The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is soliciting investigator-initiated research that will help expand and advance understanding of approaches to prevent community violence and eliminate racial and ethnic inequities in risk for community violence.
Donor Name: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – ERA
States: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/26/2023
Size of the Grant: $220,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
This initiative is intended to support effectiveness research to evaluate innovative programs, practices, or policies among groups experiencing a high burden of community violence. Innovative approaches are those that have not been rigorously evaluated for effectiveness in reducing community violence. Funds are available to conduct studies focused on preventing all forms of community violence involving youth or young adults (ages 10-34 years), including assaults, homicides, violence between groups, and threats/use of weapons.
The primary objectives we wish to achieve with this initiative are:
- Objective One: Effectiveness research to evaluate innovative approaches with the potential for immediate or near immediate benefits (i.e., within 6 months) for reducing community violence and racial/ethnic inequities in risk for community violence.
- Objective Two: Effectiveness research to evaluate place-based prevention approaches for reducing community violence and racial/ethnic inequities in risk for community violence.
- Objective Three: Effectiveness research to evaluate approaches that improve the social or structural conditions that contribute to community violence and racial/ethnic inequities in risk for community violence.
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards
- CDC/NCIPC intends to commit up to $3,200,000 in FY 2023 to fund up to eight (8) applications.
- Awards issued under this NOFO are contingent upon availability of funds and a sufficient number of meritorious applications
Budget and Project Period
The maximum award amount will be $400,000 per award for the first 12-month budget period.
This includes both direct and indirect costs. An applicant may request a project period of up to three years. The maximum total project funding amount is $1,200,000 (including both direct and indirect costs) over the expected project period length, with a maximum of $400,000 per award per year
Eligible Applicants
Eligibility Category:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility”
Additional Eligibility Category:
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for CDC support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Nonprofits (Other than Institutions of Higher Education):
- Nonprofits (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
Other:
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
