At the request of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, a planning committee appointed under the auspices of the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and convene a workshop and expert meeting on best practices for implementation and evaluation of suicide prevention grants programs. Topics to be addressed include criteria for determining grant recipient eligibility, metrics for demonstrating progress early in a program, and strategies for assessing and improving portfolio effectiveness. A rapporteur will prepare a proceedings to summarize the workshop presentations and discussions.