widely disseminate training materials for professionals, reflecting the grant's emphasis on improving real-world practice through workforce development and practical tools.
The opportunity also places a clear expectation on providing technical assistance. The grantee must be prepared to support other grantees as well as state, federal, and non-federal entities, which can include providing consultations, responding to requests for guidance, and offering structured assistance such as webinars, presentations, and targeted problem-solving support. Another specific content priority is collaboration with partners to develop resources related to opioid use and prevention, reflecting the intersection between substance use issues and risks for elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including misuse of medications, caregiver impairment, and increased vulnerability in some older adult populations.
Finally, the resource center is expected to contribute to broader culture change efforts through collaboration on Reframing Aging, with a specific emphasis on "Reframing Elder Abuse." This includes using the Reframing Toolkit and delivering trainings, webinars, presentations, and other communication strategies intended to influence public understanding. The goal is to shift attitudes and narratives in ways that support a more just, inclusive, and age-friendly society, while also improving how elder abuse is understood and addressed by systems and communities.
In terms of basic funding details, the opportunity was created March 30, 2021, with an original closing date of May 29, 2021. The award ceiling was $1,000,000, and ACL anticipated making one award. Eligible applicants included public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education). The CFDA number associated with this program is 93.048, and the activity area is categorized under Income Security and Social Services.Apply for HHS 2021 ACL AOA ABRC 0036
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Center" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.048.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 30, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 29, 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: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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FAQs: National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Center (HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-ABRC-0036)
What is this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is the National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Center grant (HHS 2021 ACL AOA ABRC 0036). It is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Community Living (ACL).
What is the purpose of the award?
The purpose is to fund a single national resource center that serves as a central hub for information, training, and hands-on support to strengthen how states and communities prevent, recognize, and respond to elder maltreatment (abuse, neglect, and exploitation).
How many awards did ACL anticipate making?
ACL anticipated making one award.
What is the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $1,000,000.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on March 30, 2021, and the original closing date was May 29, 2021.
What type of funding mechanism is this?
This award is a discretionary cooperative agreement. Based on the description provided, that structure supports close collaboration and coordination to meet national resource-center expectations.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included:
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education)
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number associated with this program is 93.048.
What activity area is this opportunity associated with?
The activity area is categorized under Income Security and Social Services.
What is the overall goal of the National Center on Elder Abuse Resource Center?
The overall goal is to strengthen state and local capacity to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation by ensuring professionals and communities have access to current resources, practical guidance, training, and coordinated national leadership.
What is meant by "elder maltreatment" in this opportunity?
In this opportunity, elder maltreatment includes abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults.
What organization role is expected of the funded resource center?
The funded organization is expected to serve as a national leader and trusted authority on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, acting as a central hub for research, resources, training, and technical assistance.
What kinds of information and resources is the center expected to provide?
The center is expected to collect and disseminate current research and resources, make materials easy for professionals and the public to find and use, and keep content up to date as policies, evidence, and trends evolve.
Does the opportunity emphasize promising practices and policies?
Yes. The center is expected to identify, develop, and curate promising practices and policies across the field, then package lessons learned so they can be replicated or adapted in other jurisdictions.
What partnership and coordination responsibilities are included?
The resource center is expected to build partnerships and coordinate national awareness and education efforts, collaborating with federal and non-federal partners.
What is the center expected to do for World Day on Elder Abuse?
The grantee is expected to collaborate with partners to create and support World Day on Elder Abuse activities, which typically focus on public awareness, professional engagement, and community-level events that promote prevention and draw attention to elder abuse.
Are training materials a required deliverable?
Yes. The center must develop, compile, publish, and widely disseminate training materials for professionals, with an emphasis on improving real-world practice through workforce development and practical tools.
What kinds of technical assistance must the center provide?
The center must be prepared to provide technical assistance to other grantees and to state, federal, and non-federal entities. Examples listed include consultations, responding to requests for guidance, webinars, presentations, and targeted problem-solving support.
Who can receive technical assistance from the center?
Technical assistance is expected to support other grantees as well as state, federal, and non-federal entities.
Is opioid-related work included in the scope?
Yes. A specific content priority is collaboration with partners to develop resources related to opioid use and prevention, recognizing intersections between substance use issues and risks for elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
How does the opportunity connect opioid issues to elder abuse risk?
The description notes intersections such as misuse of medications, caregiver impairment, and increased vulnerability in some older adult populations.
What is "Reframing Aging" and how does it relate to this grant?
The resource center is expected to contribute to broader culture change efforts by collaborating on Reframing Aging, with a specific emphasis on "Reframing Elder Abuse."
What activities are expected under "Reframing Elder Abuse"?
Expected activities include using the Reframing Toolkit and delivering trainings, webinars, presentations, and other communication strategies intended to influence public understanding of elder abuse.
What is the intended outcome of the reframing work?
The goal is to shift attitudes and narratives in ways that support a more just, inclusive, and age-friendly society, while improving how elder abuse is understood and addressed by systems and communities.
Is the resource center intended to serve both professionals and the public?
Yes. The center is expected to make research and resources easy for professionals and the public to find and use.
What federal agency is responsible for this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by HHS through the Administration for Community Living (ACL).
What does it mean that the center is a "central hub"?
In this context, it means the center is responsible for gathering, organizing, updating, and distributing elder abuse-related research, tools, training materials, and practical guidance, while also providing hands-on support and national coordination.
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