AFSP Focus Grants
Funding Amount
Up to $500,000 per year for up to 3 years
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Focus Grants fund innovative, high-risk, potentially high-yield projects on specific suicide-prevention priority areas set annually by AFSP and its Scientific Council. Up to $500,000/year for up to three years. FIA: Fact — the AFSP /grants page lists this as an active annual research-grant program with award ceiling as stated. The posted 2025 grant cycle showed LOI due Aug 1, 2025 (Focus) / Sep 15 (Linked Standard), applications due Nov 15, 2025 (Innovation) or Dec 7, 2025 (Focus); those 2025 dates have passed. Assumption — the program recurs annually; the 2026 cycle dates were not posted on the scraped page. No 2026 deadline fabricated.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicant Types
How to Apply
Requires a Letter of Intent (historically due Aug 1) to be eligible; full application follows (2025 cycle full application was due Dec 7, 2025). Apply via afsp.org/grants. Exclusions: not open to for-profit organizations or federal/state government agencies (VA applications eligible). Grants awarded for 2-year periods (except Focus and Pilot).
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