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

id: 363137
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opportunityNumber: RFA-CE-27-014
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opportunityTitle: Research Grants to Rigorously Evaluate Innovative and Promising Approaches to Prevent Firearm-Related Violence and Injuries
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agencyDetails: {"code":"HHSCDCERA","seed":"HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERA","agencyName":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA","agencyCode":"HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERA","topAgencyCode":"HHS"}
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owningAgencyCode: HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERA
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cfdas: [{"id":434516,"opportunityId":363137,"cfdaNumber":"93.136","programTitle":"Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs"}]
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forecastDesc: <p>&nbsp;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 approaches to prevent all forms of firearm-related injuries, deaths, violence, or crime without infringing on the rights of legal firearm owners. For this announcement such forms include:&nbsp;Mass shooting incidents,&nbsp;Defensive gun use incidents, Firearm-related homicides and assaults, Firearm-related suicides and self-harm, Unintentional firearm deaths and injuries, Firearm-related crime.</p><p>This NOFO offers <strong>Funding Option A</strong> or <strong>B</strong> to address the research objective. Applicants may submit a research proposal under either Funding Option A or B (not both).</p><p><strong>Funding Option A</strong> will support research projects that rely on existing data to evaluate effectiveness and that do not support implementing prevention activities. These projects will be funded up to $350,000 per year (direct and indirect costs) for a period of performance up to 2 years.</p><p><strong>Funding Option B</strong> will support research projects that require new data collection and/or implementation of prevention activities to evaluate effectiveness. These projects will be funded up to $650,000 per year (direct and indirect costs) for a period of performance up to 3 years.</p><p>Investigations&nbsp;could,&nbsp;<u>for example</u>, conduct research to evaluate the effectiveness and/or test the effects of scaling up, expanding, or improving approaches:&nbsp;1)&nbsp;​To prevent mass shooting incidents, suicide/self-harm firearm injuries, firearm-related assaults and homicides, unintentional firearm deaths and injuries, and firearm-related crime;&nbsp;2)&nbsp;​To study defensive gun use&nbsp;as a strategy for prevention of injuries, deaths, and crime&nbsp;3) ​For different population groups (e.g., children, youth, young adults, active-duty military/veterans, rural communities, tribal populations, and those at risk of harming themselves or others, including in situations of family and intimate partner violence); 4)&nbsp;​For different settings (e.g., rural/urban, home, school, neighborhood, community, online) that can be&nbsp;leveraged&nbsp;to prevent firearm-related injuries and crime; 5)&nbsp;​For addressing various individual, peer/family, community and societal risk and protective factors including approaches that address the community&nbsp;factors&nbsp;that contribute to firearm-related injuries, violence, deaths, and crime.&nbsp;</p>
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applicantEligibilityDesc: Faith Based OrganizationsAdditional Eligibility Information to be included in the NOFO
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fundingInstruments: [{"id":"G","description":"Grant"}]
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fundingActivityCategories: [{"id":"HL","description":"Health"}]
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awardFloor: 0
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awardCeiling: 650000
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costSharing: false
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lastUpdatedDate: Jul 09, 2026 02:57:50 PM EDT
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status: forecasted
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