Collecting Violent Death Information Using the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)

Violence is a major public health problem. Over 67,000 people died violently in the U.S. in 2018. These violent deaths include 48,344 suicides and 18,830 homicides. Violent deaths have been estimated to cost more than $90 billion in medical care and lost productivity in the U.S. Violence is preventable. Interventions, strategies, and policies are increasingly available that stop violence before it happens. Preventing violence is a critical public health goal because violence inflicts a substantial toll on individuals, families, and communities throughout the U.S. In order to prevent violence, we...

Eligible applicants include: U.S. state governments or their bona fide agents; U.S. territorial governments or their bona fide agents; and political subdivisions of states, which includes local governments such as counties, cities, townships, and special districts or their bona fide agents. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state, territory, or local government, a legal binding agreement from the state, territory, or local government as documentation of the status is required. States or their bona fide agents who are currently funded under CDC-RFA-CE18-1804 or CDC-RFA-CE19-1905 are NOT eligible to apply under this NOFO.This program is authorized under sections 392(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 USC § 280b-0(a)(1)).Applicants must provide evidence of their ability to collect data from all three required data sources (DCs, C/ME reports including toxicology reports, and LE reports). The following documents are required to be included as part of the application: LOS from the state agency or department in charge of statewide death certificates. LOS from LE agencies in a minimum of three counties within the applicant’s state or jurisdiction. LOS from C/MEs in a minimum of three counties within the applicant’s state or jurisdiction.Applicants must upload the LOS as PDF files under “Other Attachment Forms” and name the file “Letters of Support”.If any of the above required documents are missing, CDC will view the application nonresponsive. Non-responsive applications will not advance for further review.

James Diggs Jr. vqh3@cdc.gov