Suicide Prevention in Emergency Medicine Departments (U01)

Post Date

February 9th 2009

Application Due Date

April 14th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-MH-09-150

CFDA Number(s)

93.242

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses
Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $2000000

Grant Description

Purpose. Emergency medicine department (ED) practitioners are responsible for conducting appropriate identification, triage, risk assessment, and referral of high-risk suicidal individuals who present to the ED, yet no evidence-based standards exist for these practices.This is a growing public health concern due to the increasing number of individuals who are seeking care in EDs for suicidality.Moreover, when ED staff members provide referrals for outpatient follow-up care, it is estimated that 50 to 70% of suicidal at-risk individuals do not attend appointments.This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) solicits cooperative research project grant (U01) applications aimed at developing and testing the effectiveness of practical interventions that can form an evidence base for the improved care of suicidal individuals seen in EDs.Improvements in care can include patient screening, assessment, and interventions that form a chain of care to reduce suicide risk. To optimize the generalizability of improved ED care to reduce suicidality, applicants should develop interventions and approaches that can be tested across multiple general medical emergency department settings.The ultimate objective of this FOA is to help improve care in the ED, and care following ED presentation, in order to reduce suicidal behavior and associated morbidity over at least a 12 month period. Mechanisms of Support. This FOA will use the NIH Cooperative Agreement (U01) award mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIMH has committed $3 million total costs for Fiscal Year 2009 to fund one application submitted in response to this FOA.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

• Agency Contact:

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• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-150.html