Educating State-Level Stakeholders on Injury and Violence Prevention | CDC RFA CE17 1701

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The grant opportunity "Educating State-Level Stakeholders on Injury and Violence Prevention" (CDC RFA CE17-1701) is a CDC-funded cooperative agreement designed to strengthen how states and their partners understand and use evidence-based approaches to prevent unintentional injuries and violence. The core premise is that injuries and violence are not random or inevitable: many deaths and harms can be avoided when proven public health strategies, policies, and practices are understood and applied consistently. The opportunity emphasizes education and information dissemination aimed at state-level decision-makers and practitioners who may influence, design, implement, or evaluate prevention efforts but may not be deeply familiar with the evidence base.

The need described is large and urgent. Unintentional injuries and violence are cited as the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 44, and they remain among the top 10 leading causes of death across all ages. Each year, nearly 180,000 people die from these causes, about 2.8 million are hospitalized, and roughly 29 million receive care in emergency departments. The economic impact is estimated at more than 400 billion dollars annually, including over 80 billion dollars in direct medical costs and the remainder tied to lost productivity. Beyond mortality and costs, the announcement highlights the long-term consequences for survivors, including permanent physical injuries and emotional trauma that can increase the risk of disability and chronic or other health conditions. It also notes broader community-level fallout, such as reduced workforce productivity, declining property values, and strain or disruption of social services.

A major theme is the gap between what is known to work and what is actually used at scale. The CDC points to strong evidence that effective injury and violence prevention strategies can generate a positive return on investment, yet many remain underutilized. The example provided is primary seat belt laws, which are presented as an effective policy with broad reach across populations; however, at the time of the notice, only 29 states had primary seat belt laws covering all vehicle occupants. The opportunity also stresses that many interventions are developed, implemented, or evaluated at state and local levels by partners who may not have ready access to the latest evidence, may not understand how to judge effectiveness, or may not be equipped to translate research into policy and program decisions.

Within that context, the grant positions national organizations as key intermediaries. The CDC describes a need for entities that can ensure state-level stakeholders and other interested parties have practical access to credible information on several fronts: the burden of injuries and violence within their own states, how to assess whether interventions are effective, what the research says about prevention strategies, and what the real-world implications are when prevention approaches are adopted (or not adopted). In other words, the work is intended to support informed decision-making by translating evidence into usable knowledge for state and local audiences, helping normalize the use of best-available evidence in prevention planning and policy discussions.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, specifically through the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically signals substantial involvement and collaboration with the CDC during the project period. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement). The opportunity (CFDA 93.136) anticipated a single award, with an award ceiling of 200,000 dollars. The notice was created on March 8, 2017, with an original closing date of May 10, 2017, and required electronic submission by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.

Overall, the opportunity is best understood as capacity-building through education: it aims to close the knowledge-to-action gap by equipping state-level stakeholders with clear, evidence-grounded information on injury and violence prevention, the scale of the problem in their jurisdictions, and the policy and program options most likely to reduce deaths, injuries, disability, and associated long-term health and economic impacts.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Educating State-Level Stakeholders on Injury and Violence Prevention" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.136.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 08, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 10, 2017 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 500 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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