Linked Standard Research Innovation Grants

The Linked Standard Research Innovation Grants, offered by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, support diverse research on suicide across various disciplines. Grants, amounting up to $450,000 over two years, are available for investigators at all academic levels, encouraging innovative projects involving multiple sites. While prior research on suicide isn't mandatory, applicants must demonstrate relevant experience. This initiative aims to foster new directions in suicide research, rather than supplement existing studies.

PurposeAll AFSP research grants are designed to support research on suicide from a variety of disciplines including psychiatry, medicine, psychology, genetics, epidemiology, neurobiology, sociology, nursing, health services administration, social work, and many others. Grants are not intended to support the development or implementation of organization-specific prevention programs, educational programs, treatments, or other interventions unless they have a significant research component. In that case a study would be welcome, but it must have generalizability beyond the specific institution or program.
Grants awarded to investigators at any level performing research involving two or more unique sites with each site contributing unique expertise, as well as data collection.

Eligibility

For investigators at any academic rank. Although prior research on suicide is not required, applicants are expected to show evidence of prior research or research training in a related field. These grants are intended to fund new directions and initiatives in suicide research rather than to supplement the applicant's existing research and junior investigators.FSP research grants and fellowships are awarded to individuals affiliated with not-for- profit research institutions or organizations in the U.S. and abroad.Applications from the Veterans Administration and NIH/NIMH are eligible.Applications from both private and public colleges and universitie sare eligible as long as the institution is not-for-profit.Individuals may be the Principal Investigator (PI), or Site PI, on only one AFSP grant at a time, and may not simultaneously be the PI on any other type of AFSP research grant. AFSP research grants and fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipient individual and institution will not accept funds from any other granting agency for research that substantially overlaps with what was approved by AFSP.

Ineligibility

Grant applications are not accepted from for-profit organizations, or from federal or state government agencies.