Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA CE 22 013
The grant opportunity titled "Rigorous Evaluation of Community-Centered Approaches for the Prevention of Community Violence" (RFA CE 22 013) is a CDC cooperative agreement offered through the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control to strengthen what is known, with real-world evidence, about how to prevent and reduce community violence. In this context, community violence is defined as violence between people who are not related, occurring mainly outside the home, whether the people involved know each other or not. The CDC specifically points to examples like assaults and fights among groups of youth, and shootings in public places such as schools, parks, or streets. The overall aim is to fund research that can credibly show whether certain community-based strategies reduce violence and related harms, especially in places and among populations facing the highest risk.
A central feature of this opportunity is its emphasis on "community-centered" violence prevention. That means the approaches being evaluated are not simply delivered to a community, but are shaped with community members treated as key partners and producers of knowledge. Communities are expected to be meaningful decision-makers, not just sites where research takes place. The approaches should be feasible to carry out in one or more geographically defined communities with high rates of violence, and the evaluation is expected to focus on outcomes tied to victimization and perpetration. The CDC is also explicit that projects may target severe outcomes, including homicide, firearm-related violence, and violence-related hospitalizations, rather than only softer or intermediate measures.
The funding is aimed at expanding the evidence base in two main ways. First, applicants may propose to evaluate an existing evidence-based prevention approach, but only if the evaluation meaningfully extends what is already known. Examples of acceptable extensions include testing a version that is significantly different from the original model, examining implementation factors that may explain why it works (or does not work) in a particular context, or measuring additional community violence outcomes that prior studies did not assess. Second, applicants can propose to evaluate an innovative prevention approach that has not yet been studied using rigorous methods. In either case, the CDC is not looking for descriptive reports or basic process summaries; the emphasis is on stronger causal designs that can support credible conclusions about impact.
The notice lays out what it considers "rigorous evaluation" designs. Experimental studies such as randomized controlled trials qualify, but so do well-executed quasi-experimental designs. The CDC lists examples including comparative interrupted time series, difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity, regression point displacement, stepped wedge designs, propensity score matching, comparison-group studies, and pragmatic trials. This signals that the agency expects applicants to match design choice to real-world constraints while still producing defensible evidence about whether the intervention caused measurable changes in violence outcomes.
Health equity is not treated as optional in this opportunity. Applicants are required to explicitly address how their selected approach will advance equity and reduce unequal risk for community violence, particularly the disproportionate burden experienced by racial and ethnic minority groups. The NOFO also notes that applicants may focus on other populations that experience high rates of violence or related vulnerability, such as people returning from incarceration, people experiencing homelessness, commercial sex workers, people with disabilities, and sexual and gender minorities, including intersections among these groups. The expectation is that projects will not only report outcomes overall, but also pay attention to disparities and whether benefits reach those most affected.
Another required element is authentic collaboration with the community or communities where the approach is implemented. The implementing community must be an equitable partner and must have opportunities to provide input on how the approach is carried out (when applicable), how outcomes are evaluated, and how results are interpreted and shared. This points to an expectation of shared governance, transparent communication, and dissemination plans that are useful to community stakeholders, not only to academic or government audiences.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary HHS/CDC funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically means CDC staff will have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funds (for example, through technical assistance, coordination, or ongoing collaboration). The CFDA/Assistance Listing number is 93.136. Eligibility is broad, including state, county, and local governments; tribal governments and tribal organizations; school districts; public housing authorities; public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; and for-profit organizations (including small businesses). The expected number of awards is 11, with an award ceiling of $550,000. The opportunity was posted January 12, 2022, with an original application deadline of March 22, 2022, and electronically submitted applications due by 5:00 pm ET on the deadline date.
In practical terms, the CDC is using this program to push the field toward better answers about what works to reduce community violence, for whom it works, and under what conditions it works, while centering the leadership and lived experience of communities that have been most affected. The intended end product is not just another set of program activities, but strong evaluation results that can guide future investments and help reduce racial, ethnic, and economic inequities linked to violence risk nationwide.Apply for RFA CE 22 013
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rigorous Evaluation of Community-Centered Approaches for the Prevention of Community Violence" 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 Jan 12, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 22, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 500 pm 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 $550,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 11 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification), 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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