Grants and Contributions

8 Bit Cortex has leveraged bootstrapping and non-dilutive funding to develop an MVP gamified learning management system (LMS) to enhance engagement and tracking of wellness data. 8 Bit Cortex has validated the market need for an LMS to host addiction recovery programs, enabling automated measurement and reporting of Addiction Recovery Capital consistent with the Alberta Recovery Model for stakeholders, such as government and insurers. Building on partnerships in youth support, employment services, and entrepreneur mental health, the project will integrate engagement metrics and outcome data to train an Agentic AI that recommends personalized recovery pathways, accelerating client healing, and enabling outcome-driven service delivery.

Programming will be offered in English and French and be based in Ottawa, with virtual access available across Canada.

The goal is to address health equity gaps in current health and mental health service systems, improve access to care, promote care continuity, and support referrals for veterans across Canada. The project is delivered in English and French.

The project provides priority access to therapy (without a waitlist) for members of the Defence community who have experienced sexual misconduct, as well as for their supporters. Therapy is delivered through a trauma-informed lens, using evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and integrative psychotherapy. The organization launched a targeted outreach and advertising campaign to promote the program and build community partnerships to enhance referral pathways. The project is offered in both English and French.

Services are offered across Canada in both English and French through a hybrid model of in-person and virtual delivery.

Led by Wounded Warriors Canada, the training addresses sexual misconduct within the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), featuring firsthand accounts from survivors of military sexual trauma (MST).

The CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health (IIPH) fosters the advancement of a national health research agenda to improve and promote the health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada, through research, knowledge translation and capacity building.

The objective of this joint funding opportunity with ANR is to support multi- and interdisciplinary research projects that address:
• Generative AI
• Security and safety of embedded AI
Multi- and interdisciplinary projects based on new methods and innovative concepts that incorporate both theoretical and practical approaches are strongly encouraged. These projects should span across the fields of natural sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences, and health while also addressing ethical considerations.
CIHR funding will be reserved for proposals related to the objectives above and relevant to one of the following research areas:
• Cancer
• Improving preparedness for and/or response to pandemics and infectious health emergencies through AI-based approaches to (a) surveillance, (b) predictive modeling and/or (c) genomic tools to help guide the development of interventions, including pathogen genomics and/or genomic characterization of host response.

The objective of this joint funding opportunity with ANR is to support multi- and interdisciplinary research projects that address:
• Generative AI
• Security and safety of embedded AI
Multi- and interdisciplinary projects based on new methods and innovative concepts that incorporate both theoretical and practical approaches are strongly encouraged. These projects should span across the fields of natural sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences, and health while also addressing ethical considerations.
CIHR funding will be reserved for proposals related to the objectives above and relevant to one of the following research areas:
• Cancer
• Improving preparedness for and/or response to pandemics and infectious health emergencies through AI-based approaches to (a) surveillance, (b) predictive modeling and/or (c) genomic tools to help guide the development of interventions, including pathogen genomics and/or genomic characterization of host response.

The directed grant supplement objectives are to:
• Support rapid response research and evidence-informed implementation of primary care innovations supported through HEC’s Care Forward initiative and the spread and scale of those innovations proven to be successful.
• Generate new knowledge about which innovations are most effective, in which populations and contexts, and why.
• Spark collaboration between CPCRN and relevant CIHR-funded entities working in primary care to maximize the impact and reach of the rapid response research.
Advance collective learning and future transformation by supporting a Pan-Canadian Common Measurement Project that aggregates knowledge across Care Forward teams, identifies key facilitators and barriers to implementation, and evaluates health and system outcomes of the initiatives.