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Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73

§12421 Training and services to end abuse in later life

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Comprehensive Acts › Chapter CHAPTER 121— - VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN › Part Part G— - Training and Services To End Abuse Later in Life › § 12421

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General must give grants to groups to prevent and respond to abuse of older adults. Grant money must be used to train police, prosecutors, court staff, victim service providers, advocates, and organizations that work with older people so they can spot and handle abuse in later life. Grants must also pay for or improve services for older victims, set up or support team-based community responses, and run cross-training so different helpers work together better. Grantees may also use funds to train attorneys, health care workers, faith leaders, and other professionals, and to run outreach and awareness efforts. The Attorney General can waive required activities if they would just duplicate local services. No more than 10 percent of a grant may be used for outreach and awareness. To get a grant, an applicant must be a State, unit of local government, tribal government or tribal organization, a population-specific organization, a victim service provider, or a State/tribal/territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalition. The applicant must be part of a team that includes at least a law enforcement agency, a prosecutor’s office, a victim service provider, and a nonprofit or government program with experience helping people age 50 or older. Projects that serve culturally specific and underserved populations get priority. Congress authorized $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 for these grants.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §12421

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The Attorney General shall make grants to eligible entities in accordance with the following:
(1)(A)An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use the funds received under the grant to—
(i)provide training programs to assist law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of States or units of local government, population specific organizations, victim service providers, victim advocates, or relevant officers in Federal, tribal, State, territorial, and local courts in recognizing and addressing instances of abuse in later life;
(ii)provide or enhance services for victims of abuse in later life;
(iii)establish or support multidisciplinary collaborative community responses to victims of abuse in later life; and
(iv)conduct cross-training for law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of States or units of local government, attorneys, health care providers, population specific organizations, faith-based leaders, victim advocates, victim service providers, courts, and first responders to better serve older victims.
(B)An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use the funds received under the grant to—
(i)provide training programs to assist attorneys, health care providers, faith-based leaders, community-based organizations, or other professionals who may identify or respond to abuse in later life; or
(ii)conduct outreach activities and awareness campaigns to ensure that victims of abuse in later life receive appropriate assistance.
(C)The Attorney General may waive 1 or more of the activities described in subparagraph (A) upon making a determination that the activity would duplicate services available in the community.
(D)An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may use not more than 10 percent of the total funds received under the grant for an activity described in subparagraph (B)(ii).
(2)An entity shall be eligible to receive a grant under this section if—
(A)the entity is—
(i)a State;
(ii)a unit of local government;
(iii)a tribal government or tribal organization;
(iv)a population specific organization;
(v)a victim service provider; or
(vi)a State, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalition; and
(B)the entity demonstrates that it is part of a multidisciplinary partnership that includes, at a minimum—
(i)a law enforcement agency;
(ii)a prosecutor’s office;
(iii)a victim service provider; and
(iv)a nonprofit program or government agency with demonstrated experience in assisting individuals 50 years of age or over.
(3)In making grants under this section, the Attorney General shall give priority to proposals providing services to culturally specific and underserved populations.
(4)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14041 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(B), (C)(i), (ii), inserted introductory provisions, struck out subsec. (a) which defined “exploitation”, “later life”, and “neglect”, struck out subsec. (b) designation and heading and text of par. (1) of former subsec. (b) which authorized the Attorney General to make grants to eligible entities, and redesignated pars. (2) to (5) of former subsec. (b) as pars. (1) to (4). Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(A), substituted “Training” for “Enhanced training” in section catchline. Par. (1). Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(C)(iii)(I), struck out “, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect” after “life” wherever appearing. Par. (1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(C)(iii)(II)(aa), substituted “victim advocates, or” for “victim advocates, and” and “abuse in later life” for “elder abuse”. Par. (1)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(C)(iii)(II)(bb), substituted “leaders, victim advocates, victim service providers, courts, and first responders to better serve older victims” for “advocates, victim service providers, and courts to better serve victims of abuse in later life”. Par. (1)(B)(i). Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(C)(iii)(III)(aa), substituted “community-based organizations, or other professionals who may identify or respond to abuse in later life” for “or other community-based organizations in recognizing and addressing instances of abuse in later life”. Par. (1)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(C)(iii)(III)(bb), which directed amendment of cl. (ii) by striking “elder abuse and”, could not be executed because the words “elder abuse and” did not appear in text. Par. (2)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(C)(iv)(I)(aa), struck out “with demonstrated experience in assisting individuals over 50 years of age” after “organization”. Par. (2)(A)(v). Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(C)(iv)(I)(bb), struck out “with demonstrated experience in addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking” after “provider”. Par. (2)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(C)(iv)(II), substituted “50 years of age or over.” for “in later life;”. Par. (4). Pub. L. 117–103, § 204(2)(C)(v), substituted “$10,000,000” for “$9,000,000” and “2023 through 2027” for “2014 through 2018”. 2013—Pub. L. 113–4 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section defined terms for this part.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2022 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–103 not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022, see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

Effective Date

of 2013 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 113–4 not effective until the beginning of the fiscal year following Mar. 7, 2013, see section 4 of Pub. L. 113–4, set out as a note under section 2261 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.

Reference

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 12421

Title 34 — Navy

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73