Grants and Contributions

The Project Grant program is expected to:
• Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation proposals at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization;
• Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors; and
• Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge.

The Project Grant program is expected to:
• Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation proposals at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization;
• Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors; and
• Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge.

The Project Grant program is expected to:
• Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation proposals at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization;
• Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors; and
• Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge.

The CIHR Research Initiative on Health and Official Languages in Minority Communities supports research which enhances the vitality of the English and French linguistic minority communities in Canada, supports and assist their development, and fosters full recognition and use of both English and French in Canadian society. Funding will be provided for applications that are determined to be relevant to the scope of this initiative and the following research areas:
• Determinants of health, including sex and gender;
• Health service governance, management and delivery;
• Language, culture and health - understanding of the effects of the minority linguistic and cultural experience on identity development and health;
• Relationships between access to health services in one’s language of choice and quality of care;
• Access to care;
• Impacts of access to care for mental health.

• CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (CIHR-IHDCYH), will provide bridge funding for an application by an¿early-career researcher¿that is relevant to the Institute's¿mandate:
o As a lifecycle-based Institute, IHDCYH has a broad mandate that covers defined time periods and a wide range of issues pertaining to human development: pre-conception; fertilization; embryonic and fetal development; the health of the mother and father; and the health and development of infants, children, and youth.
• Bridge funding can be used at the NPA’s discretion to catalyze work on their proposed project in the manner they feel best moves forward their research program, for example, collection of pilot data, demonstration of feasibility, or work to address peer review comments.

• The CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (CIHR-INMD) will provide funding for applications in which the objectives and aims are determined to be largely and directly relevant to the INMD mandate as described below:
o CIHR-INMD supports 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.
• These grants afford principal investigators an opportunity to resubmit their research proposal without the loss of momentum, staff or trainees.

The Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies (CRPPHE) will offer funding to support at least one application that has a primary research objective related to preventing, preparing for, responding to, or recovering from existing and future pandemics and other health emergencies.

*For the purpose of this Priority Announcement, 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

• Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) is a national coalition of federal, provincial and territorial partners (patients and informal caregivers, provincial health authorities, health centres, charities, philanthropic organizations, private sector, etc.) dedicated to the integration of research into care. Its vision is that by 2025, Canada will have demonstrably improved health outcomes and enhanced the health care experience for patients through the integration of evidence at all levels of the health care system.
• As outlined in the SPOR Patient Engagement Framework, patient-oriented research refers to a continuum of research that engages patients as partners, 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 healthcare systems and practices.
• As a partner in SPOR, CIHR will provide bridge funding for applications that are aligned with the SPOR vision, the SPOR Patient Engagement Framework and the SPOR Capacity Development Framework.

• This Priority Announcement will fund pediatric cancer research that can lead to better outcomes and healthier lives for pediatric cancer patients and their families. The aim is to support promising research projects with the greatest potential for advancing knowledge and improving outcomes.
• Projects must directly and primarily focus on pediatric cancer and pediatric populations (children, adolescents and young adults living with cancer and their families).

• The CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR) has a mandate to support innovative research, capacity-building and knowledge translation initiatives designed to improve the way health care services are organized, regulated, managed, financed, paid for, used and delivered, in the interest of improving the health and quality of life of all Canadians. As part of its 2021-2026 strategic plan, CIHR-IHSPR is committed to supporting advancements in the science of health services and policy research (HSPR) including theoretical, methodological and conceptual innovations that advance research excellence and impact in the field of HSPR.
• Guided by interdisciplinary approaches to HSPR, researchers use a range of novel theories, frameworks, methods and tools to understand, observe and/or measure phenomena related to health service interventions and policies (e.g., methods to integrate an intersectional lens in equity-focused HSPR, advancing embedded research roles and activities, evidence synthesis and support for decision-making, improving theoretical understanding of how policy interventions adapt to varying contexts and population needs, equity-focused priority setting and resource allocation, strengthening methodological approaches to analyzing and reporting data to inform decision-making, advancing Learning Health Systems and rapid research approaches, and more), and to enhance the impact of HSPR on policy and practice.
• The objective of this Priority Announcement is to support research that aims to advance the theories, methods, approaches, conceptual frameworks, and/or tools that underpin the science of HSPR and that advance research excellence and impact in the field. Specifically, this Priority Announcement will support research in one or more of the following domains:
o Domain 1: Develop and/or enhance theoretical and/or conceptual frameworks in HSPR.
o Domain 2: Develop and/or enhance methods and approaches to the conduct of HSPR (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, co-design, rapid response, embedded research, etc.).
o Domain 3: Develop and/or assess valid and reliable measurement tools for use within HSPR
o Domain 4: Develop and/or enhance theories, concepts, frameworks, pathways, and/or indicators for HSPR excellence and impact, where excellence and impact extend beyond academic impact.