Research grants
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
A tiered ladder from pilot innovation grants through distinguished investigator awards, all focused on understanding and preventing suicide — including a dedicated postdoctoral track.
- Indicative award
- $30k–$200k (total award)Tiered by award type, from small pilots at the bottom of the band to multi-year investigator awards at the top.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Oct, NovNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Annual cycle with a letter of intent stage ahead of full applications.
- Who can apply
- Postdoctoral, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Open internationally in several tracks. Suicide must be the outcome, not a secondary measure — that is the most common desk rejection.
- SSWR clusters
- Special Interest Groups
- Topics
- suicide prevention · pilot innovation · postdoctoral · risk detection
- Apply at
- https://afsp.org/research-grants
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
Also on the Mental Health shelf
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- Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21)National Institutes of Healthup to $275k · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31)National Institutes of HealthAmount not published · Several times a year · Apr, Aug, Dec
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)National Institutes of HealthAmount not published · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)National Institutes of HealthAmount not published · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- Behavioral health services and evaluation grantsSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$100k–$5M · Periodic calls