Standard Research Innovation Grants
Standard Research Innovation Grants support individual investigators conducting basic and applied research to understand suicide and test treatments and other interventions that prevent suicide and save lives.
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Funder: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Due Dates: November 15, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $125,000 over two years
Summary: Supports individual investigators conducting basic and applied research to understand suicide and test interventions that prevent suicide.
Key Information: Research must have an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention and include a suicide outcome measure.
Description
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) supports individual investigators at any career level through Standard Research Innovation Grants. The program funds basic science and applied research that increases understanding of suicide or tests treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide and save lives. Treatment feasibility studies and supplemental studies adding a unique suicide-related component to an already-funded project are welcome.
The grants support new directions and initiatives in suicide research across academic disciplines. Organization-specific prevention programs, education, treatments, or interventions qualify only when they include significant research generalizable beyond the institution or program. For 2024–2026, priority consideration goes to research involving underrepresented ethnic and racial communities, understudied populations with elevated suicide rates, and survivors of suicide loss.
