In April 2004, the HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research (CBR) Program was transferred from Health Canada to its new home, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. CIHR, led by the CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity and supported by the CIHR Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health, has developed the CIHR HIV/AIDS CBR Program which will continue to support research and capacity-building initiatives of relevance to communities engaged in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The HIV/AIDS CBR Program funds capacity-building initiatives and research projects in two streams - Aboriginal research and General (non-Aboriginal) research.
The first Request for Applications in the HIV/AIDS CBR Program was released in November 2004. A total of 54 applications were received - 21 in the Aboriginal stream and 33 in the General stream and a total of 26 were approved for funding - 11 in the Aboriginal stream and 16 in the General stream.
The second launch of Requests for Applications in the HIV/AIDS CBR Program occurred in June 2005. A total of 35 applications were received - 10 in the Aboriginal stream and 25 in the General stream - a total of 17 were approved for funding - 5 in the Aboriginal stream and 12 in the General stream.
Information on current funding opportunities in HIV/AIDS CBR and other areas of infection and immunity research is available on the III Funding Opportunities website at www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/26637.html.
The HIV/AIDS CBR Steering Committee was established in June 2006 to help guide the future development of the HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research (CBR) Program and make recommendations to the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Advisory Committee (CHARAC) and CIHR regarding future CBR Requests for Applications. This Committee will help to guide the program and ensure the goals of the HIV/AIDS CBR program are supported by appropriate policies and programs.
A unique component of the HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Program is the Research Technical Assistant (RTA) Grants soon to be renamed Community-Based Research Facilitator Grants. RTA grants are intended to build capacity for HIV/AIDS CBR in a particular region through the provision of funds to community organizations to support an RTA and their activities. RTAs work with organizations within their region to identify, plan and deliver HIV/AIDS CBR training and assistance. RTAs are supported from both the General and the Aboriginal funding streams and can be contacted regarding the development of CBR research projects, establishing Principal Investigators with other researchers and other issues relevant to CBR.
| General Stream | Region | Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Cleverly | Ontario | Ontario AIDS Network | scleverly@ ontarioaidsnetwork.on.ca |
| Dieynaba Diallo | Quebec | COCQ-sida | dieynaba@cocqsida.ca |
| Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco, | British Columibia | British Columbia People with AIDS Society | francisco@bcpwa.org |
| Paula Migliardi | Manitoba & Saskatchewan | Nine Circles Community Health Care | paulam@shaw.ca |
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Aboriginal Stream |
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| Renee Masching | Eastern Canada | Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network | reneem@cann.ca |
| Jann Ticknor | Western Canada | Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network | jannt@caan.ca |
For information on the Community-Based Research Program contact:
Mirielle Baril
HIV/AIDS Research Initiative Officer
Tel.: (613) 948-9396
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: mibaril@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
For information on how to apply for funding contact:
Chaidwick Leneis
HIV/AIDS Program Delivery Officer
Tel.: (613) 957-3118
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: cleneis@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Julien David
HIV/AIDS Program Delivery Coordinator
Tel.: (613) 941-6493
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: jdavid@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
