Core State Injury Prevention Program (Core SIPP)
🏛 Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC
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Can you apply?
This grant is for state health departments and state-level public health agencies focused on injury prevention infrastructure and surveillance. Applicants must demonstrate capacity to conduct data analysis, strengthen partnerships, and implement evidence-based injury prevention strategies. The program prioritizes traumatic brain injury, older adult falls, and drowning prevention. Recipients work across sectors to leverage data for public health action and community injury reduction.
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Key dates
- Jul 30, 2026 Applications open
- Mar 8, 2027 Application deadline in 139 days
- Jul 2, 2027 Award announced
- Aug 1, 2027 Project start
Program description
This forecast is for CDC’s Core State Injury Prevention Program (Core SIPP), a cooperative agreement to support public health infrastructure, data, and partnerships to use data to identify potential risk and inform the implementation of strategies to prevent unintentional injury. Actions using the best available evidence are intended to increase protective factors and reduce risk factors for injuries and death. This approach includes engaging in robust state-based data and surveillance and strengthening strategic collaborations and partnerships. The overall goal of this approach is to inform public health action for injury prevention.
Recipients will focus on traumatic brain injury, older adult falls, and drowning, and are encouraged to examine their data to address identified priority injury topics of local concern that recipients do not currently receive CDC funding to address (e.g., transportation safety). Key outcomes include increased knowledge and use of emerging data sources, increased knowledge and translation of data, increased dissemination of surveillance data, increased community partnerships, and enhanced multi-sector partnerships. Additional outcomes include enhanced access to data and systems, increased use of data to identify populations with high rates of injury, increased capacity to strengthen communities, sustained injury prevention public health actions, increased adoption of continuous quality improvement practices, and strengthened coordination among partners to leverage and maximize resources.
Applications are not being solicited currently. This forecast is provided to allow potential applicants time to begin planning, review relevant data, and consider partnerships and prevention strategies that may align with this anticipated opportunity.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- Project Narrative/Program Proposal
- Budget and Budget Narrative
- Organizational Capacity Documentation
- Letters of Support from State Partners
- Data Plan and Current Surveillance Capacity Assessment
Program contact
- 👤 Khiya Mullins
- 📧 coresipp@cdc.gov
- 📞 770-488-3911
Funding track record
Recent awards under CFDA 93.136 from the last 3 years — real organizations that won funding through this same program.
Top 10 Largest Recent Awards
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$51,950,000
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$31,738,059
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$30,693,766
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$28,222,200
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$26,704,737
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$26,450,431
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$26,071,385
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$26,070,052
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$25,767,710
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$24,290,102
Top States by Funding
- GA 6 awards $117.9M
- FL 7 awards $108.2M
- OH 6 awards $106.7M
- PA 5 awards $85.9M
- CA 5 awards $74.9M
Source: USAspending.gov — federal spending transparency. Data covers last 3 years.
Funding history
Annual funding for this program — Federal obligations (CFDA 93.136). How funding has trended year over year.
| 2024 | $456,943,397 | |
| 2025 | $458,397,564 | |
| 2026 est. | $458,397,564 |
FAQ
Who can apply for Core SIPP?
State and territorial health departments and state-level public health agencies are eligible. Tribal organizations and other state-level entities may contact CDC for eligibility questions.
What does the program fund?
Core SIPP funds data infrastructure, surveillance systems, partnerships, and implementation of injury prevention strategies. Funding supports staff, data systems, and community engagement—not direct clinical services.
What are the priority injury topics?
Traumatic brain injury, older adult falls, and drowning are required focus areas. States can also address other local priority injuries not currently funded by CDC.
When is the deadline?
The deadline is March 8, 2027. This is a fixed deadline. Planning should begin now to develop partnerships and data strategies.
What does success look like in an application?
Strong applications show existing data capacity, clear partnerships across sectors, and specific plans to address priority injuries. Include baseline data and realistic outcomes tied to surveillance and prevention activities.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Start building partnerships NOW with state partners, universities, and community organizations before the application opens. Collaboration is core to this program.
- Gather your state's current injury data and identify gaps. Show how this grant will strengthen your surveillance and data systems.
- Clearly distinguish between the three required focus areas (TBI, falls, drowning) and other local injury priorities you want to address.
- Use evidence-based injury prevention strategies in your proposal. CDC resources and published literature should guide your approach.
- Plan for multi-sector engagement early. Include hospitals, trauma centers, aging services, water safety agencies, and community groups in your strategy.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Weak or missing letters of support from key state partners. Vague descriptions of how data will be used to drive prevention action. Unclear alignment with CDC priorities or lack of evidence-based strategy foundation.
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