[Many of our communities having an effect on youth violence. They should link up with educational institutions to go after funding]

[Dennis Haffron]

New Research Funding Opportunity Announcement:

CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention

On January 6, 2021, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released RFA-CE-21-005, The CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (YVPCs): Rigorous Evaluation of Prevention Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Community Rates of Youth Violence. CDC intends to commit up to $6,000,000 in FY 2021 to fund up to five YVPCs for a period of up to five years.

The YVPCs funded under this announcement will partner with one or more communities with high rates of youth violence and establish a youth advisory council to inform the implementation and evaluation of prevention strategies. Professional development and training activities for early career and junior researchers will be integrated into center activities. Funded YVPCs will rigorously evaluate at least two prevention strategies to address at least two research areas, including:

• Social and structural conditions that reduce racial and ethnic inequities and community rates of youth violence.
• Homicide and severe violence-related injuries experienced by youth.
• Hospital-based youth violence prevention strategies.
• Leveraging online platforms for youth violence prevention.

Youth violence is a critical public health issue that has significant short- and long-term negative impacts on youth, their families, and their communities. Homicide, for example, was the third leading cause of death in 2018 for young people aged 10-24 years in the United States. CDC’s YVPCs have significantly advanced the science and practice of youth violence prevention to demonstrate communities can stop youth violence before it starts.

For More Information

This Notice of Funding Opportunity can be found at: grants.gov

Letter of Intent requested by: February 5, 2021

Applications due: April 21, 2021

Pre-application teleconference call to address prospective applicants’ questions

January 27, 2021 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time

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