O’Brien Institute support for CIHR’s special Fall funding opportunities
CIHR’s Institute for Health Services and Policy Research has recently announced two funding opportunities that are in excellent alignment with some of the O’Brien Institute’s newly defined goals and focus areas.
| O’Brien alignment | Better Health Care, Evidence informed policy | Better Health Care, Learning Health Systems |
| Program | 2. Transforming Health with Integrated Care (THINC) Implementation Science Team Grants |
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| Special requirements | “integrated knowledge translation involving a policymaker partner based in Canada and a knowledge user with lived experience” |
“quadripartite leadership model that includes a researcher, decision maker, provider, and patient/family/caregiver/community” |
| Launch date | May 18, 2022 | June 2022 |
| CIHR Webinar | June 10, 11:30 (Join live) | June 17, noon (click here) |
| Full app deadline | October 4 | November 1 |
| Maximum annual request | $150,000 | $400,000 / yr |
| Maximum program length | 1 yr | 5 yr |
| Expected number of awards | 24 | 12 |
| Example Topics | Health care systems research; cancer control; public health systems research; patient-oriented health care systems research; pandemic preparedness and health emergencies |
Health services and policy; rural, remote and northern communities; multi-morbidity; aging in the right place; transforming health and well-being for children and youth; gender-affirming health; EDI integrated care |
Support for applicants from the Institute includes:
- help identifying collaborators or community partners
- internal peer review
- letters of support
- possible project matching or ‘backstop’ funding (see below)
An additional stimulus to applying is being offered to members, related to the Institute’s Fall Catalyst deadline. Modified Catalyst application forms will be advertised by the Institute well in advance of its October 1 deadline, to accommodate parallel submission of the CIHR application (or draft) for consideration of Institute funding. A successful Catalyst application could therefore augment the funding and potential scope of a successful CIHR application, or help launch a project that is not eventually funded in the CIHR competition.
Of note, Program 1 is of special interest to the Institute’s developing Centre for Health Policy. Projects focussing on the fiscal sustainability of the healthcare system could align with the existing deliverables of the Institute’s Healthcare Sustainability Initiative, and thereby be eligible for significant funding through that program.
Watch for further communications on this topic. Contact melanie.columbus@ucalgary.ca for questions related to Program 1, and iph@ucalgary.ca for any other questions.