Grants and Contributions
About this information
In June 2016, as part of the Open Government Action Plan, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) committed to increasing the transparency and usefulness of grants and contribution data and subsequently launched the Guidelines on the Reporting of Grants and Contributions Awards, effective April 1, 2018.
The rules and principles governing government grants and contributions are outlined in the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments. Transfer payments are transfers of money, goods, services or assets made from an appropriation to individuals, organizations or other levels of government, without the federal government directly receiving goods or services in return, but which may require the recipient to provide a report or other information subsequent to receiving payment. These expenditures are reported in the Public Accounts of Canada. The major types of transfer payments are grants, contributions and \'other transfer payments\'.
Included in this category, but not to be reported under proactive disclosure of awards, are (1) transfers to other levels of government such as Equalization payments as well as Canada Health and Social Transfer payments. (2) Grants and contributions reallocated or otherwise redistributed by the recipient to third parties; and (3) information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
$25,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
Academia
Functionalized chitosan nanocrystals as catalysts for organic transformation reactions
925195
Identification of novel properties and improved catalytic processes would promote the use of shell waste towards higher-value products, a requirement for developing a Canadian shell bioeconomy.
$15,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
Academia
Full body medical image segmentation for simulation-ready finite element models
925210
We aim to develop an automated machine-learning based method to generate three-dimensional segmentations of anatomical structures from medical images in order to build patient-specific geometric models. Such a method would generate reproducible segmentations that can be used for a variety of personalized medical simulators, reducing time-to-market for these applications.
$25,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
Academia
Quantification of Brain-specific Exosomes in Biofluids of Patients with Alzheimer’s (AD) and other Brain Diseases.
925999
AmanPreet Badhwar (Université de Montréal), an expert in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), we will demonstrate the feasibility of our mass spectrometry methods to quantify a panel of brain-specific exosomal proteins identified from BBB Carta in biofluids of patients with AD and other brain diseases.
$25,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
Academia
Autonomous biosensor for real-time toxicity monitoring in remote environments
925142
We will design and build a novel biosensor for real-time toxicity monitoring in remote locations.
$25,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
Academia
AI-driven interactive finite element simulation running on mobile platforms
925203
This project objective is to improve real-time surgical simulator solver performance to allow for equivalent realism and resolution on an affordable mobile device as it is currently possible on full size simulator.
$20,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
Academia
Physics-Based Lattice Boltzmann Modelling and Simulation of Icing Process on Icephobic Coatings
925215
The complex physics of impact and freezing process of water droplets when impinging on icephobic surfaces will be modelled and implemented using the Lattice Boltzmann Method. Accurate assessment of the effectiveness of the emerging ice protection technology, based on icephobic coatings, will thus be achieved through computational physics-based modelling and simulation.
$25,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
Academia
Identification, Structure Elucidation and Quantification of Polymorphs in Pharmaceutical Formulations
925196
Advanced solid-state NMR methods will be developed to study the molecular structure and hydrogen bonding in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in their pure and in formulated form to help unambiguous identify and quantify different polymorphs. A suitable API will be selected to be developed as a certified reference material for the quantification of different polymorphic and amorphous phases.
$25,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
Academia
Using Exosomes to Deliver siRNA Across the Blood-Brain-Barrier to Treat Parkinson's Disease
925191
We aim to harness the ability of cells' own nanovesicles to cross the blood-brain barrier, silence alpha-synuclein and protect nerve cells, paving the way for novel therapeutics for silencing key toxic genes in other neurodegenerative diseases
$25,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Improved treatment options for children with Dravet syndrome
925086
Dravet Syndrome (DS) is a treatment-resistant Early-onset Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, severely impairing development. Identification and characterization of underlying SCN1A mutations will dictate drug screening strategies, utilizing a CHEO-curated library of blood-brain-penetrant FDA-approved drugs.
$25,000.00
Mar 15, 2019
Academia
3D Printed Addressable Cost Antennas for High-Frequency 5G Applications
925186
Goal: address the challenge facing most 3D printing techniques - print multiple disparate materials into one object simultaneously e.g. metal and plastic
Partner: Professor Amaya, Carlton University
Novelty: 3D printing functional multi-material objects by controlling phase-separation
Expected outcomes: Addressable antennas with new spatial freedom in design for high-frequency 5G applications