The Division partners with local organizations to reduce preventable injuries in high risk communities. The Division supports community-based prevention projects that use best or promising practice interventions to address the leading causes of unintentional injuries in Virginia. These projects can be easily replicated at low cost in other high risk areas throughout the state. The Division works with community based organizations to provide low income families in communities across Virginia with proven safety devices such as smoke alarms, child safety seats and bicycle helmets.

The Virginia Department of Health, Division of Injury and Violence Prevention (DIVP) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity. Approximately $195,000 of the Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant for fiscal year 2010 has been made available to support community-based unintentional injury prevention projects between January 1, 2010 and August 31, 2010.

Applicants shall respond to this Request for Proposal (RFP) with a project (s) designed to reduce unintentional injury related to one of the seven targeted injury areas stated in the Virginia Unintentional Injury Prevention Strategic Plan, 2008-2013. Applicants are asked to choose only one injury area and only one age and issue to address in their proposal. Proposals shall be designed around an evidenced-based or promising practice intervention that is associated with the age and issue that they've selected.

Please refer to the narrative section of the Virginia Unintentional Injury Prevention Strategic Plan, 2008-2013, to learn more about each injury area, age, and issue. A copy of the document can be found on DIVP's Strategic Plan Web page, www.vahealth.org/injury/vipp/strategicplan.htm. A list of useful sources for injury prevention research can be found in the Attachments section of the application, under Attachment D, Best Practices in Injury Prevention and Resources or for download from the link below.

The Agency anticipates making multiple awards of up to $15,000 for each project. Proposals are limited to organizations operating in Virginia. Offerors are encouraged to propose approaches or solutions that will result in best value. Applications are due by 3:00 PM E.S.T. on December 21, 2009.

Application

Preventing Unintentional Injuries Request for Proposal

Attachments

A. Budget Template and Guidelines (Word format)
B. Intervention Table (Word format)
C. Project Outcomes and Evaluation Table (Word format)
D. Best Practices in Injury Prevention and Resources

Hard copies of the application and supporting documents are available upon request. To request hard copies or for additional information concerning this funding opportunity, please contact Leonard Recupero, Community Injury Prevention Coordinator at Leonard.recupero@vdh.virgnia.gov or (804) 864-7734.