Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program for States
This funding opportunity provides financial support to state governments and territories to implement and evaluate comprehensive suicide prevention strategies targeting high-risk populations such as veterans, rural communities, and LGBTQ individuals.
The Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program for States (CDC-RFA-CE-25-0009) is a forecasted funding opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aimed at supporting state-level jurisdictions and territories in the implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention. This program seeks to target disproportionately affected populations, such as veterans, rural communities, tribal populations, LGBTQ individuals, and the homeless, who face higher suicide rates or contribute significantly to the overall suicide burden. The program emphasizes a multi-sector partnership approach, utilization of data for refining suicide prevention strategies, and the assessment of existing suicide prevention programs to identify gaps and assets. Applicants must develop a plan for partnerships, use of surveillance data, and strategies informed by CDC's Suicide Prevention Resource for Action. Evaluation of all activities for continuous quality improvement and dissemination of findings to partners is also essential. This cooperative agreement has a projected total funding of $49.65 million, with award amounts ranging from $650,000 to $1.2 million annually. Eligible applicants include state governments and territories. However, entities funded under CDC's previous expansion of the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention program (CE22-2204) are ineligible to apply. Applications are expected to be due by May 2, 2025, with the project start date slated for September 1, 2025. Key documents required for application include letters of support from health department leadership, partner organizations, and data managers, as well as a preliminary program organizational chart outlining the required staffing. For more information, potential applicants can contact the CDC’s Comprehensive Suicide Prevention mailbox at csp@cdc.gov.
Award Range
$650,000 - $1,200,000
Total Program Funding
$49,655,695
Number of Awards
42
Matching Requirement
No
Eligible Applicants
Additional Requirements
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.Eligible applications must include the following to be responsive:One (1) letter of Commitment (LOC): Obtain from the jurisdiction's health department leadership (state or territorial) on official letterhead, endorsing the proposed activities.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 program's jurisdiction.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 interventionsTier 2: Healthcare-related interventionsTier 3: Upstream interventionsTwo (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.One (1) preliminary Program Organizational Chart: Provide a chart showing the required staff members:1 Full-Time Employee (FTE) or equivalent epidemiologist0.5 FTE communications specialist0.5 FTE evaluatorApplicants 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.
Geographic Eligibility
All
Application Opens
February 28, 2025
Application Closes
May 2, 2025
Grantor
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC)
Phone
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