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National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications to establish a Short Course in Firearms Injury Prevention to provide research education in nursing research.
This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. The NOFO is expected to be published in early fall 2023 with an expected application due date in early winter 2023/2024. This NOFO will utilize the R25 activity code. Details of the planned NOFO are provided below.
This program will support the development and implementation of short courses to prepare nurse scientists, and scientists in aligned fields, to conduct firearm injury prevention research in support of the NINR Strategic Plan (https://www.ninr.nih.gov/aboutninr/ninr-mission-and-strategic-plan). Applications are encouraged that build on the existing knowledge, approaches, methods, and techniques related to injury prevention to advance research specifically in the area of firearm injury. Applications should include content related to inequities in firearm injuries (e.g., race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, gender, geography, and their intersections) and research at the individual, community, institutional, and structural levels.
Firearm injury is a major and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. The burden of firearm injury is disproportionately high for individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, and existing disparities were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. To address this urgent health crisis, rigorous research in firearm injury prevention is needed. That work must be conducted by highly trained scholars using innovative methodologies appropriate to the complex nature of the problem. The significant disparities seen in firearm injury are deeply rooted in inequalities based in social, economic, and legal forces, systems, and policies, and this demands both upstream and downstream approaches to injury prevention.
Nursing research—with nursing’s perspective at its core—is focused on health solutions for people in the context of their lives and living conditions and across the wide variety of clinical and community settings where nurses practice. Thus, nursing research has a unique and vital role in preventing firearm injury. The NINR Strategic Plan calls for research to solve the challenge of firearm injuries and other pressing health challenges through the lenses of health equity and social determinants of health, as well as population and community health, prevention and health promotion, and systems and models of care. A well-prepared cadre of nurse scientists, who come from a variety of institutions and lived experiences, is critical to the success of such efforts. Applications that carefully consider program accessibility to nurse scientists and how recruitment and enrollment opportunities for nurse scientists may be optimized are encouraged.
Short courses will have the primary objective of providing education on the foundational and advanced knowledge and skills needed to conduct research in firearm injury prevention. The short course format, 2-12 weeks in duration, is a very focused approach, providing an effective and efficient way to educate a cohort of individuals with a strong research background on a rapidly evolving topic, and thus is especially appropriate for firearm injury prevention. Applicants are encouraged to develop short courses that include both didactic and hands-on education and use innovative methods to achieve their stated outcomes. The proposed short course should clearly apply the NINR Strategic Plan guiding principles and lenses to firearm injury prevention research, emphasizing health equity and social determinants of health.
Courses should include content that meets the primary objective. Program leaders and faculty should be regarded as national leaders in the scientific area proposed, should have a strong reputation as educators, and, where appropriate, have current, vibrant research programs. Some eligible institutions may not have sufficient active research programs with extramural funding specific to firearm injury prevention research and may choose to establish collaborative arrangements with institutions and organizations that have such programs.
Content for the short course should also address:
- Risk factors and evidence-based interventions at multiple levels (individual, community, institutional/organizational) including those that address structural/systemic factors;
- Theory and state-of-the-art methods and approaches in firearm injury prevention research, including study design, measurement, data analysis, and community engagement;
- Attention to inequities in firearm injuries (e.g., race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, gender, geography, and their intersections); and
- Strategies that maximize nursing’s contribution to health and well-being.
Short Course participants should be made aware of ongoing research directions and opportunities in the firearm injury prevention field. Researchers from related NIH programs, societies, and community leaders should be engaged in the course, with partnership opportunities discussed. Hands-on research experience should be included during and/or after the short course. Short courses should also include attention to facilitating networking among participants and other researchers in the field, in support of the ongoing development of scientists in this area. Depending on the goals of the proposed education programs, the duration of the short courses can vary from two weeks to a maximum of 12 weeks. Recurring courses are allowed, within the project period.
We remind the community that NIH funds may not be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control (NIH Grants Policy Statement 4.2.4).
Funding Information
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93.361
Private Institution of Higher Education
Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)
Small Business
For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business)
State Government
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized)
County governments
Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization (Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
Applications are not being solicited at this time.
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