OpportunityTitle: The CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (YVPCs): Rigorous Evaluation of Prevention Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Community Rates of Youth Violence
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This NOFO is published with full and open competition for any potential applicant institution.
Description: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC or Injury Center) is soliciting research proposals to expand the evidence base for the primary prevention of youth violence. The purpose of this announcement is to fund the National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (Youth Violence Prevention Centers or YVPCs) to continue to build the evidence-base for violence prevention strategies and approaches that reduce community rates of youth violence within one or more geographically defined communities with high rates of youth violence. Applications for YVPCs supported under this announcement must describe 5 core elements: (1) an administrative infrastructure to support implementation, evaluation, and dissemination activities; to foster necessary local collaborations to achieve the YVPC&apos;s goals; and to work with other funded YVPCs as part of the YVPC Network; (2) the selected community or set of communities with high rates of youth violence as the focus of all proposed YVPC activities; (3) a rigorous evaluation of at least two distinct prevention strategies related to at least two of the four research areas outlined in this NOFO that are designed to reduce community rates of youth violence in the selected community or set of communities; (4) a youth advisory council to provide input on the selection, implementation, and evaluation of youth violence prevention strategies; and (5) integrated training activities for early career and junior researchers in youth violence prevention to complement the implementation, rigorous evaluation, and scholarship activities of the YVPC.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: NCIPC_ERPO@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Marcienne Wright&lt;br/&gt;NCIPC_ERPO@cdc.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Although a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows NCIPC staff to estimate the potential review workload and plan the review. By the date listed above and in Part 1. Overview Information, prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes the following information:  Name of the Applicant Organization/Institution Descriptive title of the proposed research Description of the research topic that includes the selected Youth Violence Prevention Strategies (at least two) and&amp;nbsp;Research&amp;nbsp;Areas (at least two)&amp;nbsp; Name, address, and telephone number of the contact PD/PI Name of other Senior Key&amp;nbsp;Personnel Participating institutions Number and title of this notice of funding opportunity announcement (NOFO)  &amp;nbsp; The letter of intent should be sent to: &amp;nbsp; Mikel Walters, PhD Scientific Review Officer National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Mailstop S106-9 Atlanta, GA 30341 Email: mwalters@cdc.gov&amp;nbsp;