The information below is from the 2020 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
The University of California Firearm Violence Research Center (UCFC) is the first state-funded center for firearm violence research, founded to address these gaps in knowledge on firearm violence and its prevention in July 2017. UCFC is located at UC Davis, with Dr. Garen Wintemute as its director. The UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program, which for more than thirty years has conducted firearm research and policy development, will closely work with UCFC and provide unique opportunities. In addition to rigorous research on firearm violence, UCFC is dedicated to its role in policy development, public dissemination of research findings, training of new investigators in the field of firearm violence, and supporting non-UCFC investigators conducting firearm violence research through its small grants program.
In 2020, UCFC will accept proposals for grants to support research that explores the causes of firearm violence and evaluates strategies and interventions for reducing firearm-related harm.
- Primary Research Grant Award Program (Large Grants Program) - led by investigators at University of California campuses
- Secondary Research Grant Award Program (Small Grants Program) - led by investigators at California public universities
UCFC research projects will fall within one of six domains:
- Initial or foundational research to guide future prevention efforts
- Evaluation of existing and potential policies and programs
- Assessment of other approaches to firearm violence prevention
- Exploration of important specific questions
- Research that explores new frontiers
- Research that advances the science of violence prevention
Initial projects include a study of the epidemiology of firearm violence in California, a study of the effectiveness of comprehensive background checks and denial for violent misdemeanor convictions, and a state-wide survey of firearm ownership and use and exposure to firearm violence, and a study of risk factors for recurrent firearm-related injury.
Award Amount and Details
Primary Research Grant Award Program (Large Grants Program): Up to $75,000
Secondary Research Grant Award Program (Small Grants Program): Up to $10,000
Deadlines and Date Information
The due dates listed below are the most recent due dates our office is aware of. Please see the opportunity home page for information about potential upcoming deadlines or other opportunities. Per the application homepage: "The proposal submission period has ended. Check back in early 2021 for more information about the next cycle."
Timeline for both the Primary Research Grant Award Program (Large Grants Program) and the Secondary Research Grant Award Program (Small Grants Program):
- Proposals Due: May 15, 2020
- Proposals are now due May 15, 2020. The deadline has been extended due to COVID19.
- Notice of award: July 2020
- Period of performance: up to two years
Eligibility Information
Primary Research Grant Award Program (Large Grants Program)
- Principal investigators (PIs) must hold a full-time academic appointment at a UC campus.
- PIs must supervise the research project and any trainees directly and must take responsibility for the project’s performance.
- U.S. citizenship is not a requirement for eligibility.
- UCFC faculty are not eligible. An individual may serve as principal investigator (or co-principal investigator) on only one active UCFC research grant at any one time.
Secondary Research Grant Award Program (Small Grants Program)
- Principal investigators (PIs) must hold a full-time academic appointment at a California public university.
- PIs must supervise the research project and any trainees directly and must take responsibility for the project’s performance.
- U.S. citizenship is not a requirement for eligibility.
- UCFC faculty are not eligible. An individual may serve as principal investigator (or co-principal investigator) on only one active UCFC research grant at any one time.
