Grants and Contributions

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to support the SPOR Chronic Disease Networks to:

¿ Conduct patient-oriented research with a focus on implementation science;
¿ Mobilize and apply knowledge generated through patient-oriented research to improve healthcare systems and practices, and ultimately, contribute to equitable health outcomes;
¿ Support patient-oriented research capacity building and partnerships.

The ICS Program is designed to foster community development by providing grants and awards to individuals and organizations for the purposes of:

• Enabling research and knowledge translation activities where the circumstances fall outside of CIHR's current suite of funding programs.

• Supporting individuals and organizations whose goals are consistent with CIHR and its Institutes' vision, mandate and strategic directions.

The ICS Program 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.

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 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 Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (CIHR-IHDCYH) is developing an initiative focused on mental health in the early years. Early childhood, beginning from conception to age five, is a critical period for brain growth and development, including social and emotional development, that lays the foundation for mental health across the lifecycle. Environmental exposures associated with social, economic, and physical environments in which children live, learn and play, can affect brain development with implications for life-long mental health. Therefore, CIHR-IHDCYH will provide one year bridge grants to support research projects that aim to enhance our understanding of factors that can affect early brain development and increase the likelihood of negative mental health outcomes, as well as factors that promote resilience. This will ultimately contribute to the development of enhanced interventions and treatments to optimize mental health in the early years and beyond.

This bridge funding will support research on:

• Mechanisms/factors/environment-gene interactions that affect the developing brain and contribute to negative/positive mental health outcomes in infants and children starting at conception.
• Structural changes to the brain in the context of neurodevelopmental disabilities, neurodivergence, trauma and/or adverse childhood experiences that lead to negative mental health outcomes.
• Preclinical animal models of adverse childhood experiences and neurodevelopmental.
• Biological mechanisms underlying mediators/factors that protect against negative mental health outcomes.
• The inclusion of infants and children in vulnerable, racialized, and under-represented populations, who are disproportionately affected by mental health challenges, is encouraged (as appropriate).

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.