Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§3032b Older individuals’ protection from violence projects

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 35— - PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ACTIVITIES FOR HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE, AND LONGEVITY › Part Part A— - Grant Programs › § 3032b

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Assistant Secretary must give grants to states, area agencies on aging, nonprofit groups, or tribal organizations to help older people who face abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Grantees must use the money to run local projects that prevent and respond to elder abuse (including family violence and sexual assault), reach out to victims in places like nursing homes and senior centers, expand access to shelters and crisis services (including mental health help, safety planning, and legal support), and study legal or training barriers that make it hard to serve older victims. The Assistant Secretary should favor applicants who can carry out these activities and work with programs under subchapter XI. Grantees are encouraged to coordinate with other area agencies on aging, tribal groups, state adult protective services, private nonprofits, and other organizations funded under subchapter XI.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §3032b

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(a)The Assistant Secretary shall make grants to States, area agencies on aging, nonprofit organizations, or tribal organizations to carry out the activities described in subsection (b).

(b)A State, an area agency on aging, a nonprofit organization, or a tribal organization that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall use such grant to—

(1)support projects in local communities, involving diverse sectors of each community, to coordinate activities concerning intervention in and prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including family violence and sexual assault, against older individuals;

(2)develop and implement outreach programs directed toward assisting older individuals who are victims of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (including family violence and sexual assault, against older individuals), including programs directed toward assisting the individuals in senior housing complexes, nursing homes, board and care facilities, and senior centers;

(3)expand access to family violence and sexual assault programs (including shelters, rape crisis centers, and support groups), including mental health services, safety planning and legal advocacy for older individuals and encourage the use of senior housing, hotels, or other suitable facilities or services when appropriate as emergency short-term shelters for older individuals who are the victims of elder abuse, including family violence and sexual assault; or

(4)promote research on legal, organizational, or training impediments to providing services to older individuals through shelters and other programs, such as impediments to provision of services in coordination with delivery of health care or services delivered under this chapter.

(c)In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall give preference to a State, an area agency on aging, a nonprofit organization, or a tribal organization that has the ability to carry out the activities described in this section and subchapter XI of this chapter.

(d)The Assistant Secretary shall encourage each State, area agency on aging, nonprofit organization, and tribal organization that receives a grant under subsection (a) to coordinate activities provided under this section with activities provided by other area agencies on aging, tribal organizations, State adult protective service programs, private nonprofit organizations, and by other entities receiving funds under subchapter XI of this chapter.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 3032b

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73