This grant is for recruiting an international expert to provide essential support for reducing suicides on railway rights-of-way. Its primary purpose is to prepare for and support the upcoming Working Group Meeting of International Experts on Suicide on Railroad Rights-of-Way in January 2014. The expert will review and refine meeting materials, offer feedback on presentations, edit final reports, participate in follow-up discussions, and recommend next steps for international suicide prevention. This includes exploring broad application of the UK Ovenstone Criteria to determine cause of death in railway fatalities, fostering global best practices.
Opportunity ID: 248753
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-RRD-14-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY14 Supplemental for Countermeasures to Reduce Suicides on Railway Rights-of-Way |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.313 — Railroad Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 03, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 24, 2013 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 24, 2013 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Jan 23, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $70,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only George Washington University is eligible to apply for this grant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT – Federal Railroad Administration |
| Description: | Identify an international expert in railway suidcides to provide background support regarding issues associated with suicide on railroad rights-of-way, including but not limited to support for the upcoming Working Group Meeting of International Experts on Suicide on Railroad Rights-of-Way, scheduled for January 2014 at the Transportation Research Board Annual Conference in Washington DC. The expert will: 1) review and provide supplemental supporting materials for the agenda for the working group meeting, 2) review and comment on presentations and other materials submitted by meeting participants, 3) provide detailed edits and comments on the final reports issued from the meeting, 4) participate in follow-up conference calls as needed, and 5) contribute and provide recommendations for the development of next steps in moving the suicide prevention effort forward with an international perspective, including the exploration and possible broad scale use o f the UK Ovenstone Criteria to determine cause of death in right-of-way fatalities. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY14 Supplemental for Countermeasures to Reduce Suicides on Railway Rights-of-Way |
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