Preventing Violence Affecting Young Lives (PREVAYL 2.0)

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to provide multiyear funding to state, territorial, tribal, and local health departments to implement and evaluate comprehensive primary prevention strategies that prevent multiple forms of violence and promote healthy development among adolescents and young adults. The NOFO emphasizes improving data-driven decision-making, building capacity and strengthening implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies, advancing whole-child and whole-community violence prevention approaches, engaging in strategic collaboration through multisector partnerships, and prioritizing primary prevention of multiple forms of violence impacting youth. Key aspects of this opportunity include: • Improving data-driven decision-making through surveillance, data linkage, and use of real-time data for prevention, evaluation, and implementation science • Building capacity and strengthening implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies that address shared risk and protective factors • Advancing whole-child and whole-community violence prevention approaches that integrate youth mental health and family support strategies • Engaging in strategic collaboration through multisector partnerships to facilitate youth engagement and build a skilled violence prevention workforce • Prioritizing primary prevention of multiple forms of violence impacting youth, including interpersonal violence, intimate partner/teen dating violence, bullying, community-based violence, online/technology-facilitated violence, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)