Core State Injury Prevention Program (Core SIPP)

The Core State Injury Prevention Program (Core SIPP) is a forecasted federal funding opportunity administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, specifically through the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This program is designed to strengthen state-level public health infrastructure and enhance the use of data-driven strategies to prevent unintentional injuries and related deaths. As a cooperative agreement, the program emphasizes collaboration between the federal agency and recipients, requiring ongoing coordination, reporting, and technical engagement throughout the project period. The primary purpose of Core SIPP is to support states and eligible entities in leveraging surveillance data and partnerships to identify populations at highest risk for injury and implement evidence-based prevention strategies. The program focuses on key injury areas including traumatic brain injury, older adult falls, and drowning, while also allowing flexibility for recipients to address additional locally relevant injury concerns that are not currently supported by CDC funding. This approach encourages recipients to tailor interventions based on state-specific data and emerging public health needs. Funding under this opportunity is intended to support a wide range of activities including data collection and analysis, dissemination of surveillance findings, development of prevention strategies, and strengthening of cross-sector partnerships. Recipients are expected to enhance access to data systems, improve the use of data in decision-making, and increase collaboration across community and multi-sector stakeholders. The program also promotes continuous quality improvement practices and sustained public health action to ensure long-term impact in injury prevention. Eligibility for this program is broad and inclusive, encompassing state governments, local governments, tribal entities, nonprofits, higher education institutions, and certain private sector organizations. However, applicants must demonstrate substantial organizational capacity, including current experience in injury prevention, established partnerships, and access to relevant data sources. Required documentation includes letters of commitment and support, organizational charts, and evidence of access to recent mortality and hospitalization data, specifically from 2023 or 2024, analyzed across demographic and causal variables. The application process for this opportunity has not yet opened, as this is a forecast notice intended to allow potential applicants time to prepare. Once officially released, applications must be submitted electronically through the designated federal portal by the specified deadline, which is currently estimated to be March 8, 2027. Applicants will likely be required to submit detailed project narratives, data documentation, partnership evidence, and supporting letters as part of a comprehensive proposal package. The anticipated timeline indicates that the funding opportunity will be posted in January 2027, with awards expected in July 2027 and project activities beginning in August 2027. The program is expected to distribute approximately 26 awards, with total program funding estimated at 37000000 dollars. While specific award amounts per recipient are not defined in the forecast, the funding is expected to support multi-year public health initiatives aligned with the program goals. Overall, the Core SIPP program represents a strategic federal investment in strengthening state-level injury prevention systems through data-driven approaches, collaboration, and sustained public health infrastructure development. It provides an opportunity for eligible organizations to advance injury prevention efforts by integrating surveillance data, fostering partnerships, and implementing evidence-based interventions that address both national priorities and local needs.

Ensure strong partnerships with state health departments and data providers; demonstrate access to recent injury data; align proposed activities with identified high risk populations and priority injury areas