The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) invites applicants to support research to develop and test multilevel youth violence prevention interventions for populations that experience health disparities, which include strategies that address structural discrimination and other social determinants of health.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
Research Objectives
The purpose of this initiative is to support research to develop and test multilevel youth violence prevention interventions that include strategies which address structural discrimination and other social determinants of health. Interventions will focus on youth populations that experience health disparities between the ages of 10 to 24 years. NIH-designated populations with health disparities include Blacks/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, undeserved rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities.
Interventions may involve the combination of existing violence prevention and discrimination prevention interventions, the addition of newly developed discrimination prevention elements into existing violence prevention interventions, or the development of new, fully integrated violence/discrimination prevention interventions. Discrimination prevention components should address structural discrimination. Discrimination may be related to race/ethnicity and/or the intersection of race/ethnicity with other statuses among youth that experience health disparities, such as sexual/gender minority status, disability status, social class, rural residents, immigration status, limited English proficiency, or physical characteristics.
Examples of structural discrimination reduction strategies include, but are not limited to, the following:
- adjustment of policies or practices that differentially impact certain populations of youth
- monitoring to ensure equitable enforcement of policies
- cultural competency and diversity training for organizational personnel
Projects are expected to have the following features:
- To use an approach that encompasses multiple domains (e.g., biological, behavioral, socio-cultural, environmental, physical environment, or health system) and multiple levels (e.g., individual, interpersonal, community, societal) to address youth violence
- To involve collaborations from a variety of relevant organizations or groups, including but not limited to academic institutions, clinicians, health systems, state and local public health agencies, school systems, school-based student or parent associations, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations
- To be delivered in any variety of settings, such as schools, hospitals, community organizations, faith-based organizations, or juvenile justice settings
- To have the potential for sustainability in the intervention setting after the project is over, as well as scalability to be implemented in other settings.
Specific Areas of Research Interest
- Violence prevention targets of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Firearm injury and related violence
- Suicide
- Fighting, bullying, and cyberbullying
- School-based violence
- Dating violence (including emotional, physical, and sexual violence)
- Family violence
- Violent behavior in social service and/or community-based settings
- Structural discrimination prevention targets of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Hate crimes
- Law enforcement practices
- Criminal justice practices
- School disciplinary practices
- Classroom/teacher practices
- Behavior of neighborhood businesses and services
- Media and social media messages
Funding Information
- NIMHD intends to commit $3,000,000 in 2024 to fund 4-5 awards
- Application budgets are limited to $500,000 direct costs annually.
Award Project Period
The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum project period is 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
- Local Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Federal Governments
- U.S. Territory or Possession
- Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
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