Funding Opportunity: Research on Drowning Prevention

Drowning is a leading cause of child death and a glaring child health issue. Drowning is the number one cause of death among children ages 1-4 years in the United States (US) and the second leading cause of unintentional injury death among 5–14-year-olds. Morbidity from drowning is high. More than 50% of US drowning victims who receive emergency department care require hospitalization or higher-level care. When drowning victims survive, they can suffer severe organ damage, including long-term chronic disease due to neurologic impairment and disability.

When beginning your next investigator-initiated application, consider research on drowning prevention. This topic demonstrates the NIH’s continued interest in transformative research to address the drowning burden. Four overarching domains are prioritized to further understand and address drowning rates, encourage discovery of evidence-based interventions and scale implementation science which overcomes gaps in drowning prevention and decreases harmful outcomes. Interested researchers are invited to apply through an appropriate NIH Parent Funding Announcement.

Find out more at https://grants.nih.gov/funding/find-a-fit-for-your-research/highlighted-topics/9