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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (YVPCs): Rigorous Evaluation of Prevention Approaches to Prevent and Reduce Youth Violence

Funds rigorous evaluation of youth-violence prevention approaches through funded research centers in high-violence communities.

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Lots of programs claim to reduce youth violence, but far fewer have been rigorously tested against real outcomes in the communities carrying the highest rates of it. This notice funds centers built to close that gap directly.

Money funds the National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (YVPCs) β€” Grants.gov expects five of them. Each YVPC has to rigorously evaluate at least two dist…

Running National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention, each rigorously evaluating at least two distinct youth-violence prevention approaches in high-violence communities, with community collaboration, a youth advisory council, and early-career researcher training all named conditions.

CycleiHow often this grant runs β€” e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.1 Dec 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.β€”
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.β€”
Award typeiThe form of funding β€” grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.β€”
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$30M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: RFA-CE-27-013Source: www.grants.gov