22/119 Continuing priority research topics of interest to the PHR Programme

Contact

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Supporting Information

• Tips for success in applying
• MRC Public Health Intervention Development Scheme (PHIND)
• Word version of the stage 1 application form

Please note that the Word version of the stage 1 application form is to be used as a guide and to assist with completion of the online application form only, for example to see how many characters are accepted in each section and how the printed complete form is laid out. Please do not try to use this as an application form, you must apply using the online form available through the links available when calls are open. You should also refer to the application form guidance notes which can be found next to the ‘Apply Now’ button.

The Public Health Research Programme are accepting stage 1 applications to their commissioned workstream for this topic.

For this call, we wish to draw your attention to the following commissioning briefs that we have previously advertised. These represent enduring gaps in our portfolio that we would like to fill with high quality research.

In future, commissioned calls against which we have failed to fund sufficient research will remain open and highlighted on this page, in order to stimulate research activity in these areas of need. If you have ideas, we would like to hear from you and can offer early, informal feedback on your proposed research to advise on its fit with the call and the PHR Programme. Please email phr@nihr.ac.uk.

How to apply

In order to apply you will need to carefully review the following commissioning briefs:

18/72 Gang violence and gang related harms to health -The following highlight notice complements this brief.

NIHR PHR Programme Highlight Notice for UK government-funded Violence Reduction Units

Tackling Violent Crime is a government priority. Recent Home Office and Crime Survey reported figures show a rising upward trend in violent offences involving knives/sharp instruments and homicide over the last couple of years in England and Wales. In August 2019, the UK government awarded 18 Police and Crime Commissioners, £35m from the ring-fenced £100m Serious Violence Fund, to set-up a number of specialist Violence Reduction Units to tackle violent crime in their areas, areas which are the worst affected by violent crime. These units bring together different organisations, including the police, local government, health and community leaders and other key partners to identify the driving causes of violent crime and issue a coordinated, whole-system, preventative approach to tackle serious violent crime through both short and long-term strategies.

The NIHR Public Health Research Programme invites proposals for research to evaluate the effectiveness of one or more of the Violence Reduction Units in reducing serious violent crime and their wider impact on public health and health inequalities as they are established, and their work embedded, in their various geographically- dispersed locations. Applicants must demonstrate that they are working with leaders and partners who are supporting these units. Research should plan to assess and evaluate the short and long term impacts of these units and implementation of their approach/interventions on the behaviour of violent offenders, health and wellbeing of the local population, community engagement and resilience, and the actual and perceived safety of the environment in which people live. The economic impact, across the whole health and social care, crime and education systems is of interest.

Others briefs of continuing priority:

• 19/52 The impact of highway infrastructure and its management on the safety (or perceived safety) of pedestrians and cyclists, and the uptake of active transport
• 19/107 Health effects of onshore oil and gas exploitation
• 19/108 Public mental health interventions
• 19/135 Interactive electronic devices and children and young people's wellbeing
• 20/07 Mobile data for public health
• 20/121 Indoor air quality
• 20/122 Multi-agency approaches to tackling illegal tobacco
• 21/39 Improving independence among older people or disabled people
• 21/40 Alcohol interventions in secondary and further education for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
• 21/519 Food insecurity - health impacts and mitigation
• 21/524 Health impacts of housing led interventions for homeless people

Guidance

• Stage 1 guidance notes
• PHR supporting information

If you are interested in applying for one of these funding opportunities, please refer to the relevant commissioning brief in your Stage 1 application form (section 2 of the Research plan). However, please bear in mind that the commissioning briefs, along with the underpinning literature searches, have not been updated since originally written.

Timescales

Any changes to these dates will be emailed to all Lead Applicants with an application in progress.Stage one deadline: 1pm on 29 November 2022

• Notification of out of remit/non-competitive decision if unsuccessful: Mid December 2022
• Notification of stage one shortlisting decision: End Februrary 2023
• Stage two writing window: mid/end February to mid April 2023
• Notification of stage two funding decision: early July 2023
• Earliest start date for funded studies: 1 October/1 November 2023

Please note: If a very high response is received, some stage 1 applications may not be taken forward for further assessment if they are deemed to be non-competitive and/or it may be necessary to defer some stage 1 applications until a later date. 'Non-Competitive' means that a proposal is not of a sufficiently high standard to be taken forward for further assessment in comparison with other proposals received and funded by the PHR Programme because it has little or no realistic prospect of funding. This may be because of scientific quality, cost, scale/duration, or the makeup of the project team.

All primary research projects are expected to establish a programme appointed Study/Trial Steering Committee and it is important that you read the TSC/SSC Guidance before completing your application. Costs incurred by this committee should be included in the budget as appropriate.