ResearchNet - RechercheNet

Table of Contents

• Description
• Objectives
• Eligibility
• Guidelines
• Review Process and Evaluation
• How to Apply
• Contact Information
• Sponsor Description
• Additional Information

Description

CIHR's mandate is to excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge and its translation into improved health, more effective health services and products, and a strengthened health care system. CIHR integrates research through a unique interdisciplinary structure made up of virtual Institutes and Initiatives. The Institutes and Initiatives are networks of researchers and stakeholders brought together to focus on important health problems, with each Institute and Initiative dedicated to a specific area of focus, linking and supporting researchers pursuing common goals.

One of the mechanisms for Institutes and Initiatives to achieve their mandates is by offering planning and/or dissemination grants within the Institute/Initiative Community Support (ICS) Program. The Planning and Dissemination Grants are intended to provide support for planning and/or dissemination activities (either virtual or in-person) consistent with the mandate of CIHR and relevant to CIHR Institutes and Initiatives.

CIHR is committed to promoting the inclusion and advancement of groups underrepresented in science as one of the means to enhance excellence in research, training, and knowledge translation. Proposals must outline measures for how organizers of planning and dissemination events and activities will meaningfully engage members of groups underrepresented in science.

CIHR's position on equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is available in the Tri Agency Statement on Equity Diversity and Inclusion.

Applicants are encouraged to complete the CIHR Unconscious Bias Learning Module.

Events/activities may focus on, but are not limited to, the following:

Planning:

• Activities that assist potential teams of researchers, knowledge-users and/or partners in working together to identify research questions or emerging issues and priorities that could form the basis of a grant application.
• Stakeholder consultations, including citizen engagement activities regarding needs, gaps and opportunities in the health research landscape, priority policy issues and/or priority research questions, where such common understanding is currently lacking or requires further development.
• Initial planning and discussion of a research project among potential team members, including researchers, knowledge-users and/or partners to assess the viability of the research project and the partnership.
• Conducting an environmental scan or preliminary synthesis of relevant literature, activities or programs.
• Early-stage planning to determine possible commercial viability of a discovery.
• Opportunities for knowledge exchange involving stakeholder linkages to inform practice, care, and/or policy that could potentially lead to an application to a funding opportunity.
• Gatherings of partners, health researchers, and/or knowledge-users where the main objective is to facilitate regional/national and/or international collaboration among individuals or groups from a variety of backgrounds (ex., building new and existing multi-sectored partnerships that include a significant number of participants from outside the conventional scientific community, consensus meetings, networking and partnership development events) interested in applying to a funding opportunity.

Dissemination:

• Education of groups, such as patients, health professionals, community organizations, policy makers, and the general public
• Knowledge dissemination that will inform practice, clinical care, partnership best practices, policy and decision making
• Dissemination and/or discussion of research findings at scientific meetings, workshops, conferences, congresses or symposia
• Development and dissemination of knowledge translation products and tools (e.g., written materials in various formats, plain language summaries, decision support tools, educational materials, and web sites)

Note: This funding opportunity is not intended to support the direct cost of research (e.g., pilot projects, feasibility studies or operating grants), principal and co-investigator salaries or research equipment. Primary research or primary data collection will not be supported through this funding opportunity. Any activity that may be perceived as such should be justified (e.g., surveying individuals for the purpose of the project).

Research Areas

Each of the participating Institutes and Initiatives has tailored this funding opportunity to meet the needs of their respective communities. Please see the Sponsor Description section of this funding opportunity for details on relevant areas specific to each participating Institute or Initiative.

Role and Contributions of Applicant Partners: CIHR recognizes that a broad range of partners may be relevant to this opportunity and it is expected that applicant(s) describe the role of all applicant partners and how/if they will contribute to relevant activities. Any consideration of risk and/or conflict of interest should also be explained, as appropriate.

Funds Available

CIHR and partner(s) financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR or partner(s) funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR and partner(s) reserve the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions to grants received as a result of this funding opportunity.

• The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $1,970,000, enough to fund approximately 75 grants. This amount may increase if additional funding partners participate. Each grant is for one (1) year. The maximum amount per grant varies by the sponsoring Institute and Initiative (see the Sponsor Description)
• Of this $1,970,000:
  • $50,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Aging (IA) – General Pool
  • $50,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Aging (IA) – Social Isolation and Older Adults Pool (Updated: 2024-09-25)
  • $40,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
  • $20,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH)
  • $250,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health (IGH)
    • A minimum of one (1) grant will be reserved to fund applications relevant to the health of 2S/LGBTQI+ communities in Canada.
    • A minimum of one (1) grant will be reserved to fund applications relevant to the health of Black communities in Canada.
  • $50,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Genetics (IG)
  • $100,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH)
    • A minimum of two (2) grants will be reserved for Early Career Researchers (ECR).
  • $50,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR)
    • A minimum of two (2) grants will be reserved for ECRs.
    • A minimum of one (1) grant will be reserved for planning and dissemination activities directly aimed to advance health equity in HSPR.
    • A minimum of one (1) grant will be reserved for a pan-Canadian conference that provides opportunity for the entire HSPR community to benefit from and engage in networking, research collaboration, and knowledge mobilization across a broad range of HSPR priorities.
  • $100,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity (III)
  • $100,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health (IIPH)
  • $120,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA)
    • A minimum of one (1) grant will be reserved for each of the six (6) listed areas.
  • $90,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD)
  • $50,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA)
  • $240,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the mandate of the Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies (CRPPHE)
  • $100,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR HIV/AIDS and STBBI Research Initiative
  • $500,000 is available to fund applications relevant to the CIHR Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research
  • $60,000 is available to fund one application relevant to the Transitions in Care Inactivity Study – End-of-Grant Planning and Dissemination Event (Updated: 2024-09-25)

Applications that meet the threshold of excellence (i.e. meet all criteria and pass the review process) will be entered into the selection process whereby a random order of eligible applications will be generated and funding will be offered up to the limit of the available funds in each pool to ensure equal opportunity for funding. Where there is reserved funding in a pool, if there are no fundable applications meeting the criteria, the funding may be use for other fundable applications in the same pool.

For more information on the appropriate use of funds, refer to Allowable Costs.

Objectives

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to support:

• planning activities, partnership development and to increase understanding of the health research landscape that will contribute to the advancement of research consistent with the mandate of CIHR; and
• dissemination events and activities that focus on the communication of health research evidence to the appropriate researcher or knowledge-user audiences, tailoring the message and medium as appropriate.

Eligibility

Eligibility to Apply

For an application to be eligible, all requirements stated below must be met:

1. The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be one of the following:
   1. An independent researcher or knowledge user, affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and/or knowledge translation;
      OR
   2. A researcher or scholar working in a municipal, provincial or territorial government in Canada where the activity which forms the subject matter of the funding is not being funded by specific programs of those municipal, provincial or territorial governments;
      OR
   3. A trainee registered at a Canadian post-secondary institution;
      OR
   4. An individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
      OR
   5. A Canadian non-governmental, not-for-profit organization (including community or charitable organizations).

   If an organization or institution is uncertain about its eligibility for funding through this funding opportunity, it is encouraged to seek clarification from the CIHR Contact Centre.

2. The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
3. The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds by the funding start date.
4. Activities/events starting or taking place before the funding start date are not eligible for funding through this opportunity.
5. Applicants are not eligible to apply for additional funding for an activity or event that has been previously funded by CIHR.
6. Multiple applications for the same activity or event submitted by either the same, or different Nominated Principal Applicant are not allowable. In such cases, the first application submitted through ResearchNet will be considered and reviewed. Any subsequent applications will automatically be withdrawn.
7. The Nominated Principal Applicant must have successfully completed one of the sex- and gender-based analysis online training modules through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and submit a Certificate of Completion (see How to Apply section). Please select and complete the training module most applicable to your planning or dissemination event or activity. Other applicants are encouraged to complete a training module; however, this is not a mandatory eligibility requirement. For additional information on sex, gender and health research, applicants are encouraged to review the "How to integrate sex and gender in research" section on the CIHR website.
8. Any applications involving Indigenous Peoples must include an applicant who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) and/or provides evidence of having meaningful and culturally-safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples and must submit a completed Indigenous Health Research Cultural Safety Form. (see How to Apply section).
9. For all sponsor funding where funds are reserved for Early Career Researchers (ECR), the NPI must be an ECR by the funding start date. Please see the How to Apply section for further instructions.

Note: There may be additional eligibility criteria for an Institute or Initiative outlined in the Sponsor Description section.

Guidelines

General CIHR Policies

Before submitting an application to this funding opportunity, applicants should review the relevant policies and guidelines on the CIHR Funding Policies page, including the CIHR Application Administration Guide – Part 2 General Requirements for Grants and Awards Applications, to ensure understanding of their roles and responsibilities.

Allowable Costs

Applicants are advised to consult the Use of Grant Funds section of the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) Guide on Financial Administration (TAGFA) to determine if an expenditure is an appropriate use of grant funds.

To further clarify, the following expenses are examples of appropriate uses of grant funds, provided they satisfy the principles and pertinent directives of the TAGFA:

• Costs associated with planning, publication, translation, and/or dissemination;
• Costs related to the translation and preparation of information/material intended for public consumption, including for the purpose of informing and engaging partners (e.g. website content, information pamphlets, guidelines, promotional and event material, etc.);
• Fees or honoraria for the preparation of background documents (e.g., environmental scan, market reports and analysis);
• Travel and accommodation for participants;
• Dependent care costs incurred by participants;
• Meeting rooms and associated meeting costs (e.g., audio-visual equipment, videoconferences);
• Hospitality costs (non-alcoholic refreshments or meals);
• Modest honoraria for each guest lecturer;
• Release time allowance may be used to replace part of the salary of a knowledge-user to allow them to participate in the project;
• Expenditures that respect the culture and traditions of Indigenous Peoples, where needed for the meaningful conduct of research. See TCPS 2 - Chapter 9 Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada) and TAGFA Directive on Gifts, Honoraria and Incentives. These include:
  • Costs related to community mobilization and engagement, including culturally relevant promotional items such as, tobacco, cloth, feasting and gift giving for honoring ceremonies, and cash reimbursements (in a method acceptable to the individual or community being reimbursed) to compensate community participation; and
  • Contracts and/or consultant fees for knowledge translation and communication activities for Indigenous Elders, community members, and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers involved in activities related to the Indigenous community.

For this funding opportunity only, the following statement(s) apply:

• The following expenses are not eligible for support:
  • Purchase or maintenance of equipment;
  • Operating costs of research projects.

Use of Personal Information

• Personal information submitted during the application process, including but not limited to information provided through applicant CVs, the Self-identification Questionnaire and other application documents required by this funding opportunity, will be made available to CIHR personnel for the purposes of future program planning and design and evaluation and learning for organizational and program strengthening. For further information about the Self-identification Questionnaire and the use of personal information, see the Self-identification Questionnaire Frequently Asked Questions. 
• For this Funding Opportunity, full application (including CVs) and nominative information (except the data labeled "for Administrative use only") will be shared with competition partners and/or CIHR Institute staff, for purposes of relevance review and/or funding decisions, notwithstanding when consent is not provided in the ResearchNet Consent and Submit Task, Section B. Any applicant to this funding opportunity is deemed to accept this condition by virtue of submission.
• All reports may be shared with partners supporting the grant (See Conditions of Funding for report details).
• For this funding opportunity, personal information will be used to contact applicants after the decision stage.

Conditions of Funding

In addition to the general conditions of funding governing CIHR grants, the following are the program specific conditions of funding applicable to this funding opportunity:

• Data related to First Nations, Inuit or Métis communities whose traditional and ancestral territories are in Canada must be managed in accordance with data management principles developed and approved by those communities, and on the basis of free, prior and informed consent. This includes, but is not limited to, considerations of Indigenous data sovereignty, as well as data collection, ownership, protection, use, and sharing.
• All information intended for public consumption, including for the purposes of informing and engaging partners (e.g., website content, information pamphlets, guidelines, promotional and event-related material, etc.), must be provided in both official languages (English and French) and should be developed using plain language practices. See Allowable Costs for more details.
• CIHR reserves the right to terminate or suspend funding if there is a determination of unacceptable national security risk by the Government of Canada.
• The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) is required to submit an electronic Final Report to CIHR. This online report will be made available to the NPA on ResearchNet at the beginning of the grant funding period and can be filled in as the research progresses.
• Some Institutes or Initiatives may have additional requirements, please review the Sponsor Descriptions for any specific requirements.

Review Process and Evaluation

Relevance Review Process

The participating CIHR Institutes and Initiatives will perform a relevance review to identify applications that are in alignment with the objectives and Research Areas as outlined in the Sponsor Description.

Applicants are required, within the ResearchNet application process, to indicate the Institute or Initiative that is most relevant to their events/activities (see the How to Apply).

Only one Institute or Initiative should be selected and only the first choice will be considered. CIHR will not transfer any applications to other CIHR Institutes or Initiatives.

Note: The Relevance Form and application must adequately explain how the application meets the research area for the selected Institute or Initiative, or the application will be withdrawn.

Applications that are not deemed to be relevant to the chosen Institute or Initiative will be withdrawn from the competition.

Review Process

Each relevant application will be assessed using the evaluation criteria listed below and any additional criteria identified by the sponsoring Institute or Initiative (see Sponsor Description). Applications must address all criteria to meet the threshold of excellence. These applications will qualify for the randomization process described in the Funding Decision section.

Applications that are deemed to have not met the threshold of excellence (i.e., do not meet all criteria) will not be considered for funding.

For information on the peer review process for this funding opportunity, see the Review Guidelines for Priority-Driven Initiatives.

For information on CIHR's peer review principles, see the Peer Review: Overview section of CIHR's website.

Peer review will be conducted in accordance with the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

Evaluation Criteria

To support the strategic objectives of this funding opportunity, the following evaluation criteria will be used:

1. Alignment with the Planning and Dissemination Program objectives:
   1. Applicants must describe how the activity clearly aligns with the objectives and research areas as outlined in the Sponsor Description of this funding opportunity.
   2. Applicants must describe the format (in-person, hybrid, or virtual) and location/platform of the proposed activity, and its appropriateness for the anticipated outcomes (consensus, research priorities, research project).
2. Impact and Reach:
   1. Applicants must describe how their activity has the potential to catalyze new initiatives, develop new inter- and multi-disciplinary collaborations among researchers and/or users of research.
   2. Applicants must describe the inclusion of relevant stakeholders (research community, knowledge-users, citizens, etc.) and sectors (private, public, charities) relevant to the proposed activity.
   3. Applicants must describe how their activity facilitates and supports the engagement of groups underrepresented in science including but not limited to those marginalized by gender, Indigenous Peoples, racialized minorities, persons with disabilities, and members of 2SLGBTQ2I+ communities and will ensure that participation is diverse. For more information, refer to Best Practices in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Research. Should this inclusion be impractical given the nature of the proposed activity, appropriate justification is required.
   4. For events/activities involving First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples applicants must describe:
      1. The extent to which the applicants have the necessary knowledge, expertise and experience in Indigenous health research, and complementarity of expertise and synergistic potential to conduct Indigenous events.
      2. Appropriate consideration of TCPS 2 (2022) – Chapter 9: Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples of Canada, and demonstration of meaningful and culturally safe practices, plans and activities.
   5. Extent of the role(s) and contribution(s) of all applicant partner(s) in advancing research objectives (if applicable).
   6. Proactive and meaningful consideration of partnership risks, including the extent of real and/or perceived conflict of interest and appropriateness of its management and mitigation (if applicable).
3. Feasibility:
   1. Applicants must describe how the project team has the ability to carry out the proposed activity (appropriateness of project approach and team credentials).
   2. Applicants must include an appropriate budget and justification for amount requested.

Note: Some Institutes or Initiatives might have additional evaluation criteria than stated above. Please view the Sponsor Description section for any additional evaluation criteria.

Funding Decision

CIHR will be using a partial randomization approach to fund applications relevant to each Institute or Initiative as outlined in the Sponsor Description. This means that all eligible applications have an equal opportunity within their pool to receive a grant. Using a partial randomization process can also reduce bias in the selection process and potentially increase diversity in funded applications. Applications that meet the threshold of excellence (i.e. meet all criteria and pass the review process) will be entered into the selection process whereby a random order of eligible applications will be generated and funding will be offered up to the limit of the available funds. Each Sponsor will have its own, separate budget and may have reserved funding as outlined in the Funds Available.

The names of successfully funded applicants will be published on the CIHR website.

Partner and Internal Collaborator Participation

The opportunity to add new partners and internal collaborators to this funding opportunity may arise after publication. These partners and internal collaborators may not be listed; however, the principles that govern relevance review, including consent to share information and funding decisions, will still apply.

How to Apply

• To complete your Full Application, follow the "Specific Instructions" listed below, and where applicable, consult the Grants – Application Guidelines.
• All participants listed, with the exception of Collaborators, are required to:
  • Have/obtain a CIHR PIN
  • Complete the Self-identification Questionnaire.
• Organizations applying as Nominated Principal Applicants for the first time must contact CIHR's Contact Centre for guidance in creating a ResearchNet account and registering for a CIHR PIN. The information captured in the application about the Nominated Principal Applicant will need to reflect the organization and not the individual submitting the application on the organization's behalf.

Specific instructions to complete your ResearchNet application

Notes: Additional criteria for each task may apply depending on the Institute or Initiative. View the Sponsor Description section for any specific requirements or additional instructions.

Task: Identify Participants

• List all participants in the "Identify Participants" task. Consult the Eligibility section and ensure that all requirements are met.
• All participants are required to submit a CV (excluding collaborators).
  • All Canadian academic applicants are required to upload a CIHR Biosketch CV.
  • Knowledge users, non-academics, Indigenous organizations, and international applicants have the option to submit either a CIHR Biosketch CV or Applicant Profile CV (maximum three pages per applicant). Each Applicant profile CV must include 5-10 expertise keywords; and a summary of the applicant's education, current/past affiliations and employment/research experience with effective dates; and any other information pertinent to the participant's role on the application.
  • NPA categories involving an Indigenous non-governmental organization as an eligibility requirement must include in their Applicant Profile CV, a description of the organization and how it meets the eligibility requirement of being a non-governmental organization in Canada with a research or knowledge translation mandate.
  • Submit Biosketch CVs using the Canadian Common CV (CCV) interface. Submit Applicant Profile CVs by uploading the completed document, in the "Attachment" tab.

Task: Enter Proposal Information

• For the Proposed Start Date and Proposed End date under the 'Details' subtask, you must enter the start and end dates of the proposed event or activity. If event dates are not confirmed, please enter April 1, 2025 as the start date and March 31, 2026 as the end date.
• In the 'Attachments' subtask, attach your full Activity Description as the 'Activity Description' document. Ensure that all Evaluation Criteria are addressed.
• Activity Descriptions written in French will be allowed to submit additional pages, in support of evidence demonstrating that documents written in French require approximately 20% more space than similar English documents. Therefore, to ensure an equitable amount of space is provided, the following page limits will apply:
  • 4 pages for Activity Descriptions written in English
  • 5 pages for Activity Descriptions written in French

  Note: For Activity Descriptions submitted in English, any pages over the 4-page limit will be removed with no further notification to the Nominated Principal Applicant.

• Applicants must indicate if they are an Early Career Researcher in their Activity Description.
• References are not required but, should you wish to add them, they must be included in the 'Activity Description' document.

Task: Provide Details of Previously Funded Applications(s)

• This task collects details of past applications made to CIHR to fund the same activity(ies). Fill in all mandatory fields.

Task: Enter Budget Information (Abbreviated Budget)

• Budget Module: You must upload all budget information and supporting documents as one attachment under the 'Budget Module'. The attachment must include a detailed budget with the following information:
• All sources of revenue, including both cash and in-kind contributions (e.g., funds requested from CIHR, other grants/awards, registration fees, donations, sponsorships).
• Detailed breakdown of all expenses, distinguishing between costs to be covered by CIHR and costs to be covered by other sources.
• Please ensure that costs to be covered by CIHR are allowable. Verify the allowable costs of the Institute/Initiative to which you are applying (see Sponsor Description, as they may differ from the allowable costs listed in this funding opportunity).
• Include full justification for all expenses (e.g., for travel requests, indicate the purpose of the trips, the people that will be traveling, their roles, and their origins and destinations).
• It is expected that the total expenses will balance against the total revenue.

Task: Attach Other Application Materials

• Other – attach the following under "Other":
  • Certificate of Completion for the sex- and gender-based analysis training modules - Label as: "Sex and Gender Module Certificate" (mandatory for NPA):
    • After completing the appropriate training module that best applies to the planning or dissemination activity or event, you will receive a Certificate of Completion that you must save and upload with your application. The training module should take approximately 40 minutes to complete.
    • Note: Scanned documents and photocopies are acceptable.
    • Note: If the NPA is an organization, a representative from the organization will need to complete the training and submit the Certificate of Completion on behalf of the Institution.
    • For additional information on sex, gender and health research, applicants are encouraged to review the "How to integrate sex and gender in research" section on the CIHR website.
  • Program and/or agenda (mandatory for meetings/events):
    • Applicants requesting support for meetings/events must attach an event program and/or agenda (including initial drafts), as well as information about the meeting participants expected (including their relevance/role).
  • Indigenous Health Research Cultural Safety Form - Label as "IHRCS – Name/Organization" (Mandatory for events and activities involving First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples): This funding opportunity seeks applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) and/or applicants who can demonstrate their experience working in an Indigenous Health Research environment, which may include Indigenous living experience, addressing power imbalances and cultural safety. Applications for events and activities involving First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples must submit a completed Indigenous Health Research Cultural Safety Form.
  • Applicant Partner COI Document (required if applicable): Describe the role of all applicant partners, how/if they will contribute to research and research related activities, and any consideration of risk and/or conflict of interest as appropriate (Maximum 1-page).
• Letters of support:
  • Label as "Early Career Researcher Confirmation" (Mandatory for ECR requesting funds reserved to them).
    • ECR must include a letter of support from their Institution confirming the date and title of their first academic appointment.
  • Other letters of support (optional)
    • Letters of support may include a description of:
      • specific cash or in-kind contributions from partners;
      • collaborators' or participants' precise degree of involvement in the project; and/or,
      • how stakeholders intend to use project outcomes.
    • General letters of support for the project or the team should not be appended.

Note: Additional materials may be required by the selected Institute or Initiative. Please view the Sponsor Description for any additional materials that must be submitted with your application.

Task: Apply to Priority Announcement/Funding Pools (mandatory)

• Select the competition from the dropdown list of the "Priority Announcement/Funding Pool Title" and then select one Institute/Initiative that best aligns with your proposed activity from the dropdown list.
• Note that only one Institute or Initiative should be selected and only the first choice (i.e. under 1. Priority Announcement) will be considered.
  • Although it is possible to select more than one, only your first choice will be considered; all other selections will be disregarded.
• The information in your Relevance Form must clearly describe how the objectives of your proposed activity align with the selected Institute or Initiative.
• To be eligible for funds reserved for Early Career Researcher, they must indicate their status in the Relevance Form.

Task: Manage Access (optional)

• The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) can delegate access to a maximum of five individuals to support the completion of the application. Note: A delegate's access does not carry over from one stage of the competition to another (i.e., from the registration to the application stage). The NPA will need to delegate access at each stage of a competition. NPAs should revoke delegates' access prior to completing the Consent and Submit tasks if they do not want them to retain access to submitted applications via their Completed Activities tab. For more information, please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

Task: Print Signature Pages

• Signature Requirements:
  • Signature of the Nominated Principal Applicant is not required for applications submitted through ResearchNet.
  • Signatures must be included for all other applicants (except Collaborators), and individual(s) with signing authority from the Institution Paid.
    • Original signatures are not required. The scanned signed signature pages and the Routing Slip must be uploaded in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet prior to submitting your application.

Contact Information

For all inquiries, please contact:

CIHR Contact Centre
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Email: support-soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For service hours, please consult our Contact us page.

Sponsor Description

Note: Additional partners/internal collaborators, including from industry and the private sector, may join this funding initiative over the coming year.

Internal Collaborators

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
At the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), we know that research has the power to change lives. As Canada's health research investment agency, we collaborate with partners and researchers to support the discoveries and innovations that improve our health and strengthen our health care system.

CIHR – Institute of Aging (IA) – General Pool

Summary/Relevance

• The CIHR Institute of Aging (IA) will provide funding for planning and dissemination activities in research areas addressing CIHR-IA's mandate areas identified in the 2023-2028 Strategic Plan: Reframing Aging Empowering Older Adults. Applications relevant to Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis and/or Urban Indigenous communities) are strongly encouraged.
• More information on the research priorities of CIHR-IA can be found on their website.

Funds Available

• The maximum awarded for a single grant is $25,000 for an in-person meeting and $10,000 for a virtual meeting, for up to (1) year. CIHR-IA will support up to two (2) grants for in-person meetings.
• The Institute of Aging will confirm the funding level of the applications during the relevance review process.

Specific Requirements

• Recurring meetings and events will not be supported through this funding opportunity.
• The event/activity must take place either virtually or in Canada. The applicants must clearly indicate whether they are applying for the in-person or the virtual grant.
• CIHR-IA Institute team will contact the funded teams to request a plain language written summary of their planning and dissemination activities. This could include key messages and/or findings, outcomes, next steps and if applicable, any knowledge mobilization activities.

Additional Review Criteria

• Applicants must include a description of the applicant's commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) considerations in the research planning activity and/or team.

CIHR – Institute of Aging (IA) – Social Isolation and Older Persons Pool (Updated: 2024-09-25)

Summary/Relevance

• The CIHR Institute of Aging (IA) will support research planning and dissemination activities relevant to the strategic priority area of Social Isolation and Older Persons. Applications relevant to Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis and/or Urban Indigenous communities) are strongly encouraged.
• More information on the research priorities of CIHR-IA can be found on their website.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $50,000 for up to one (1) year.

Specific Requirements

• Recurring meetings and events will not be supported through this funding opportunity.
• The in-person event/activity must take place in Canada.
• CIHR-IA team will contact the funded teams to request a plain language written summary of their planning and dissemination activities. This could include key messages and/or findings, outcomes, next steps and if applicable, any knowledge mobilization activities.

Additional Review Criteria

• Applicants must include a description of the applicant's commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) considerations in the research planning activity and/or team.

CIHR – Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) will provide funding for applications that are relevant and aligned with the mandate of the Institute and one or more of the three strategic priority areas featured in ICR's new 2024-2029 Research Priority Plan: Amplifying Impact: Leveraging Cancer Research to Enhance the Health of Canadians:

1. Refocus on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection & Risk Reduction
2. Mitigate Treatment Toxicities to Improve Cancer Survivorship
3. Transform Cancer Research Through Data Strategy & Advanced Analytics

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $10,000 for up to one (1) year.

Specific Requirements

• Relevance to ICR's mandate and one or more of the aforementioned strategic priority areas must be clearly described in the relevance form.
• Event/activity must take place in Canada. Virtual and hybrid meetings are eligible.
• Local activities (i.e., only open to members of a specific/local institution), as well as recurring meetings/events will not be supported through this funding opportunity.

Additional Review Criteria

• Applicants must detail how their events/activities include and benefit participants from several regions in Canada.
  • Atlantic (NB, PEI, NS and NF)
  • Central (ON and QC)
  • Prairies (SK and MB)
  • North (Nunavut, NWT and Yukon)
  • West (AB and BC)
• Applicants must detail how events/activities will include and promote the development of trainees.

CIHR – Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) will provide funding for applications for research planning and dissemination activities relevant to the mandate of the Institute.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount for a single grant is up to $20,000 for one (1) year.

Specific Requirements

• The event/activity must take place in Canada. Virtual meetings are eligible.
• It is expected that events/activities include stakeholders from several regions in Canada. Local activities (i.e. only open to members of a specific/local institution), as well as recurring meetings will not be supported through this funding opportunity, with the exception of events/activities for trainees and early-career researchers. (Updated: 2024-09-25)

Additional Review Criteria

• Applicants must demonstrate that events/activities are multi-disciplinary (inclusive of patients, caregivers, health care professionals, and health system decision-makers) and team members' roles are clearly outlined and integrated throughout the project. Should this inclusion be impractical given the nature of the proposed activity, appropriate justification will be required.
• Applicants must demonstrate partnership for their activity (brief description and/or letters of support demonstrating specific cash or in-kind contributions).

CIHR – Institute of Gender and Health (IGH)

Summary/Relevance

The Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) will provide funding for applications that are consistent with the mandate and priorities of the Institute, as featured in IGH's Research Priority Plan for 2024-2029.

Applications will be considered in the following four (4) focus areas:

1. Activities relevant to IGH's mandate and priorities.
2. Activities related to mobilizing sex, gender and/or intersectionality considerations into health policy, programming, and/or practice.
3. Activities relevant to sex, gender and/or intersectionality considerations in the health of 2S/LGBTQI+ communities in Canada.
4. Activities relevant to sex, gender and/or intersectionality considerations in the health of Black communities in Canada.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $50,000 for up to one (1) year.
• A minimum of one (1) grant will be reserved to fund applications relevant to the health of 2S/LGBTQI+ communities in Canada.
• A minimum of one (1) grant will be reserved to fund applications relevant to the health of Black communities in Canada.

Specific Requirements

• The relevance form and project summary must clearly:
  • indicate to which of the four (4) focus areas listed above the application relates;
  • describe the integration and consideration of sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA) and intersectionality (if applicable) in the proposal;
  • describe how the application is relevant to the health of 2S/LGBTQI+ and/or Black communities, if applicable, and;
  • clearly state the format of the proposed activities (e.g., virtual, in-person or hybrid).
• The budget justification must reference and reflect the format of the proposed activities (e.g., virtual, in-person or hybrid).
• The grant must be held in Canada, but the activities/events may be conducted either inside or outside Canada.
• If the activity/activities are not being held in Canada or held in association with a Canadian event, only those activities that raise the profile and increase the visibility of Canadian research will be considered. Applicants must address this in the relevance form.
• CIHR-IGH team will contact the funded teams to request a plain language summary report describing the participants, format, key messages and/or findings, perceived impact, and any outputs/next steps from the funded activities.

Additional Review Criteria

• Applicants must detail how activities will include and promote the development of masters, doctoral, and/or postdoctoral trainees. If inclusion of trainees is infeasible, justification must be given.
• Applicants must describe how activities will include people with lived or living experience (PWLLE). If inclusion of PWLLE is infeasible, justification must be given.
• Applicants must articulate how the event/activities will incorporate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) principles, including, for example, within the organizing committee, event speakers, participants, and/or audiences.

CIHR – Institute of Genetics (IG)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR Institute of Genetics (IG) will provide funding for applications that are consistent with the mandate of the Institute and that support the development of the next generation of leaders within IG's mandate area. IG's mandate is to:

• Support research on all aspects of genetics, genomics, molecular biosciences and computational biology, including the development and translation of new knowledge to improve human health;
• Foster anticipatory, interdisciplinary research to inform ethical, equitable, and effective implementation and impact of evidence-based health policy and practice of genomic technologies;
• Promote and integrate the lived experiences of patients and caregivers, including patient partnerships, in research endeavours.

Further examples can be found on the Institute's website.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $10,000 for up to one (1) year.

Specific Requirements

• Relevance to IG's mandate should be clearly described in the relevance form.
• If the event is a workshop, symposia, or conference, it should benefit partners from several regions across Canada or contribute to the planning of future national initiatives.

Additional Review Criteria (Applications failing to meet both additional criteria will be deemed non-fundable)

• Applicants must describe their commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) considerations, activities to advance capacity building and research knowledge mobilization.
• Applicants must demonstrate that the research planning or dissemination activity includes researchers, health care professionals, and patients. Should the inclusion of any one of these roles be impractical given the nature of the proposed activity, appropriate justification will be required.

CIHR – Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health will provide funding for applications that are relevant to planning and dissemination activities that are consistent with the mandate of the Institute to promote better beginnings, vibrant childhoods, and empowered youth through research that makes a difference. 

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $25,000 for up to one (1) year.
• A minimum of (2) grants will be reserved for Early Career Researchers.

Specific Requirements

• Relevance to IHDCYH's mandate must be clearly described in the relevance form. 
• Applications for planning or dissemination activities that provide added value over and above those already planned and budgeted for in ongoing funded research programs are eligible. Examples of such activities could include (but are not limited to) patient/partner engagement, strategic/sustainability planning, and knowledge mobilization. 
• Recurring meetings and events will not be supported through this funding opportunity.
• If the activity is not being held in Canada or held in association with a Canadian event in the case of virtual activities, then only those activities that raise the profile and increase the visibility of Canadian research will be considered – applicants must address this in the relevance section. 
• In-person, virtual or hybrid planning and dissemination activities will be considered.

Additional Review Criteria

• Applicants must describe how the representation from Canadian researchers/knowledge users/organizations is appropriate for their activity.

CIHR – Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR-Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) will provide funding for planning and dissemination applications that are relevant to the Institute's mandate, CIHR's definition of health services research (Pillar 3) and one or more of the following prioritized topics:

• Innovations in how to organize, finance, manage and deliver health care that achieve the Quadruple Aim, improve equity, and are accountable to patients and the public in the following areas:
  • Integration of care (including integrated delivery systems, continuity of care, and/or integration of upstream prevention approaches within health care delivery settings that address the social determinants of health).
  • Primary care (in the context of health care delivery), and home, community, and long-term care.
  • The health workforce (including, funding and remuneration, training, and support, such as leadership training incorporating equity, diversity and inclusion, scopes of practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and data systems for planning).
• Activities centred on digital health solutions, data infrastructure and/or analytics, including virtual care technologies (such as e-referral and e-consult), and remote monitoring solutions, that aim to improve health and patient/provider experience outcomes.
• Equitable, accessible, anti-ableist, anti-racist, anti-discriminatory, diverse and/or inclusive health care delivery systems and/or service delivery models that advance the Quadruple Aim and health equity for all.
• Advancing sustainable, climate-resilient and/or low-carbon health care systems, organizations, and service delivery models.
• Advancing the theories, methods and approaches that underpin the science of HSPR, including theoretical and conceptual framework development, methodological improvements, measurement tool validation, and the development of indicators for HSPR excellence and broader impact.

More information IHSPR's 2021-2026 strategic plan can be found on the institute's website.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $10,000 for up to one (1) year.
• A minimum of two (2) grants will be reserved for Early Career Researchers (ECR).
• A minimum of one (1) grant will be reserved for planning and dissemination activities directly aimed to advance health equity in HSPR.
• A minimum of one (1) grant will be reserved for a pan-Canadian conference that provides opportunity for the entire HSPR community to benefit from and engage in networking, research collaboration, and knowledge mobilization across a broad range of HSPR priorities.

Specific Requirements

• The alignment with the priority areas identified above must be explicitly described in the relevance form.
• If the event is a workshop, symposia, or conference, it should benefit stakeholders from several regions within Canada.

CIHR – Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health (IIPH)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health (IIPH) will provide funding for activities that are relevant to the mandate of the Institute.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $25,000 for up to one (1) year.

Specific Requirements

• The grant must be held in Canada. While the event/activity can be held outside Canada, applicants must provide appropriate justification, and indicate how the event/activity will benefit First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada.
• This funding opportunity seeks applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) or provide evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples in order to:
  • Facilitate First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples and communities in leading their research agendas;
  • Promote cultural safety of and appropriate engagements by researchers working with Indigenous Peoples in meaningful ways to ensure that respectful relations are established;
  • Add value to the research through the use of Indigenous culturally relevant theoretical and conceptual frameworks, and Indigenous culturally appropriate research protocols, including Indigenous methodologies; and
  • Promote equity and development of trainees, researchers and knowledge users who are of Indigenous ancestry.

CIHR – Institute of Infection and Immunity (III)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity (CIHR-III) will provide funding for applications that are determined to be relevant to its mandate.

Applications must also demonstrate alignment with the priorities outlined in CIHR-III's 2021-2026 Strategic Plan, with a particular focus on planning and coordinating research to build inter- and transdisciplinary teams to advance the development of and access to diagnostic, prevention, intervention, and care solutions that will improve the health of all Canadians and globally, and/or disseminate knowledge in areas aligned with CIHR-III mandate.

Applicants are encouraged to explain how they will engage people with living and lived experience and their communities throughout the planning and dissemination process.

Applications relevant to Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis), as outlined in CIHR-III's 2021-2026 Strategic Plan, are strongly encouraged.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $20,000 for up to one (1) year.

Specific Requirements

• The relevance form and project summary must clearly:
  • demonstrate alignment with the priorities outlined in CIHR-III's 2021-2026 Strategic Plan as an essential element of the goals and objectives.
  • demonstrate a particular focus on planning and coordinating research to build inter- and transdisciplinary teams to advance the development of and access to diagnostic, prevention, intervention, and care solutions that will improve the health of all Canadians and globally, and/or disseminate knowledge in areas aligned with CIHR-III mandate
• Applications must support national society meetings, other national meetings, or international meetings with significant participation of trainees, researchers, and knowledge users from across the infection and/or immunity communities in Canada.
• The grant must be held in Canada, but the activities/events can be conducted either inside or outside Canada.
• Local events/activities (i.e. only open to members from a specific/local institution or where most attendees are from a single institution) with a narrow scope/topic will not be considered relevant.
• The budget justification must reference and reflect the format of the proposed activities (e.g., virtual, in-person or hybrid).
• CIHR-III team will contact the funded teams to request a report describing the overall attendee list, principal discussions, and any key outputs from their activities.

Additional Review Criteria

• Applicants must articulate how the event/activities have incorporated EDI in all aspects of its operation, including the content of its organizing committee, speakers, participants, and engagement with relevant communities and/or relevant patient groups.

CIHR – Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (CIHR-IMHA) will provide funding for applications that are relevant to the IMHA mandate in each of these six (6) areas:

1. Indigenous Health Research: To enable Indigenous-led research and research participation within Indigenous communities;
2. Patient Engagement: To understand patient research priorities, bring patient perspectives to the research process, and incorporate patient-oriented research principles;
3. Digital Health: To advance research in digital health including: SMART devices, wearables, internet of things, remote patient monitoring, clinical application of machine learning, virtual appointments, and addressing the health needs of those who live in remote and rural areas;
4. Open Science: To foster open science principles in planning and dissemination activities;
5. Pain: To advance research in the area of pain;
6. General CIHR-IMHA Mandate: CIHR-IMHA's mandate is to support ethical and impactful research to enhance active living, mobility, and oral health, and to address the wide range of conditions related to bones, joints, muscles, connective tissue, skin, and teeth.

More information on the research priorities of CIHR-IMHA can be found on its website.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $20,000 per annum for up to one (1) year.
• A minimum of one (1) grant will be reserved for each of the six (6) listed areas.

Specific Requirements

• Recurring meetings and events, such as annual conferences, will not be supported through this funding opportunity.
• The grant must be held in Canada, but the event/activity can be held either inside or outside Canada.
• Alignment with both: (1) the IMHA mandate and (2) the chosen priority area must be explicitly described in the activity description and relevance form.

CIHR – Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA)

The CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA) will provide funding for applications that are relevant to the CIHR-INMHA's mandate. More information on the research priorities of CIHR-INMHA can be found on their website.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $10,000 for up to one (1) year.

CIHR – Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) will provide funding for applications whose objectives and aims are determined to be largely and directly relevant to the INMD mandate as described below. (Updated: 2024-09-25)

• INMD’s mandate is to support research to enhance health in relation to diet, digestion, excretion, and metabolism; and to address causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, support systems, and palliation for a wide range of conditions and problems associated with hormone, digestive system, kidney, and liver function. (Updated: 2024-09-25)

More information on the research priorities of INMD can be found on its website.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $15,000 for up to one (1) year.
  

Specific Requirements

• Local events/activities (i.e., only open to members of a specific/local institution) will not be supported through this funding opportunity. Events/activities must include and benefit stakeholders beyond a single institution.
• Multiple applications for activities or events that primarily benefit the same organization are not allowed. In such cases, the first application submitted through ResearchNet will be considered and reviewed. Any subsequent applications will automatically be withdrawn. (Updated: 2024-09-25)

Additional Review Criteria

• Applicants must consider and describe knowledge mobilization and inclusion of knowledge users in planned activity e.g., patients and people with lived experience, health system knowledge users.

CIHR – Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies (CRPPHE)

Summary/Relevance

The Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies' (CRPPHE) will provide funding to support meetings, workshops or other events related to pandemic and health emergency preparedness and response research that focus on one or more of the following objectives:

• Building regional or national inter-disciplinary, multi-sectoral collaborations;
• Research priority-setting activities that include representation from a broad range of knowledge users including but not limited to decision-makers, clinicians, Indigenous organizations, community groups and groups representing people with lived and living experience (PWLLE); 
• Sharing best practices in research, protocols and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies;
• Engaging and building research partnerships with community groups, groups or organizations representing racialized or other underserved communities, and/or groups representing people with lived and living experience (PWLLE);
• Engaging and building partnerships with Indigenous communities or organizations;
• Sharing and mobilizing research results with decision-makers, community groups, PWLLE, Indigenous communities or organizations.

For the purpose of this Funding Opportunity, a health emergency is defined as:

A present or imminent event or phenomenon, of a temporary, acute nature, with actual or potential significant negative impacts on human health, resulting in:

• A serious disruption of the functioning of a community; and/or
• The declaration of a state of emergency by a municipal, provincial/territorial, federal and/or Indigenous government, or international organization with a health research mandate, and that;
• Requires prompt research action to protect and strengthen human health.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $40,000 for up to one (1) year.

Specific Requirements

• The relevance form must clearly describe how the event meets the CRPPHE overall goal outlined above and aligns with one of more of the event objectives listed above.
• Recurring meetings and events will not be supported through this funding opportunity.
• The proposed event must include researchers from multiple disciplines and academic institutions. Events/activities only open to members of a single institution or discipline will not be supported through this funding opportunity.
• The grant must be held in Canada, but the activities/events can be conducted either inside or outside Canada.

Additional Review Criteria

• For global health activities, applicants must describe how these activities are aligned with CIHR's definition of global health research and demonstrate how they act upon the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research's Principles for Global Health Research. (if applicable)

CIHR – HIV/AIDS and/or other Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infections (STBBIs)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR HIV/AIDS and STBBI RI will fund applications that are aligned with the strategic research areas outlined within the 2022-2027 HIV/AIDS and STBBI Research Initiative Strategic Plan and particularly encourages activities that promote research planning with and/or uptake of research findings by relevant stakeholders and communities most impacted by HIV/AIDS and/or other STBBI. Proposals may include but are not limited to activities, gatherings or workshops that facilitate collaboration among researchers and stakeholder groups to initiate new research directions and/or new partnerships to promote increased knowledge mobilization.

Applicants are encouraged to consider key populations disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and/or other STBBI, including but not limited to: First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples; racialized people, particularly including African, Caribbean and Black communities, and migrants, from regions with high HIV or HCV prevalence; gay, bisexual men and other men who have sex with men; transgender and non-binary people; people currently or previously incarcerated; people who use drugs; people engaged in the sale or the purchase of sex, youth, and women.

The CIHR HIV/AIDS and STBBI RI supports integrated approaches to knowledge mobilization that emphasize the co-creation of new knowledge between researchers and knowledge users, with meaningful engagement of knowledge users throughout the entire research process, including the setting of research priorities and directions. Accordingly, activities that are responsive to the goals of the CIHR HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research (CBR) Program which foster relationship-building to assist potential teams of communities, health researchers, and/or knowledge users in identifying research questions and/or develop proposals for future community-based research grants are encouraged.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $20,000 for up to one (1) year.

Specific Requirements

• In order to be deemed relevant, projects must include HIV/AIDS and/or STBBI issues as essential elements of the goals and objectives of the activities and this must be well described in the relevance form and project summary.
  • With respect to diseases or conditions common in people living with HIV/AIDS and/or STBBI, the focus of the project must be on the disease/condition within the context of HIV/AIDS and/or STBBI.
  • For infections caused by pathogens which may be transmitted through sexual contact amongst other routes of transmission, such as Mpox, Ebola Virus Disease and Zika virus disease, the project must have a clear focus on the infection in the context of sexual and reproductive health.
  • Similarly, for projects investigating determinants of health or health systems that influence a wide range of health issues, HIV/AIDS and/or STBBI must be a main area of focus.
• The CIHR HIV/AIDS and STBBI team may contact the funded teams to request a report describing the overall attendees list, principal discussions, and any key outputs from activities, gatherings, workshops and/or meeting.

CIHR – Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR)

Summary/Relevance

The Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) will support projects focused on building relationships among or convening members of communities that experience health inequities (people with disabilities; Black and racialized communities; First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, 2SLGBTQI+ communities, etc. and intersections thereof) for the purposes of:

1. identifying research priorities and/or planning a community-based research project;
2. working collaboratively to mobilize research evidence (integrated knowledge mobilization as sources of knowledge, knowledge users, disseminators);
3. developing new and transformative methods to engage underrepresented populations in clinical trials (as participants, researchers, community partners)
4. consolidating and promoting culturally relevant, trauma-informed and/or anti-oppression research methods that involve patients and patient-partners from underrepresented communities to inform planning and dissemination.

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is up to $50,000 for one (1) year.

Specific Requirements

• The event/activity must take place either virtually or in Canada (in person or hybrid).
• The Relevance Form and summary must demonstrate alignment of the proposed activities with the principles and guidelines captured in the SPOR Patient Engagement Framework and SPOR Capacity Development Framework, including how:
  • the project team is multi-disciplinary (inclusive of patients/community members, health care professionals, and health system decision-makers)
  • patients/community members are decision-makers exercising agency throughout the project (i.e., identifying research priorities, designing the project, identifying outcomes, conducting the project, and summarizing and sharing the results with target audiences).
  • the research team will demonstrate ongoing safe partnership with the community and how the results of the project will inform future research.

CIHR – Transitions in Care Initiative Inactivity Study (TiC) – End-of-Grant Planning and Dissemination Event (Updated: 2024-09-25)

Summary/Relevance

The CIHR Transitions in Care Initiative, with strategic leadership by the Institute of Aging (IA), Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) and Institute of Musculoskeletal and Arthritis (IMHA), in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Canadian Frailty Network (CFN), will provide funding to support a planning and dissemination event of the Component 1: Understanding the health impact of inactivity using a bed rest paradigm (Inactivity Study). This funding is meant to support the planning, organization and delivery of a meeting for the TiC Inactivity Study. (Updated: 2024-09-25)

Funds Available

• The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $60,000 for up to one (1) year.

Specific Requirements

• The Nominated Principal Applicant for this planning and dissemination event must engage all TiC Inactivity Study recipients (General pool, ICRH pool, IMHA pool, CFN pool) in the planning of their event.
• The proposed event must be hybrid (in-person and virtual participation), take place within Canada, and be held before April 2026.
• CIHR, CSA and CFN will have up to six (6) representatives at the event without registration fees.
• The event must be open to grantees of the TiC Inactivity Study without registration fees.

Conditions of funding

• A report, including a bilingual executive summary for public dissemination, describing the overall attendee list, principal discussions, recommendations and any key outputs from the meeting is to be generated as part of this grant and is to be shared with CIHR within three months of the meeting.
• All material received from the funded team will be shared with the partners.

Additional Information

Definitions

• Patient-Oriented Research (POR): Foundational to evidence informed health care, refers to a continuum, of research that engages patients, including People with Lived and Living Experience (PWLLE), as partners throughout the research process, focusses on patient-identified priorities, and improves patient outcomes. This research, conducted by multidisciplinary teams in partnership with relevant stakeholders, aims to apply the knowledge generated to improve health outcomes for Canadians.
• Canada's Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR): Is a national coalition of federal, provincial and territorial partners (patients and informal caregivers, community members, health authorities, academic health centres, charities, philanthropic organizations, private sector, etc.) dedicated to the integration of patient-oriented research into care. The vision for SPOR is that Canada will demonstrably improve health outcomes and enhance the health care experience for patients through the integration of evidence at all levels of the health care system.

References

For further information on evaluation processes involving Partial Randomization, refer to Part 3 of the Research on Research Institute's experimental research funder's handbook