Evaluating Practice-based Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Approaches from CDC's Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program | RFA CE 16 005

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This funding opportunity, titled "Evaluating Practice-based Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Approaches from CDC's Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program" (RFA-CE-16-005), was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a discretionary cooperative agreement in the health category (CFDA 93.136). Its central purpose is to fund rigorous research that evaluates how well real-world, practice-based primary prevention strategies reduce sexual violence perpetration. Rather than focusing on theoretical or tightly controlled pilot interventions, the announcement emphasizes evaluating programs, policies, or practices that are already being implemented or are planned for implementation by organizations funded through the RPE Program. The broader aim is to strengthen sexual violence prevention efforts across local, state, and national levels by expanding the evidence base for approaches that practitioners can realistically carry out and that communities will accept.

A key motivation behind the announcement is that the field has limited high-quality evidence on what effectively prevents sexual violence perpetration, especially when strategies are deployed under everyday conditions. The CDC frames this opportunity as a way to fill that gap by supporting evaluations of a diverse range of prevention approaches that RPE-funded organizations are using to meet immediate, varied needs in their communities. The research supported under this announcement is expected to go beyond general process descriptions and instead generate credible findings about impacts, helping decision-makers distinguish which approaches are most promising and under what conditions they work.

Funded projects are expected to address several connected priorities. First, they should rigorously evaluate the impact of programs, policies, or practices on rates of sexual violence perpetration, and they may also examine effects on other forms of violence where relevant. Second, they should produce an estimate of the cost of implementation. This cost information is intended to support future economic analyses, such as cost-effectiveness evaluations, by documenting what it takes in practice to deliver and sustain the strategy. Third, the work should contribute usable evidence on prevention approaches that are feasible for practitioners to implement and acceptable to the communities involved, so that findings are not only scientifically sound but also practical for replication or scaling.

In terms of eligibility, the opportunity was broadly open to a wide range of applicant types, including state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those categories); for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other than small businesses); and other unrestricted applicants. The CDC anticipated making about five awards, with an award ceiling of $450,000. The original closing date for applications was June 1, 2016, and the funding announcement was created on March 23, 2016.

Overall, the announcement is best understood as an effort to move the sexual violence prevention field toward stronger, more actionable evidence by testing prevention strategies that practitioners are actually using, measuring their effects on perpetration outcomes, documenting real implementation costs, and producing findings that can guide future prevention investments and community practice.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Evaluating Practice-based Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Approaches from CDC's Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.136.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-03-23.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-06-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $450,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others, Unrestricted.

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