Safe States Alliance

Safe States Alliance is a non-profit membership organization composed of over 800 injury and violence prevention (IVP) professionals representing all U.S. states and territories. With 30 years of experience building IVP capacity across state and local health departments, hospitals, healthcare organizations, and community-based groups, the organization leverages its extensive national partnership networks to advance public health initiatives focused on reducing preventable injuries and violence-related deaths. The organization has established itself as a key stakeholder in the injury prevention field, addressing critical public health challenges including suicide, overdoses, motor vehicle crashes, and violence prevention through evidence-informed strategies and workforce development.

Safe States Alliance has received substantial federal grant support across multiple agencies and programs, demonstrating its role as a significant partner in injury and violence prevention efforts. The organization has served as a prime grantee under the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion through a five-year Cooperative Agreement awarded in August 2024 (Ultimate Completion: July 31, 2029) focused on organizational capacity building, workforce development, data modernization, partnership development, and policy advancement within state and local health departments. Additionally, Safe States Alliance has been awarded two separate Project Grants from the U.S. Coast Guard under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance program (CFDA 97.012) in October 2023 and July 2024, each valued at $125,000, to gather and analyze data on recreational boating-related drownings and near-drownings. Most recently, the organization received a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Coast Guard under the National Nonprofit Organization Recreational Boating Safety Grant Program (CFDA 97.135) awarded in October 2025, which integrates quantitative and qualitative data from multiple sources using public health child death review models to develop actionable drowning prevention insights. The organization has also received funding through FEMA HQ Financial Assistance Awards for the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program beginning in October 2024, supporting countering violent extremism initiatives. Furthermore, Safe States Alliance served as a sub-grantee stakeholder of the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) National Partnership through the American Public Health Association, working to promote the NVDRS database and its utility in advancing public health science and violence prevention. This diverse portfolio of federal awards reflects Safe States Alliance's expertise in data collection, analysis, surveillance systems, capacity building, workforce training, and technical assistance across multiple public health sectors and prevention priorities.