Suicide Mortality Review Cooperative Agreements
Suicide Mortality Review Cooperative Agreements
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Last updated: November 6, 2026
About the Cooperative Agreements
The Suicide Mortality Review Cooperative Agreements (SMR-CA) supports states, territories, and Tribal entities in establishing, coordinating, and managing Suicide Mortality Review Committees (SMRCs) to identify and characterize suicide deaths and support the capacity to develop and implement data-informed strategies to prevent suicide, including suicide among Veterans.
Suicide Mortality Reviews (SMRs) are systematic and comprehensive reviews of deaths that are intended to develop recommended strategies to prevent future deaths. SMRs are conducted by SMR Committees, which access multiple sources of clinical and non-clinical information that provide a deeper understanding of the circumstances surrounding a death. The SMRCs then develop recommendations for action to prevent similar deaths in the future.
SMR-CA aims to establish and increase the capacity of states, territories, and Tribes to collect high-quality uniform suicide death data, expand suicide death reviews, and ultimately translate data into suicide prevention actions at community, state, territorial, Tribal, and national levels. States, territories, and Tribes may identify key counties, cities, municipalities, or other political subdivisions in their own jurisdictions with whom they wish to coordinate for local SMRC development and implementation.
These cooperative agreements are part of a broader Suicide Mortality Review Program within the Governor’s and Mayor’s Challenges to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Program (Governor’s Challenge). The Governor’s Challenge program is a collaboration between VA and the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration focused on bringing state, territory, and Tribal policy makers and leaders together to develop and implement a comprehensive suicide prevention plan.
Funding applied for under this NOFO is authorized by section 303 of Division V of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328), which states that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with states, territories, and American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes for the development and implementation of veteran suicide prevention proposals through the Governor’s Challenge program.
Contact Us
For more information about Suicide Mortality Review Cooperative Agreements, contact us at VASuicideMortalityReviewTeam@va.gov.
