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Research on Community Level Interventions for Firearm and Related Violence, Injury and Mortality Prevention

3.9.2022

      A competitive grant program to fund ten community-level research projects on community-level violence interventions aimed at preventing firearm violence and mortalities.

      Eligibility

      Eligible Applicants:

      • States
      • Local governments
      • Nonprofits
      • Researchers
      • Institutions of higher education
      • Independent school districts
      • Indian tribes or tribal organizations
      • Hospitals

      Eligible Community Violence Intervention Programs:

      • Street Outreach
      • Safe Passage
      • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
      • Youth
      • Group Violence Intervention
      • Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

      2022 Grant Overview

      Fund Amount: TBD

      Maximum Award Amount: $500,000

      Total Number of Anticipated Recipients: 10

      Solicitation Priorities:

      • New, innovative violence intervention strategies that build on or complement existing strategies
      • Multidisciplinary or multisectoral stakeholders (e.g., education, health, justice, social services)

      How to Apply

      Anticipated Deadline: April 22, 2022

      Most recent solicitation: 2022

      Agency: Department of Health and Human Services

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      Did you know?

      Every day, more than 120 people in the United States are killed with guns, twice as many are shot and wounded, and countless others are impacted by acts of gun violence.

      Everytown Research analysis of CDC, WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death, 2018–2022; Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) nonfatal firearm injury data, 2020; and SurveyUSA Market Research Study #26602, 2022.

      Last updated: 5.7.2024