Research Grants to Prevent Firearm-Related Violence and Injuries (R01)

Background
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC, Injury Center) is soliciting investigator-initiated research to understand and prevent firearm-related injuries, deaths, and crime. The intent of this announcement is to support research to help inform the development of innovative and promising opportunities to enhance safety and prevent firearm-related injuries, deaths, and crime, and to rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of innovative and promising strategies to keep individuals, families, schools, and communities safe from firearm-related injuries, deaths, and crime.

Grant Details
The research funded under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is intended to directly improve understanding of firearm-related violence and promising prevention approaches by supporting activities under two Research Objectives. Objective One supports research to improve understanding of firearm injury and inform the development of innovative and promising prevention strategies. Objective Two supports rigorous evaluations of the effectiveness of innovative and promising strategies to keep individuals, families, schools, and communities safe from firearm-related violence, injuries, and crime. Applicants may propose research activities under either Objective One or Objective Two or both objectives. The NOFO offers two funding options: Funding Option A will support research projects that rely on existing data and do not support implementation of prevention activities; Funding Option B will support research projects that require support for new data collection activities and/or the implementation of prevention activities.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicant organizations may submit more than one application to this NOFO, provided that each application is scientifically distinct. Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their institution/organization to develop an application for support. Minority Serving Educational Institutions (MSIs) are highly encouraged to apply.

Period of Performance
The project period for an award made under Funding Option A is expected to run from 9/30/2022 to 9/29/2024. For awards made under Funding Option B, the project period is expected to run from 9/30/2022 to 9/29/2025.

Grant Value
CDC/NCIPC intends to commit up to $11,000,000 in FY 2022 to fund up to twenty-five (25) applications. Awards issued under this NOFO are contingent upon availability of funds and a sufficient number of meritorious applications.

Place of Performance
Involvement of communities, including state and/or local health departments, local governmental agencies and/or businesses, or community-based organizations is highly encouraged.