Focus Grants
AFSP Focus Grants fund innovative, high-risk research addressing prioritized gaps in suicide prevention, requiring projects to directly measure suicide outcomes and generate impactful knowledge or interventions.
Funder: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2026 (Letter of Intent) | December 2026 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $500,000 per year, for up to three years (maximum $1.5 million total).
Summary: Supports innovative, high-risk research projects targeting annually defined priority areas in suicide prevention.
Key Information: Letter of Intent required; only invited applicants may submit full proposals.
Description
Focus Grants from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) are large-scale awards designed to catalyze major advances in suicide prevention research by supporting innovative, high-risk, and potentially high-yield projects. Each year, AFSP and its Scientific Council define priority areas—such as ethnic and racial diversity, understudied high-risk populations, and survivors of suicide loss—to address significant gaps in the field. Projects must directly address suicide or suicide prevention and include at least one suicide-related outcome measure. These grants aim to generate impactful knowledge and interventions to reduce suicide risk and save lives.
