GVRC Funded Projects

The New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center (GVRC) supports innovative, evidence-based research aimed at preventing gun violence and addressing its root causes. Our funded projects span a wide range of disciplines, focusing on public health, policy, community impact, and behavioral science. The GVRC funded projects are selected through a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process.

GVRC Funded Projects

Investigating the Typologies of Gang-Involved Individuals Charged with Firearm-Related Offenses in New Jersey

GVRC Funded Projects

Triggering Inequality: How Gun Availability Shapes Life in Urban Poverty

GVRC Funded Projects

Investigation of a Hypothetical Coupon Program to Increase Secure Storage of Firearms: A Behavioral Economic Investigation

GVRC Funded Projects

Using Artificial Intelligence Avatars to Examine Factors Impacting the Efficacy of Firearm Secure Storage Messaging

GVRC Funded Projects

Day by Day: Examining the lives of Black and Latinx men with firearm acquired disabilities in Newark, NJ and San Francisco, CA.

GVRC Funded Projects

The Role of Women in Community Violence Intervention

GVRC Funded Projects

Understanding Experiences of Military Families to Inform Youth Firearm Injury Prevention

GVRC Funded Projects

Characterizing Suicide Risk States and Their Transitions Among Firearm Owners

GVRC Funded Projects

Empowering Community-Based Organizations to Becaome Co-Producers of Public Safety: Developing a Gun Violence Crime Prevention Effort in the City of Newark