Deadline: 15-Feb-22
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is soliciting research proposals to expand the evidence base for the prevention and reduction of community violence, including youth violence and violence among young adults. Community violence is violence between individuals who are unrelated, and who may or may not know each other, generally taking place outside the home.
The purpose of this announcement is to fund rigorous evaluation research projects that will expand the evidence base of proven prevention approaches for those most at risk of experiencing community violence, including youth, racial and ethnic minority groups, and disadvantaged or underserved groups.
Applicants must propose to rigorously evaluate a community violence prevention approach that is currently implemented or planned for implementation in a proposed community(ies). Applicants must propose to evaluate an approach from one of two categories:
- evidence-based prevention approaches that are significantly or substantially different from the original approach, evaluate key implementation factors that might drive the program effectiveness, or examine additional community violence outcomes that have not been evaluated previously; or
- an innovative prevention approach that has never undergone a rigorous evaluation.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $24,200,000
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 11
- Award Ceiling: $550,000 Per Budget Period
- Total Period of Performance Length: 4 year(s)
Outcomes
- Primary Outcomes: The primary goal of this research is to prevent and reduce rates of community violence and inequities in risk for violence, including severe forms of violence such as homicides, firearmrelated violence, and violence-related hospitalizations. The primary outcome includes violencerelated behaviors, injuries, and deaths experienced by communities and among young people aged 10-34 years who are most likely to perpetrate or be a victim of community violence.
- Secondary Outcomes: Secondary outcomes include, but are not limited to, other forms of violence (e.g., child abuse and neglect, intimate partner violence, teen dating violence), other risk and protective factors for rates of community violence, mediators and moderators, and potentially other violence outcomes, and knowledge, attitudes and skills to prevent community violence.
Target Population
Community violence affects millions of people, and their families, schools, and communities every year. Violence is a leading cause of death and nonfatal injuries among adolescents and young adults – over half of US homicides in 2019 occurred among those ages 15 to 34. Further, young people are disproportionately impacted by violence in their communities. People with multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including exposure to violence, are more likely to have short-term and chronic physical and mental health conditions and behavioral difficulties. People’s health outcomes are influenced by the conditions in which they live, work, play, and learn. These conditions are called social determinants of health. Systemic racism, bias, and discrimination; economic instability; concentrated poverty; and limited housing, education, and healthcare access drive health inequities, such as violence. Communities of color often disproportionately experience these negative conditions, placing residents at greater risk for poor health outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Others
- Unrestricted
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=337030
