Identifying Neighborhood Level Protective and Promotive Factors for Youth Violence (U01)

CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, “Identifying Neighborhood Level Protective and Promotive Factors for Youth Violence (U01).” Approximately $700,000 will be available in fiscal year 2009 to fund 2 awards. The purpose of this announcement is to study how neighborhood and environmental factors reduce youth violence perpetration and victimization by promoting nonviolence or buffering against known risk factors.For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/CE09-008.htm The estimated funding date is to August 31, 2009.