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IPRC research project proposals due Feb. 26

Published on February 12, 2016

The University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center (UI IPRC) is seeking project ideas for potential inclusion in our 2017- 2021 funding cycle. Originally funded in 1990, the UI IPRC is excited to have the opportunity to develop a new five year program of research activities.  Approved research projects selected by this solicitation will begin on or after September 1, 2017.

We are soliciting proposals for projects ranging from $75,000 to $150,000 (direct and indirect costs) per year for two to three years in duration. Our goal is to identify state-of-the-art injury prevention projects that will evolve into larger RO1-level projects and that yield results worthy of publication in a peer-reviewed journal.  It is anticipated that our Center’s application will contain up to three projects of this size in any given year, for an anticipated total of four to six projects funded throughout the five-year funding cycle.

Projects that address the following will receive priority:

  • Addresses one of the CDC Injury Research Priorities, which are: motor vehicle injury, prescription drug overdose; child abuse and neglect; older adult falls; sexual violence; and, youth sports concussion.
  • Aligns with the CDC Research Agenda (http://www.cdc.gov/injury/ResearchAgenda/index.html)
  • Addresses primary prevention
  • Focuses on translation, dissemination or policy
  • Has intervention focus at the community level
  • Uses interdisciplinary teams

Investigators whose proposals are selected for further development will receive, as desired, assistance from the UI IPRC to prepare the proposal in the form of:  mentoring; review/input by internal and/or external experts; administrative assistance; networking to develop interdisciplinary teams; biostatistics and data analysis consultation. The Center’s Executive Committee will be responsible for selecting the projects for inclusion in our competitive renewal application. The projects will be selected on the basis of their scientific merit, potential impact, and relevance to the goals of the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

Structured pre-proposals will be due February 26, 2016.  Investigators will be notified if they have been selected for further development by March 11.  We anticipate that full proposals will be due in July, 2016.  Pre-proposals should be submitted to Lisa Roth at lisa-m-roth@uiowa.edu.

If you have a project that you would like considered for inclusion in our competitive renewal, please respond to the attached structured pre-proposal guidelines. Your submission must be received no later than February 26, 2016.  You are strongly encouraged to contact Corinne Peek-Asa at 319-335-4895 or Deputy Director Lisa Roth at 319-359-9444 to discuss your proposal prior to submission.