Grants to Support New Investigators in Conducting Research Related to Preventing Interpersonal Violence Impacting Children and Youth (Funding Opportunity)
Closing date for applications: December 02, 2024
These grants support intensive, supervised (mentored) career development experience in violence prevention research leading to research independence. Grants help ensure the availability of an adequate number of trained scientists to address critical public health research questions to prevent violence and injury.
Applicants must propose a research project that addresses at least one of the following research priorities: Cross-cutting violence prevention; Adverse childhood experiences; Child abuse and neglect; Youth violence; Intimate partner violence (including teen dating violence); and Sexual violence.
Applicants are also encouraged to address the following: (1) Multiple forms of violence impacting children or youth; (2) Firearm-related behavior, crime, injuries, and deaths among children and youth; (3) The social or structural conditions that contribute to a greater risk for violence and health inequities across population groups; and (4) How the proposed research study has practical relevance to inform prevention and intervention activities. Applicants should explicitly state the research priorities their application addresses.