Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA CE 14 005
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- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Evaluating Promising Strategies to Build the Evidence Base for Sexual Violence Prevention" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.136 Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 16, 2013 and posted on Dec 16, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 19, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $18,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $450,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Independent school districts County governments City or township governments.
- Higher Education Institutions Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education Private Institutions of Higher Education The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for CDC support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education Nonprofits (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) For Profit Organizations Small Businesses For Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses) Governments State Governments County Governments City or Township Governments Special District Governments Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government U.S. Territory or Possession Other Independent School Districts Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Faith based or Community based Organizations Regional Organizations Bona Fide Agents Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Evaluating Promising Strategies to Build the Evidence Base for Sexual Violence Prevention" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-CE-14-005) is a CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control initiative designed to strengthen what is known about how to prevent sexual violence before it occurs. The core purpose is to fund rigorous research that tests whether primary prevention programs, strategies, or policies actually reduce sexual violence perpetration. Rather than focusing on response services after harm has happened, this opportunity is centered on preventing perpetration in the first place and building a stronger, more defensible evidence base for what works at scale.
A major theme of the announcement is evaluation quality and real-world impact. CDC is looking for studies that can credibly determine effectiveness, meaning the research should be designed to measure changes in perpetration rates and related behaviors in a way that can support confident conclusions about whether an intervention caused the change. The announcement aligns with CDC injury prevention research priorities that emphasize interventions across the social ecology, which typically includes individual, relationship, community, and societal levels. In practice, this means CDC is interested in more than just classroom lessons or individual behavior change; they also want evidence about broader strategies such as environmental changes, institutional practices, and policy approaches that can shift norms, opportunities, and risk conditions that contribute to sexual violence perpetration.
The funded research must fit into one of two focus areas. The first is strategies that engage boys and men, reflecting an emphasis on preventing perpetration by addressing attitudes, norms, peer dynamics, and other factors among males that can influence sexually violent behavior. The second area is structural, environmental, and/or policy interventions, which points to upstream approaches like organizational policies, community-level changes, enforcement or accountability mechanisms, environmental design, or other systemic strategies that may reduce risk and interrupt pathways that lead to perpetration. While sexual violence perpetration is the primary endpoint, CDC explicitly encourages applicants to include additional violence-related outcomes as well, such as dating violence and intimate partner violence, recognizing that effective prevention strategies may reduce multiple forms of violence at the same time.
Another priority embedded in the announcement is understanding the potential for cross-cutting violence prevention and economic efficiency. CDC signals interest in identifying strategies that can prevent multiple types of violence concurrently, which matters for communities and institutions trying to invest in approaches with broad public health payoff. The opportunity also highlights evaluating economic efficiency, meaning applicants may strengthen their proposals by including cost analyses, cost-effectiveness, or other economic evaluation components that help decision-makers understand not only whether something works, but whether it is a practical and efficient use of resources.
From an administrative standpoint, the mechanism is a cooperative agreement, not a standard grant. That typically implies CDC expects substantial involvement during the project period, such as collaboration on evaluation design, measurement, performance monitoring, dissemination, or alignment with CDC prevention frameworks. The funding activity category is Health, and the CFDA number listed is 93.136 (Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs). The announcement anticipated 2 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $18,000,000. The listed award ceiling is $450,000 (with a floor of $0), and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which reduces financial barriers for applicants who may not have non-federal funds to contribute.
Eligibility is broad and includes many organization types across nonprofit, government, education, and private sectors. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits (including faith-based and community-based organizations), public and private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations (including small businesses), state, county, and city/township governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, tribal governments (both federally recognized and other than federally recognized), tribal organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, regional organizations, bona fide agents, and federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), among others. The announcement also notes that certain types of higher education institutions are encouraged to apply, including Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, which reflects an interest in broad participation and potentially in strengthening research capacity connected to communities that experience inequities.
Key dates show the opportunity was posted December 16, 2013, with an original and current closing date of March 19, 2014, and an archive date of April 18, 2014, indicating it is a past opportunity rather than an open solicitation. The sponsoring agency is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and support for access issues was provided through the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) at 770-488-2700.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as CDC investing in high-quality evaluation research to identify and validate primary prevention approaches that reduce sexual violence perpetration, with particular interest in interventions that engage boys and men or that change systems and environments through structural or policy levers. It also encourages broader violence prevention measurement and economic evaluation so that the resulting evidence is not only scientifically strong, but also useful for real-world adoption, scaling, and funding decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the title and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled "Evaluating Promising Strategies to Build the Evidence Base for Sexual Violence Prevention" and the Funding Opportunity Number is RFA-CE-14-005.
2. Which federal agency is sponsoring this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
3. What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The core purpose is to fund rigorous evaluation research that tests whether primary prevention programs, strategies, or policies actually reduce sexual violence perpetration. The emphasis is on preventing perpetration before harm occurs and strengthening the evidence base for what works.
4. What does "primary prevention" mean in the context of this opportunity?
In this announcement, primary prevention refers to approaches intended to prevent sexual violence perpetration from happening in the first place, rather than providing response services after violence has occurred.
5. What types of projects is CDC most interested in funding?
CDC is interested in high-quality, credible evaluations of prevention interventions that can determine whether an intervention caused changes in sexual violence perpetration rates and related behaviors. The announcement highlights real-world impact and strong evaluation design.
6. What are the two focus areas applicants must choose from?
Funded research must fit within one of two focus areas:
- Strategies that engage boys and men
- Structural, environmental, and/or policy interventions
7. What does it mean to focus on strategies that engage boys and men?
This focus area emphasizes preventing perpetration by addressing factors among males that can influence sexually violent behavior, such as attitudes, norms, peer dynamics, and related influences.
8. What counts as a structural, environmental, and/or policy intervention under this opportunity?
This focus area points to upstream approaches such as organizational policies, community-level changes, enforcement or accountability mechanisms, environmental design, institutional practices, or other systemic strategies that may reduce risk and interrupt pathways leading to perpetration.
9. Is the main outcome required to be sexual violence perpetration?
Yes. Sexual violence perpetration is the primary endpoint emphasized in the opportunity, and CDC is seeking studies that measure changes in perpetration and related behaviors in ways that support confident conclusions about effectiveness.
10. Can applicants include outcomes beyond sexual violence?
Yes. CDC explicitly encourages measuring additional violence-related outcomes, such as dating violence and intimate partner violence, recognizing that some prevention strategies may reduce multiple forms of violence at the same time.
11. Does CDC encourage interventions that work across multiple levels (individual to societal)?
Yes. The opportunity aligns with CDC injury prevention research priorities that emphasize interventions across the social ecology (often described as individual, relationship, community, and societal levels). CDC indicates interest in more than only individual behavior change approaches.
12. Why is evaluation quality emphasized in this announcement?
CDC is looking for studies that can credibly determine effectiveness, meaning the research design should be able to measure changes in perpetration rates and related behaviors in a way that supports confident conclusions about whether the intervention caused the observed change.
13. Is there interest in cost or economic evaluation?
Yes. The announcement highlights evaluating economic efficiency, and indicates that proposals may be strengthened by including cost analyses, cost-effectiveness, or other economic evaluation components to inform decision-makers about practical and efficient use of resources.
14. What does CDC mean by "cross-cutting violence prevention" in this opportunity?
CDC signals interest in identifying strategies that can prevent multiple types of violence concurrently, which can be valuable for communities and institutions seeking approaches with broad public health payoff.
15. What funding mechanism is used for this opportunity?
The mechanism is a cooperative agreement, not a standard grant.
16. What is the practical implication of a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement typically implies substantial CDC involvement during the project period, such as collaboration on evaluation design, measurement, performance monitoring, dissemination, and/or alignment with CDC prevention frameworks.
17. What is the CFDA number and funding activity category?
The CFDA number listed is 93.136 (Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs). The funding activity category is Health.
18. How many awards were anticipated and what was the estimated total funding amount?
The announcement anticipated 2 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $18,000,000.
19. What is the award ceiling and floor listed in the announcement?
The listed award ceiling is $450,000 and the floor is $0.
20. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
21. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes many organization types across nonprofit, government, education, and private sectors. Eligible applicants include, among others:
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits (including faith-based and community-based organizations)
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations (including small businesses)
- State, county, and city/township governments
- Independent school districts
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Tribal governments (federally recognized and other than federally recognized)
- Tribal organizations
- U.S. territories or possessions
- Regional organizations and bona fide agents
- Federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs)
22. Are any specific types of higher education institutions encouraged to apply?
Yes. The announcement notes that certain types of higher education institutions are encouraged to apply, including Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions.
23. When was the opportunity posted and what were the closing dates?
The opportunity was posted on December 16, 2013. The original and current closing date listed is March 19, 2014.
24. Is this opportunity still open?
No. The archive date is April 18, 2014, indicating this is a past opportunity rather than an open solicitation.
25. Who provided support for access issues related to the announcement?
Support for access issues was provided through the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) at 770-488-2700.
26. What kind of evidence is CDC trying to build through this funding?
CDC is investing in high-quality evaluation research to identify and validate prevention approaches that reduce sexual violence perpetration, with emphasis on interventions that can be adopted in real-world settings and supported by defensible evidence for scaling and funding decisions.
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