Wisconsin Comprehensive Suicide Prevention - Gun Shop Project
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will provide funding to implement the Gun Shop Project, an educational campaign for firearm retailers and range owners on ways they can help prevent suicide in rural communities of Wisconsin.
The project involves posters, brochures, and tip sheets discussing proper handling and storage of guns and advice on preventing their use in suicides. Objectives are to partner with firearm retailers and firing ranges to share guidelines on how to avoid selling or renting a firearm to a suicidal customer and encourage firearm retailers and firing ranges to display and distribute printed suicide prevention materials tailored to their customers. Funded agencies may also identify firearm retailers and firearm ranges interested in obtaining and installing a gun safe in their facility to provide free firearm storage access for individuals within their communities.
Required activities:
- Partner with at least 5 firearm retailers/ranges to implement the Gun Shop Project in rural areas of Wisconsin
- Begin implementation of the Gun Shop Project with at least one firearm retailer/range within 3-6 months of receiving funding
- Attend regular grantee calls with DHS staff
- Provide quarterly progress reports related to strategy implementation and grant deliverables
- Participate in quarterly partnership meetings
- Work closely with the evaluator and Injury epidemiologist to assess progress on strategy implementation
- Participate in annual progress reporting to the CDC related to strategy implementation and progress
Eligible applicants are community-based, nonprofit organizations with experience implementing and monitoring suicide prevention programs. Applicants could include, but are not limited to, suicide prevention coalitions, injury prevention coalitions, faith-based agencies, county-level health departments, tribal health departments, medical clinics, law enforcement, and public safety programs.
Award ceiling: $50,000 per year
Project period: 4 years
Complete the online application linked at the bottom of the program website.
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