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Seed Grant: Knowledge Exchange in Population and Public Health (Archived)

CIHR - Institute of Population and Public Health

Request for Applications

Important Dates
Opportunity Launched	June 2006
Content Last Updated	(No updates since launch)
October 3, 2006	Full applications must be courier stamped by this date.
January 1, 2007	Anticipated notification of decision.
February 1, 2007	Anticipated start date.
Funds Available
CIHR's contribution to the amount available for this initiative is subject to availability of funds voted annually to CIHR by parliamentary appropriations, and the conditions that may be attached to them. The total amount available for this initiative is $100,000 (minimum). This amount may increase if additional funding partners decide to participate. The maximum amount awarded for a single grant is $20,000 for one year. The funding is non-renewable. Applicants are strongly encouraged to seek contributions from multiple CIHR institutes and other funding sources, as appropriate.
Summary
The purpose of this initiative is to support population and public health (PPH) research development and knowledge exchange activities that contribute to the advancement of the goals and objectives outlined in the strategic plan of the CIHR - Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH).

Background
Partners
Objectives
Eligibility
Allowable Costs
Review Process and Evaluation Criteria
General CIHR Guidelines
Conditions of Funding
Communications Requirements
Monitoring, Performance Measurement and Evaluation
How to Apply
Contact Information

Background

CIHR's IPPH will support research into the complex interactions (biological, social, cultural, environmental), which determine the health of individuals, communities, global populations and the application of that knowledge to improve the health of both populations and individuals.

The research and knowledge exchange strategic priorities of IPPH are outlined in its first strategic plan, Mapping and Tapping the Wellsprings of Health Strategic Plan 2002-2007. These strategic priorities were developed through extensive consultation with stakeholders across the country, as documented in Charting the Course, and include:

Capacity building for cutting- edge and relevant population and public health research,
Understanding and addressing the impacts of physical and social environments on health,
Analyzing and reducing health disparities,
Environmental and genetic determinants of disease in human populations, and,
Global health

IPPH is committed to supporting and integrating knowledge exchange that facilitates and has an impact on policy and practice. Collaborations across institute-funded Initiatives (e.g., Strategic Training Initiatives in Health Research, Centres for Research Development) are also encouraged.

Partners

IPPH is dedicated to identifying and developing collaborations with other CIHR institute(s), branch(es) or office(s), funding organizations and stakeholders to enhance the availability of funding for this strategic initiative, and to create, where appropriate, opportunities for knowledge exchange and translation related to the scope of this particular initiative.

Objectives

IPPH will fund meritorious knowledge exchange activities and opportunities for research development (e.g., workshops¹, environmental scans, researcher exchanges to facilitate joint research project development with/between IPPH-funded teams/centres/training initiatives) to facilitate collaboration among individuals from a variety of disciplines, backgrounds and roles (e.g., researchers and research users such as program managers, policy-makers and practitioners) with the objective of developing and/or enhancing:

Collaborative research and knowledge exchange initiatives to address at least one or more domains of IPPH's strategic research and knowledge exchange priorities that are underdeveloped;
Interdisciplinary networks of researchers and research users dedicated to addressing one or more of IPPH's strategic research and knowledge exchange priorities (across geography and/or discipline and/or sector);
Proposals for regular CIHR operating grant competitions that are relevant to IPPH's strategic research and knowledge exchange priorities that might not evolve spontaneously without such collaboration, and that are likely to address pressing issues in the area; and
Consensus on priority policy issues and research questions in IPPH's strategic research and knowledge exchange priority areas, where such common understanding is currently lacking or requires further development.

Eligibility

Eligibility criteria for all CIHR research funding programs apply. The business office of the institution of an eligible Nominated Principal Applicant generally administers CIHR funds. Please refer to the Eligibility Requirements for CIHR Grants and Awards regarding the eligibility requirements for individuals and institutions.

Allowable Costs

Applicants should review the Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) financial administration guidelines Use of Grant Funds for a complete listing and description of allowable costs and activities.

The maximum amount of support for any individual grant will be $20,000. Expenses eligible for support include:

Travel and accommodation for participants;
Meeting rooms and associated meeting costs (e.g., audi-visual equipment, meals);
Publication, translation and dissemination costs;
Modest (up to $500) honoraria for 1 or 2 guest experts;
Fees or honoraria for the preparation of background documents such as environmental scans.

The following costs are NOT ELIGIBLE:

Support of research trainees or technical assistants (other than for travel and accommodation or for purposes identified above);
Purchase or maintenance of equipment;
Operating costs of research projects.

The full application must provide a detailed summary of all costs including activities that will be supported by other institutes or funding sources, and including a detailed justification of expenses that would be supported by this specific initiative. Other sources of funding must be identified on the Budget Module, if applicable. Please also include a detailed list of other sources of funding that have been approached for support of the initiative, including other CIHR Institutes, as applicable.

Review Process and Evaluation Criteria

A CIHR peer review committee will evaluate the full applications. The committee may be drawn from one of CIHR's pre-existing committees or may be created specifically for this Request for Applications. Committee members are selected based on suggestions from many sources including the institute(s) / portfolio(s) and partner(s), following CIHR's Policy on Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest and Privacy Issues in Peer and Relevance Review (CCIP). For information on CIHR's peer review process in general, see Peer Review.

Peer review will be conducted in accordance with The CIHR Peer Review Process: Policies and Responsibilities of Grants Committee Members, including the standard evaluation criteria described under "Factors for Assessment" (section 6.2).

In addition, the following evaluation criteria specific to this Request for Applications will apply. CIHR recognizes that applications will emphasize different approaches to research and to knowledge translation, therefore reviewers and committees are expected to weight criteria such as these differently from one application to another.

Strength of the applicants'/coordinating group and consistency of objectives with backgrounds, experience and interests of key participants;
Importance and relevance of the research or knowledge exchange priority being addressed, relative to available evidence in the area;
Alignment of the proposal with one or more strategic research and knowledge exchange priorities of IPPH;
Feasibility, appropriateness, and likelihood of success;
Potential to catalyze new (theoretical, methodological, and/or applied) initiatives in population and public health research and/or its application to policies, programs and practice;
Extent of interdisciplinary participation to address IPPH's strategic research and knowledge exchange priorities;
Inclusiveness - research community/stakeholder/policy/practice community involvement;
Plan for dissemination of the results of the activity;
Schedule of planned activities;
Clear demonstration of the incremental value through activity(ies) that would not otherwise occur without institute support;
Clear justification of the need for funding;
Reporting, dissemination and evaluation plan.

General CIHR Guidelines

This Request for Applications will follow the General Guidelines for Grant Programs. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate the use of gender and sex-based analysis in applications.

Conditions of Funding

All conditions specified in CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies shall apply to applications funded through this Request for Applications.

Conditions cover areas such as Applicant and Institutional Responsibilities, Ethics, Official language policy, Access to Information and Privacy Acts, and Acknowledgement of CIHR Support. Successful applicants will be informed of any special financial conditions prior to the release of funds or when they receive CIHR's Authorization for Funding (AFF) document.

In addition to CIHR standard guidelines and requirements, the following special conditions shall apply:

Within six months after the end of the grant's term, the Nominated Principal Applicant is required to submit a final performance report, summarizing the results and describing how the grant funds were used. A standard form will be provided by CIHR.

Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)

All personal information collected by CIHR about applicants is used to review applications, to recruit reviewers, to administer and monitor grants and awards, to compile statistics, and to promote and support health research in Canada. Consistent with these purposes, applicants should also expect that information collected by CIHR may be shared as described in Use and Disclosure of Personal Information Provided to CIHR for Peer Review.

CIHR as a federal entity is subject to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, therefore the requirements of these two statutes will apply to all information located in CIHR's premises including, without limitation, cost-sharing agreements related to this Request for Applications and all matters pertaining thereto.

While respecting the application of the Privacy Act to federal entities, all signing parties involved in a collaborative agreement will also be bound by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). All personal information (as identified by the PIPEDA) collected, used or disclosed in the course of any commercial activity under collaborative agreements related to the Request for Applications will be collected, used and disclosed in compliance with the PIPEDA.

Communications Requirements

Grant recipients are required to acknowledge CIHR, its institutes and partners in any communication or publication related to the project. See CIHR General Grants and Awards Policies, Acknowledgement of CIHR's Support for details on CIHR's communication requirements. The contributing institutes / partners will be identified on the Authorization for Funding and decision letter.

Monitoring, Performance Measurement and Evaluation

CIHR is committed to demonstrating results to Canadians for the money invested in health research. Therefore, processes for monitoring progress and appropriate use of funds, as well as for performance measurement and program evaluation are in place. As a result, funding recipients must:

contribute to the monitoring, review and evaluation of CIHR's programs, policies and processes by participating in evaluation studies, surveys, workshops, audits and providing data or reports as required for the purpose of collecting information to assess progress and results;
encourage their associates, trainees and administration to participate in the monitoring, review and evaluation of CIHR's programs, policies and processes as required.

How to Apply

Review the application instructions provided in How to Apply for Funding.

In order to apply to this initiative for funding you will need to use the CIHR "Operating Grants" (Registration and Application) from the Grant Programs Application Packages.

Please complete only the modules/pages listed below and, where indicated, follow the specific additional instructions. Also note that the page numbers below correspond to the printed registration forms. As such, we recommend that you print the blank PDF version of the registration forms as a guide to help you complete the web forms.

1. CIHR Research Module:

Page 1: Institutional signatures are required ONLY from the institution of the Nominated Principal Applicant. If the Nominated Principal Applicant is normally the signing authority for the faculty, another senior official must sign instead. The signatures of the Nominated Principal Applicant and of institutional officials must be original signatures. If the Nominated Principal Applicant's primary appointment is at an institution that has a university affiliation, the Dean of the appropriate Faculty at the university must sign the application.
Page 2: Signature of the Nominated Principal Applicant ONLY is required. However, please include the names, affiliations and roles of the other team members.
Page 6
Page 7: At the top of the page, select "Strategic Initiative/RFA" and enter the title of this initiative "Population and Public Health Research Development and Knowledge Exchange initiative."
Attachments:
Page 12- Proposal In a maximum of four (4) pages, include:
1. A statement of the planned objectives, how they align with the initiative's criteria and how they address research and/or knowledge exchange relevant to IPPH (refer to "Objectives and Relevant Research Areas" and Peer Review Process and Evaluation Criteria" sections above);
2. A summary work plan, including the organizational and administrative arrangements and schedule;
3. A rationale for the constitution of the proposed participants, including invited international participants and potential partners (if applying for workshop funding);
4. Plans to disseminate and translate the outcomes of the event or activity; and
5. Up to ten key words to describe the event or activity.
Budget In a maximum of one (1) page, include a budget for the proposed activities, with justification (e.g., approximate number of attendees, number of nights accommodation, purpose and cost of travel) under the following categories:
1. Travel and subsistence of participants;
2. Meeting rooms and associated meeting costs;
3. Publication/dissemination of outcomes;
4. Communications costs;
5. Contributions requested/expected from other partners. If funding has been requested from other CIHR Institute(s)/Branch(es)/Office(s), please specify which one(s); and
6. Other costs
Letter(s) of support: Attach no more than two (2) letters of support from partners of any type confirming their involvement and support of the planned activities (if applicable).
Applicant Consent Form

2. CIHR Common CV:

Pages 1 and 2 of the CIHR Common CV must be completed for the Nominated Principal Applicant ONLY (when printing your CV, under 'functionalities' in the top right hand corner of the Common CV site, choose 'Finalize and submit my CV' and choose 'CIHR' and 'Registration CV'.
Attachment:
In a maximum of 1 page, include the following information for the Nominated Principal Applicant:
1. Academic appointment;
2. A brief list of publications/reports relevant to the research development and knowledge exchange topic/activity;
3. A brief list of current/recent funding relevant to the research development and knowledge exchange topic/activity; and
4. Experience in hosting previous workshops/conferences/activities.

Additional instructions must be followed for this RFA:

In the Research Funding Program section of the Research Module, select "Strategic Initiative/RFA" and enter the title of this RFA.

Any additional material will be discarded and not sent to the reviewers.

Send the completed application packages (one original and four copies) by the deadline date indicated at the beginning of this initiative courier to:

RE: "IPPH - Population and Public Health Research Development and Knowledge Exchange Initiative"
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Room 97, 160 Elgin Street
Address locator: 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9

Contact Information

For questions on CIHR funding guidelines, how to apply, and the peer review process contact:

Karen Chaundy
Program Delivery Coordinator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: (613) 954-5396
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: kchaundy@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For questions about this initiative and research objectives contact:

Kim Gaudreau
Associate, Strategic Initiatives
Institute of Population and Public Health,
Institute of Health Services and Policy Research
Telephone: (613) 957-6128
Fax: (613) 954-1800
Email: kgaudreau@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

¹ CIHR defines a workshop in the context of IPPH as ".a meeting of a limited number of persons (10 - 30) individually invited to address specific questions or problems related to improving the health of populations locally or globally, with the purpose of reaching a consensus on recommendations or conclusions leading to an improved focus on population and public health research issues. The majority of participants should hold appointments in Canada."

Created: 2006-06-15
Modified: 2006-06-15
Reviewed: 2006-06-15
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