We are no longer accepting applications for the 2026 Fall Funding Opportunity. All applicants who submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI) will be notified of their status in February 2027.
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About the Fall 2026 Funding Opportunity
There is an urgent need for better health system approaches to address firearm violence and firearm suicide and minimize their consequences on communities most affected. Such enhanced solutions require stronger evidence on what works in a range of healthcare settings, including hospitals, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and other community-based health centers, to (1) reduce firearm violence or firearm suicide across communities, (2) identify individuals at highest risk of firearm violence or firearm suicide, and (3) improve clinical care for survivors.
The Center seeks to meet these needs by broadening the field of research to include more researchers and organizations that focus explicitly on healthcare approaches to addressing firearm violence and firearm suicide and by working closely with the most affected communities.
What We're Funding
Through the 2026 Fall Funding Opportunity, the Center seeks to fund projects that meaningfully engage communities in the rigorous evaluation of healthcare-based firearm violence or firearm suicide prevention or intervention strategies to inform healthcare systems change—while intentionally developing the next generation of firearm injury prevention researchers.
Proposed evaluation research projects should:
- Inform healthcare systems change, including changes to clinical workflows, policies, financing mechanisms, data systems, partnerships, or organizational practices that affect populations of patients, providers, clinics, hospitals, or healthcare systems
- Focus on firearm violence and/or suicide prevention or intervention strategies
- Meaningfully engage with communities that have been the most impacted by firearm violence and/or firearm suicide across all phases of the evaluation research
- Strengthen the firearm injury prevention research workforce
- Plan for the translation and dissemination of findings across the funding period and beyond
Funding Amount
The Center will fund up to two (2) projects with a maximum of $1,250,000 each over three years.
Timeline
- Feb. 2027: Applicants are notified of their status. Selected applicants will advance to the full proposal stage.
- Mar. 24, 2027, at 3 PM ET | 12 PM PT: Full proposals due.
- June 2027: Full proposal applicants will be notified of funding status.
Archived Documents and Resources
2026 Fall Funding Opportunity Guidelines
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - updated Oct. 2
Recording from Oct. 2 Informational Webinar
Slides from Oct. 2 Informational Webinar