Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs (93.136)

Also known as National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$2.2 billion
• Grant awards986
• Typical award$930,339
• Awarded in FY 2025$521 million
• Size rank154 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $363 million in fiscal 2021 to $521 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 154th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 35% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 56 states and territories.

What the program funds

NON-RESEARCH STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAM GRANTS/COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS: To develop, implement, and promote effective injury and violence prevention and control practices. RESEARCH GRANTS: (1) To support injury control research on priority issues; (2) to integrate aspects of engineering, public health, behavioral sciences, medicine, engineering, health policy, economics and other disciplines in order to prevent and control injuries more effectively; (3) to rigorously apply and evaluate current and new interventions, methods, and strategies that focus on the prevention and control of injuries; (4) to stimulate and support Injury Control Research Centers (ICRCs) in academic institutions which will develop a comprehensive and integrated approach to injury control research and training; (5) to bring the knowledge and expertise of ICRCs to bear on the development of effective public health programs for injury control and (6) Embed health equity and a focus on the conditions of communities and spaces where we live, play, work and learn into all of the Center’s scientific and programmatic work

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open and forecast opportunities

• NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)
  Open · Due dates in the notice, expires April 5, 2027
• RFA-DD-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-GH-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-TS-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-SH-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-PS-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-IP-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-CK-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-DP-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-CE-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-EH-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-TP-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-CC-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-CD-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-OT-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• RFA-OE-18-000
  Open · Closes September 30, 2030 (1423 days left)
• New Investigator Grants to Conduct Research to Prevent Interpersonal Violence and Suicide Among Children and Adolescents (K01)
  Forecast · Expected deadline December 1, 2026 · up to $150,000
• CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (YVPCs): Rigorous Evaluation of Prevention Approaches to Prevent and Reduce Youth Violence
  Forecast · Expected deadline February 1, 2027 · up to $1.2 million
• Improving Linkage to Care for People with Opioid Use Disorder (U01)
  Forecast · Expected deadline February 1, 2027 · up to $550,000
• Research Grants to Rigorously Evaluate Innovative and Promising Approaches to Prevent Firearm-Related Violence and Injuries
  Forecast · Expected deadline February 1, 2027 · up to $650,000
• Preventing Suicide and Interpersonal Violence Among Youth and Young Adults
  Forecast · Expected deadline February 1, 2027 · up to $500,000
• Rigorously Evaluating Approaches to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Problematic Sexual Behavior among Youth
  Forecast · Expected deadline February 1, 2027 · up to $400,000
• Core State Injury Prevention Program (Core SIPP)
  Forecast · Expected deadline March 8, 2027
• Supporting Community Application of Life-Saving Evidence to Prevent Injury and Violence (SCALE)
  Forecast · Expected deadline April 6, 2027
• Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program for States
  Forecast · Expected deadline April 17, 2027 · up to $1.2 million

2 more opportunities are listed with all open grants from Department of Health and Human Services.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligibility Category: 00 (State governments) 01 (County governments) 02 (City or township governments) 04 (Special district governments) 25 (Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)) Additional Information on Eligibility State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Government Organizations: State governments or their bona fide agents (includes the District of Columbia) Local governments or their bona fide agents Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. State controlled institutions of higher education American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized) Eligible applicants include: U.S. state governments or their bona fide agents; U.S. territorial governments or their bona fide agents; and political subdivisions of states, which includes local governments such as counties, cities, townships, and special districts or their bona fide agents. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state, territory, or local government, a legal binding agreement from the state, territory, or local government as documentation of the status is required.

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What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds are available for costs directly attributed to the performance of research and demonstrations of surveillance or interventions/evaluations programs pertaining to injury prevention and control plus certain direct costs of the grantee in accordance with established policies of the Public Health Service. Recipients may not award subgrants but may enter into contracts as necessary to achieve the aims of the program.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Check Grants.gov for any relevant NOFO information regarding processes for applying for assistance.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Injury Control Research Centers (ICRCs) Range: $1,006,640 to $1,007,226; Average: $1,006,771

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 76% of the money, nonprofits 12% and colleges and universities 7.4%.

By state

53 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.