Research Grants to Rigorously Evaluate Innovative and Promising Strategies to Prevent Firearm-Related Violence and Injuries

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC or the Injury Center) is soliciting investigator-initiated research to rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of innovative and promising strategies to prevent all forms of firearm-related injuries, deaths, violence, or crime.

Donor Name: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 12/02/2024

Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million

Grant Duration: 3 Years

Details:

CDC’s Injury Center has been the nation’s leading authority on violence and injury prevention for 30 years. The impact of firearm-related injuries on the health and safety of Americans underscores the importance of a comprehensive public health approach to prevention. CDC’s Injury Center emphasizes both preventing incidents of violence and suicide from happening in the first place and mitigating their effects through population-based approaches to achieve public health impact. 

Toward this end, CDC supports research to understand the best ways to prevent violence and suicide. The results of this research are then applied to real-world solutions to keep people safe, healthy, and productive

Funding Information

• Estimated Total Funding: $12,900,000
• Award Ceiling: $650,000

Project Period

3 years

Eligibility Criteria

• 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)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses

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)
• Faith-based or Community-based Organizations Regional Organizations

For more information, visit Grants.gov.