Grants and Contributions

Working capital: In the context of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the project aims to ensure the continuity of the activities of a company that specializes in Korean foods.

Working capital: In the context of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the project aims to ensure the continuity of the activities of a company that specializes in artisan Japanese wine importing and distribution.

Innovative activity and acquisition of equipment: The project is aimed at increasing the transfer of technology on the Lower North Shore of Quebec by implementing a bioindustry incubator pilot project lead by the Coasters Association of the Lower North Shore.

To support the development and implementation of oceans conservation and management activities in Canada.

Support for Wild Threads Literary Festival

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CAUSAL ANALYSIS OF CARDIORESPIRATORY COUPLING ON THE ISS
Astronauts face many challenges (space walks) due to the harsh space environment. Proper functioning of heart, lungs, and circulation is required to support these activities, but physical activity becomes more difficult with longer missions. Weightlessness weakens bones, muscles, heart, and blood circulation. Therefore, the ability to monitor vital life signs is important to see if any changes could be life threatening. This study will investigate our new analysis techniques to detect negative effects on the interaction of the heart, lungs and circulation through real-time monitoring with the Bio-M. We will observe astronauts as they exercise before, during and after spaceflight.

Human bodies are best suited to life on Earth. When astronauts travel to space and live in a weightless environment, their cardiorespiratory systems adapt – sometimes in ways that can affect their health. For example, the fluids that circulate in their bodies decrease in volume, which means their blood pressure is lower than on Earth.

Researchers are working to understand more about how astronauts' cardiorespiratory systems decondition when they are in microgravity. CARDIOBREATH looks at what can be done to protect astronauts' blood pressure regulation, by examining how astronauts' cardiovascular and respiratory systems interact with their blood pressure control during missions on the International Space Station.

The objective of this project is to educate, grow, gather and prepare healthy foods as well as provide services that address food insecurity such as hampers, by creating Food Sovereignty and strengthening the local food infrastructure through the purchase of a community garden, a garden fence , a Ford Transit cargo van, kitchen storage equipment, traditional gathering equipment, and an outdoor food preparation area.

This project aims to support the continuity of pre-primary and primary education for internally displaced girls and boys in the Somali and Oromia regions of Ethiopia. This project addresses gender-based barriers preventing access to education within internally displaced persons’ (IDPs) communities, caregivers and families. This project also aims to improve the provision of gender-responsive, safe and quality education through schools and distance education. Project activities include: (1) providing training to teachers and students on gender and age responsive coronavirus (COVID-19) precaution measures; (2) providing equipment and supplies (for example, personal protective equipment and dignity kits) to schools; (3) establishing and strengthening community-based gender and age responsive girls’ clubs; (4) providing girls and boys with gender and age responsive distance education materials; and (5) providing training to pre-primary children caregivers on supporting reading and math at home.