Modernizing Violent Death and Suicide Surveillance Using the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is seeking applications to operate and modernize the National Violent Death Reporting System. Recipients will conduct statewide or territory-wide surveillance by collecting, linking, managing, and analyzing data on violent deaths and suicides from death certificates, coroner or medical examiner reports, and law enforcement reports. Awardees must perform timely quarterly provisional data pulls and complete annual data closeouts, as well as complete a modernization readiness assessment within six months of award and implement at least one modernization pilot. The estimated total program funding is $84,166,465 to support approximately 52 awards with an individual award ceiling of $966,085. Applications must be submitted electronically by May 4, 2027, and inquiries can be directed to Gabraelle Lane at 770-488-7744 or xkp4@cdc.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are U.S. state governments, including the District of Columbia; U.S. territorial governments; and political subdivisions of states, including county, city or township, and special district governments.Bona fide agents may apply on behalf of an eligible state, territorial, or local government organization. A bona fide agent must submit documentation demonstrating its formal arrangement with and authority to apply on behalf of the eligible governmental entity.Only one application will be funded from each eligible state or territory. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to implement statewide or territory-wide surveillance and access the data sources required for the National Violent Death Reporting System, including death certificates, coroner or medical examiner reports, including toxicology reports, and law enforcement reports.
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