Wednesday, November 28, 2007

FUNDING: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Funding announcement from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Assessing the Effects of Interpersonal Violence Prevention on Suicide (U49) (RFA-CE-08-007). This funding announcement can be accessed at: http://www.grants.gov

The purpose of this program is to announce the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2008 funds for a cooperative agreement to determine whether interventions designed to prevent interpersonal violence (e.g., youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault) impact self-directed violence (i.e., suicidal behavior). Approximately $150,000 is expected to be available. It is anticipated that two awards will be funded. Funding level will not exceed $75,000 (including both direct and indirect costs) per year Project period is up to twelve (12) months. The award mechanism is a U49 cooperative agreement.

Key Dates:

Letter of Intent Receipt Date: January 7, 2008

Application Submission Receipt Date(s): February 5, 2008

Peer Review Date(s): May 30, 2008

Council Review Date(s): July 18, 2008

Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): September 12, 2008

Technical assistance will be available for potential applicants during one conference call to be held on January 26, 2008 from 1:30pm to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time). The conference can be accessed by calling: 1-866-704-7564, stating the leader name: Lady Patterson, and entering the passcode: 1314492 Expiration Date: One day after application receipt date

Point of contact:

Kate Brookmeyer, Ph.D.

Division of Violence Prevention

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Mailstop K-60

Atlanta, GA 30341

Telephone: (770) 488-1737

Email: KBrookmeyer@cdc.gov

Deborah DiGilio, MPH

Director, Office on Aging

American Psychological Association

750 First Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002-4242

(202) 336-6135

(202) 336-6040 FAX

DDiGilio@apa.org

http://www.apa.org/pi/aging