Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program for States
This CDC grant supports states in using data-driven, evidence-based strategies to prevent suicide among high-risk groups, aiming for better coordination, partner engagement, and a 5% reduction in suicide deaths.
Funder: Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $650,000–$1,200,000 per award per year; up to $117.5M total program funding; up to 26 awards anticipated
Summary: Supports implementation and evaluation of comprehensive public health approaches to suicide prevention targeting populations or settings with significant suicide burden.
Key Information: Strict eligibility documentation and staffing requirements; nonresponsive applications will not be reviewed.
Description
This opportunity is a forecasted cooperative agreement from the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) to support state, local, tribal, and other eligible entities in implementing and evaluating comprehensive suicide prevention strategies. The program targets populations and settings identified through data as having a significant burden of suicide or emerging suicide-related trends—such as veterans, rural communities, youth, older adults, men, and high-risk occupational groups.
Funded recipients are expected to:
- Use timely, relevant data to identify Focus Prevention Areas (FPAs), understand contributors to suicide, and monitor trends.
- Assess existing suicide prevention efforts and identify programmatic gaps.
- Strengthen and coordinate multi-sector partnerships.
- Select and implement evidence-based prevention strategies from CDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource for Action.
- Communicate findings and progress to partners and stakeholders.
- Evaluate activities with a focus on continuous improvement, sustainability, and measurable outcomes (including a 5% reduction in suicide mortality among selected FPAs over the award period).
Applications are not being solicited at this time; this forecast is provided to facilitate early planning.
