NINR Resources and Related Research Projects in Firearm Injury Prevention (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA NR 25 002

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The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is soliciting applications for an R24 resource-related grant titled "NINR Resources and Related Research Projects in Firearm Injury Prevention (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" under funding opportunity number RFA-NR-25-002. The central purpose of this opportunity is not to fund a single research study or clinical trial, but to build practical, field-shaping infrastructure that strengthens the national capacity of U.S. nurse researchers to conduct rigorous, high-impact firearm injury prevention research. Applications are expected from multidisciplinary teams that bring together expertise across departments and institutions, reflecting the idea that firearm injury prevention requires collaboration across nursing, public health, medicine, behavioral and social sciences, data science, policy, community organizations, and other relevant domains, while still remaining tightly aligned with the NINR mission and scientific framework.

The R24 mechanism is being used to support resource development and related activities that remove common barriers to entry and accelerate progress in firearm injury prevention research led by nurse scientists. The NOFO lays out four major goals. First, awardees are expected to build research resources tailored to the specific needs of the nurse researcher community, which can include shared tools, methods support, curated datasets or data access supports, measurement resources, training materials, consultation services, collaborative networks, or other capacity-building assets that help nurse researchers design and execute stronger studies. Second, the program aims to train and attract new nurse researchers into the firearm injury prevention field, meaning applicants should propose concrete strategies for workforce development, mentorship, skills-building, and creating entry points for nurses who have not previously worked in this area. Third, the NOFO encourages support for pilot project programs that can speed movement from early-stage ideas to competitive NIH applications, essentially helping investigators gather preliminary data, refine study designs, and strengthen teams so they are better positioned for subsequent NIH funding. Fourth, the funded work is expected to advance firearm injury prevention research that is explicitly infused with a social determinants of health and health equity perspective, signaling that NINR is looking for resources and pilots that address how structural, social, economic, and environmental conditions shape firearm-related risks, outcomes, and access to prevention and care, particularly among populations experiencing disparities.

The opportunity is broad in who may apply, reflecting NIH's interest in cross-sector capacity-building. Eligible applicants include many types of U.S.-based organizations and governments: state, county, city, township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in that classification); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other organizations that meet NIH eligibility rules. The NOFO also highlights additional eligible applicant categories such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), as well as faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions. Even with that wide net, there are clear limits on foreign participation: non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities are not eligible to apply, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. However, "foreign components" as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement are allowed, which generally means a U.S. applicant organization can include certain international elements in the project if they meet NIH rules and are well justified, even though a foreign organization cannot serve as the applicant.

In practical terms, applicants should treat this NOFO as a call to create a national or multi-institutional platform that makes nurse-led firearm injury prevention research easier to start, easier to do well, and more likely to lead to competitive NIH-level outcomes. Because the activity code is R24 and the NOFO states "Clinical Trial Not Allowed," proposed activities should avoid clinical trial designs and instead focus on resource generation, research support, training infrastructure, coordination, and pilot or developmental projects that stay within non-clinical-trial boundaries. The funding instrument is a grant within NIH's education and health activity categories (CFDA 93.313 and 93.361). The application due date listed is January 28, 2025, and the award ceiling is $500,000, indicating that projects must be ambitious enough to create meaningful shared infrastructure but still scoped to fit within a defined budget cap.

• The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NINR Resources and Related Research Projects in Firearm Injury Prevention (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.313, 93.361.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-11-21.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-01-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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