Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program for States
Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC
About this archived opportunity
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) builds on and expands the Injury Center’s current Comprehensive Suicide Prevention program. The purpose of this NOFO is to implement and evaluate a comprehensive approach, with attention to one or more disproportionately affected populations (such as veterans, rural communities, tribal populations, LGBTQ, homeless, or others). These populations account for a significant proportion of the suicide burden and/or have suicide rates greater than the general population in a jurisdiction(s) (such as state, county, or tribe). Strategies and Activities Within first six months, assess partnerships, data, and existing capacity for suicide prevention to inform comprehensive approach to suicide: A. Partnership - Assess existing and new partnerships (including those for syndromic surveillance) to create and implement a multi-sectorial partnership plan. B. Data Utilization - Utilize surveillance (including syndromic) data to refine DAP and contributors to suicide morbidity and mortality. C. Asset and Gap Inventory - Create an inventory of existing suicide prevention programs in the jurisdiction to identify assets and gaps. D. Selection of strategies/approaches – Utilize findings from activities 1A-C to select appropriate strategies/approaches from the CDC Suicide Prevention Resource for Action. 2. Following Strategy 1 activities and no later than year 2, implement a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention. A. Partnership - Build and sustain partnerships to implement comprehensive suicide activities. B. Data Utilization – Utilize surveillance (including syndromic) data to assess suicide contributors, trends, and inform suicide prevention and response. C. Asset and Gap Inventory - Annually update the inventory of existing suicide prevention programs in the jurisdiction. D. Implementation of strategies/approache s – Leverage partnerships to implement strategies/approaches from the CDC Suicide Prevention Resource for Action to address su
Historical details
- Status
- Closed
- Deadline
- March 3, 2026
- First captured
- October 23, 2025
- Award
- $650,000 - $1,200,000
- Publisher reference
- 360595
Eligibility: The award floor for this NOFO is $650,000. The award ceiling is $1,200,000. CDC will consider any application requesting an award lower than $650,000 or higher than $1,200,000 as nonresponsive and it will receive no further review. Funding level and number of recipients will be based on availability of funds. Eligible applications must include the following to be responsive: 1. One (1) letter of Commitment (LOC): Obtain from the state or territory's health department leadership (state or territorial) on official letterhead, endorsing the proposed activities. 2. One (1) letter of Support (LOS) and Preliminary Data Use Agreement (DUA) from the manager of suicide-related morbidity and mortality surveillance data on official letterhead, confirming data access for the applicant to data for the state or territory. 3. Three (3) letters of Support (LOS) from Partnering Organizations: Gather 3 letters from organizations that will assist in implementing proposed activities, corresponding to each tier: Tier 1: Community-based interventions, Tier 2: Healthcare-related interventions, Tier 3: Upstream interventions. 4. Two (2) letters of Support from Multi-Sectorial Partners: Obtain 2 letters from prospective partners such as American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) chapters, suicide prevention coalitions, or organizations working with survivors or those with lived experience. 5. One (1) preliminary Program Organizational Chart: Provide a chart showing the required staff members: 1 Full-Time Employee (FTE) or equivalent epidemiologist, 0.5 FTE or equivalent behavioral scientist, 0.5 FTE or equivalent communications specialist, 0.5 FTE or equivalent evaluator. Applicants must submit the LOC, LOS, preliminary DUA and preliminary organizational chart, name the files "LOC", "LOS-DUA", "LOS-Tier Partners", "LOS-multi-sectorial partners" and "Organizational Chart" and upload them as PDF files at www.grants.gov. Applications that do not meet the above criteria will be considered non-responsive and will not move forward for review.
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Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program for States
by Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC
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