2 The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) housed at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is a provider of up-to-date, pertinent and valuable resources, education, and information on elder abuse and neglect As a leader in the elder justice movement, we:  Create valuable educational resources  Provide training curricula tailored to a variety of audiences  Deliver up-to-date research  Build partnerships and make connections  Explore innovative models  Listen to what the field needs  Take advantage of opportunities to advance the field  Communicate our efforts  Envision our goals for tomorrow Deputy Director, Julie Schoen, JD

3 Mission: NYCEAC aims to prevent abuse and assist older victims - as well as their family members, friends and caregivers - by helping to improve how professionals, organizations and systems respond to their needs. Core Services: Develop innovative solutions to elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. Coordinate and facilitate multidisciplinary teams. Provide case consultations to professionals assisting victims of elder abuse. Access hard-to-find specialists for MDTs and case consultations. Raise awareness through 1:1 conversations, workshops and in-service trainings Engage professionals and others through the Elder Justice Dispatch Blog and other social media vehicles. Director, Risa Breckman, LCSW

Learning Objectives Participants will be better able to:  Apply for funding from two federal programs -Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and Office on Violence Against Women's Abuse in Later Life Program - to support victim services for older adults in your communities  Inform VOCA administrators, key decision makers and policy leaders about elder abuse victims' unique service needs 4

Today’s Schedule 5  VOCA 101 and how the Elder Justice field can learn more about VOCA funding and programs in your states  VOCA funding and Elder Justice work  OVW Abuse in Later Life Program  Question and Answer Session  Closing Remarks

Crime Victims Fund-amentals Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Executive Director, Steve Derene 6

What is the Crime Victims Fund?

How Crime Victims Fund works before 2000 Year One Where the money comes from Year Two Where the money goes Crime Victims Fund

How Crime Victims Fund works since 2000 Year One Where the money comes from Year Two Where the money goes Crime Victims Fund

Crime Victims Fund Deposits/Caps = $26.6 Billion

Crime Victims Fund Balance 11

Where the money comes from...  Offender-based revenues: Criminal Fines Special Assessments Forfeited Appearance Bonds “Son of Sam” proceeds Federal inmate care fees, court orders, miscellaneous  Private Gifts, donations, bequests  Some exceptions: Environmental (Endangered Species, Lacey Act, navigable waters) Miscellaneous (Railroad unemployment insurance, postal fund, county school funds) 12

Where the money goes... VOCA Authorized Programs  Under the cap Children’s Justice Act U.S. Attorneys’ Victim/Witness Coordinators FBI Victim Assistance Specialists Federal Victim Notification System OVC Discretionary Grants State Crime Victim Compensation Formula Grants State Victim Assistance Formula Grants  Above the cap Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve Other Costs OJP Management and Adminstration (M&A) 13

VOCA Allocations Under the cap 745,000,0002,361,000,000 Inspector General10,000,000 OJP Management & Administration57,705,75253,426,920 Children’s Justice Act19,985,988 20,000,000 U.S. Atty’s Victim/Witness Coordinators 21,900,000 26,524,592 FBI Victim Assistance Specialists16,500,000 26,123,840 Federal Victim Notification System 4,500,000 11,455,182 Of amounts remaining:678,469,6422,266,896,386 OVC Discretionary Grants – 5% of balance 31,220,357113,344,819 State Compensation Grants 47.5% of balance/60% state-funded benefits137,398,000141,290,000 State Victim Assistance Grants 47.5% of balance + compensation rollover 455,789,9021,958,834,647 14

VOCA Assistance Grants vs. Inflation 11.7% less in real dollars 11.7% less in real dollars 15

Fewer Victims Served Source: FY 2007 and 2012 OVC National Performance Reports 16

State VOCA Assistance Grants  Of the amount available: 56 jurisdictions. Base amount  Each state, DC, PR and VI = $500,000.  American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marina Islands = $200,000. Remainder distributed on population.  For each grant, year of grant plus 3 years.  State discretion to select subgrantees and amounts. 17

VOCA State Grant Requirements  Governor designates State Admin. Agency  Certifies “priority” (i.e. 10%) to: eligible crime victim assistance programs providing direct assistance to victims of:  sexual assault  spousal abuse  child abuse previously underserved populations of victims of violent crime.  Not supplant State or local public funds.  States may retain up to 5% for “administration” and training. 18

VOCA Assistance Definitions  A crime victim is “a person who has suffered physical, sexual, financial, or emotional harm as a result of the commission of a crime.”  Direct Services emotional and physical needs (1) Responds to the emotional and physical needs of crime victims; stabilize their lives (2) Assists primary and secondary victims of crime to stabilize their lives after a victimization; criminal justice system (3) Assists victims to understand and participate in the criminal justice system; and safety (4) Provide with a measure of safety and security such as boarding up broken windows and replacing or repairing locks. 19

Subgrantee Requirements Statutory Eligibility Requirements  Public or nonprofit agency.  Have non-VOCA financial support (new/existing program).  Use volunteers (unless waived for compelling reasons).  Promote coordination of victim services within its community.  Assist victims seeking crime victim compensation benefits.  Does not discriminate against victims who disagree with the way the State is prosecuting the case. Administrative Requirements  Serve victims of Federal crimes.  Match (20%/5% of total project cost) 20

Match Requirements  Cash (other than federal funds) or in-kind  Non-Native American – 20% of total project cost (VOCA plus match)  Native American Current Guidelines – 5% of total project cost Proposed Regulations – no match  Subject to same requirements/restrictions as VOCA funds.  OVC may waive match requirement 21

Type of Organizations FY 2011, by subgrant amounts 22

Victims Served FY

Allowable services/activites  Immediate Health and Safety Crisis intervention Accompaniment for medical exams Hotline counseling Emergency food, clothing, transportation and shelter (including short-term nursing home shelter for elder victims) Broken locks/windows Emergency legal assistance  Mental Health Assistance  Criminal Justice Participation  Sexual assault forensic exams  Special services; practical problems Employer/creditor intervention, Assistance in applying for public assistance and crime victim compensation benefits. 24

Proposed allowable services/activites  Broadened legal assistance.  Relocation.  Transitional housing.  Forensic medical evidence collection examination.  Forensic interviews.  Victim assistance to incarcerated individuals.  Coordination of activities.  Supervision of direct service providers.  Multisystem, interagency, multidisciplinary response.  Automated systems and technology.  CASA and other volunteer trainings. 25

Allowable costs  Personnel costs.  Skills training for staff.  Equipment and furniture.  Training-related travel.  Office costs, including minor ADA building adaptations.  Equipment and furniture. Prorated share of items not used exclusively for victim-related activities.  Operating costs.  VOCA administrative time.  Leasing vehicles.  Maintenance, repair or replacement of essential items.  Project evaluation.  Indirect costs. 26

Unallowable costs  Lobbying.  Perpetrator rehabilitation and counseling.  Research and studies  Criminal justice system improvement.  Fundraising.  Capital expenses.  Compensation for victims of crime.  Most medical care.  Salaries and expenses of management.  Victim attendance at conferences.  Funding other organizations.  Purchasing vehicles.  Crime prevention activities. 27

Elder Abuse: Current Guidelines  “Previously underserved” may include “… economic exploitation and fraud, and elder abuse.”  “For the purposes of this program, elder abuse is defined as the mistreatment of older persons through physical, sexual, or psychological violence, neglect, or economic exploitation and fraud.”  Emergency shelter includes short-term nursing home shelter to elder abuse victims for whom no other safe, short-term residence is available. 28

Elder Abuse: Proposed Regulations  Civil legal services may include protective and restraining orders against an abuser. Family, custody, contract, housing and dependency matters for victims of … elder abuse. Intervention with creditors, law enforcement and other entities on behalf of victims of identity theft and financial fraud. 29

5 Most Important Application Tips 1.Read and follow the instructions. 2.Forget what you learned at a grant writing class. 3.Reread and really follow the instructions. 4.Check your math. 5.Repeat #1. 30

FY16 VOCA Funding???  Original Appropriations House = $2.7b VOCA cap  Increase VOCA assistance grants by 17.7% Senate = $2.6b VOCA cap w/$441 million carve-outs  Reduce VOCA assistance grants by 8.4%  Budget Deal – CR through 12/11 Increase total spending by $80 billion over 2 years ($33 million in non-defense discretionary). Permanent $1.5 billion CVF rescission. If $1.2 billion cap, VOCA assistance grants cut by 55%. 31

Contact Info Steve Derene National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators tel: web: 33

Elder Justice Coalition The Elder Justice Coalition, through national and grassroots advocacy, educational briefings, media outreach, research, and information dissemination seeks to:  Increase public awareness of the tragedy of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation at the local, state, and national levels.  Increase awareness, support, and funding for the Elder Justice Act in the Senate and House of Representatives as a comprehensive approach to addressing elder justice issues.  Monitor and appropriately influence other relevant legislation and regulations that pertain to the prevention of elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation. National Coordinator, Bob Blancato 34

OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN’S ABUSE IN LATER LIFE PROGRAM Bonnie Brandl, National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) Archstone Foundation Patrick Doheny

36 The National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life’s (NCALL) mission is to eliminate abuse in later life. Through advocacy and education, NCALL strives to challenge and change the beliefs, policies, practices, and systems that allow abuse to occur and continue. Director, Bonnie Brandl

Office on Violence Against Women Domestic violence Sexual abuse Stalking Dating violence 37

Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program (OVW Abuse in Later Life Program) 3 years $400,000 total 9 – 10 projects

OVW Abuse in Later Life Grantees 39

Required MOU Partners Law enforcement Prosecutors’ office Adult protective services/aging services network Domestic violence/sexual assault program Archstone Foundation 40

Training Direct Cross training Coordinated Community Response Victim Services 41

Direct Training Law enforcement Advanced law enforcement Prosecutors Judges Madeline Kasper 42

Cross Training Coordinated Community Response event Victim services 43

Coordinated Community Response Systemic, organizational change to enhance victim safety and offender accountability. 44

Victim Services 24 hour helpline Case management Support groups Counseling Legal advocacy Emergency/ Transitional housing 45

46 Process Request for proposals: Dec – Feb Peer review in spring Projects start: Oct 1

47 For information, go to OVW ( or NCALL websites ( NCALL:

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