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Proposed evaluation research projects should:
– Focus on firearm violence and/or suicide prevention or intervention strategies
– Inform healthcare systems change
– 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.
Please read our 2026 Fall Funding Opportunity Guidelines for full details on eligibility and the application process: https://kpcenterforgunviolenceresearch.org/funding-opportunities/2026-fall-funding/
