Injury Center Connection Newsletter
Spring/Summer 2011

Grantee Corner

Funding Opportunity Announcement Published for Injury Control Research Centers

A funding opportunity announcement (FOA) from NCIPC’s Extramural Research Program Office for “Grants for Injury Control Research Centers” was published on www.grants.gov on April 28, 2011. Approximately $6,300,000 in FY 2012 has been allocated to fund up to seven applications. Awards will be up to a maximum award amount of $905,500 for the first 12 month budget period. This includes both direct and indirect costs. An applicant may request a project period of up to 5 years, and the application deadline date is October 28, 2011, by 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

The purpose of the program is to develop centers that conduct high quality research and help translate scientific discoveries into practice for the prevention and control of fatal and nonfatal injuries, violence, and related disabilities and that serve as both training and information centers for the public.

To access the announcement and the application package, go to www.grants.gov. Select “For Applicants,” “Find Grant Opportunities,” and then select “Basic Search.” Type in the FOA number formatted as RFA-CE-12-001.

Cooperative Agreement Opportunity Announced: Evaluation of Core Violence and Injury Prevention Program (NCIPC CDC-RFA-CE11-1106)

NCIPC has published a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA), CDC-RFA-CE 1106, to support the Evaluation of Core Violence and Injury Prevention Program (VIPP). Program staff will evaluate the Core VIPP program for the states that were awarded as grantees. This program has three overall goals: (1) to assess state injury and violence prevention plans for completeness, measurability, and effectiveness, (2) to develop a tool to support state health department planning and evaluation efforts, and (3) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Core VIPP cooperative agreement. CDC staff plan to improve state health department program and policy initiatives through this evaluation.

The ultimate goal of the Core VIPP is to assist state health departments (SHDs) in building and maintaining effective delivery systems for disseminating, implementing, and evaluating best practice injury and violence programs and policies. CORE VIPP supports general capacity building for SHDs and their respective local partners, and strategic capacity building for the direct implementation of best practice interventions in areas such as older adult falls and child injury. The application deadline was May 25, 2011.