CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (YVPCs): Rigorous Evaluation of Prevention Approaches to Prevent and Reduce Youth Violence
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is seeking to fund National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention to strengthen the evidence base for preventing violence among youth aged 10 to 24, particularly in communities with youth violence rates高于 the national average. These centers will be required to establish robust administrative infrastructure to support the implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of prevention strategies while actively engaging local organizations, residents, and youth through formal partnerships and the creation of youth advisory councils in each intervention community. The research must include rigorous evaluation of at least two distinct violence prevention approaches that target priority areas outlined in the funding announcement, ensuring that interventions are grounded in community needs and informed by diverse stakeholder input. In addition to research and community engagement, the centers must prioritize the training and development of early career researchers, integrating educational activities that align with their prevention and evaluation efforts to build long-term capacity in the field. The initiative emphasizes collaboration across disciplines and sectors to translate scientific findings into actionable public health strategies. The funding opportunity, posted on July 2, 2026, is administered by the CDC under the Department of Health and Human Services, with point of contact information provided for inquiries, and the selected centers are expected to operate in locations disproportionately affected by youth violence to maximize public health impact.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) seeks investigator-initiated research proposals to expand the evidence base for the prevention of violence among youth aged 10 to 24 years.
The purpose of this announcement is to fund the National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (or Youth Violence Prevention Centers; YVPCs) to continue to build the evidence-base for youth violence prevention approaches, build strong community collaboration and engagement to inform the research, and support training for early career researchers. The proposed YVPCs should focus activities on communities with rates of youth violence that are higher than the national average.
The YVPCs will address four core elements: 1) Administrative Capacity: YPCS should establish a strong administrative infrastructure within the YVPC to support the effective implementation and evaluation of prevention approaches and the translation and dissemination of results. 2) Research and Rigorous Evaluation: YVPCs should conduct a rigorous evaluation of at least two distinct violence prevention approaches. These approaches must address at least two of the priority research areas specified in the funding announcement to reduce rates of youth violence in the selected communities. 3) Collaboration and Engagement: YVPCs should foster partnerships with local organizations and individuals who can provide insights and guidance to inform prevention and research activities. They should actively engage in efforts to share knowledge and collaborate on youth violence prevention efforts and establish a youth advisory council in each intervention community. 4) Training and Education: YVPCs should integrate training activities for early career researchers in youth violence prevention. These activities should complement the YVPC’s implementation, evaluation, and research efforts and foster collaboration and engagement.