Title:
GA4GH: National Genomics Data Sharing Initiative
Agreement Value:
$5,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 1, 2025 - Jul 31, 2030
Description:
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:
• Advance research to support more accurate data interpretation, diagnosis, and innovative solutions across healthcare through global cooperation in data sharing and clinical implementation of genomics.
• Advance research to create improved frameworks and standards to enable the responsible, voluntary, and secure sharing of genomic and health-related data.
• Promote and facilitate the integration of FAIR principles (WSC: #moreinformation) in data science research endeavours.
• Advance implementation research to reduce both duplication of efforts and promote the collection of compatible research and clinical genomic data and health information to enable global sharing.
• Identify areas of collaboration and resource/expertise sharing.
• Enable national and global data sharing projects using large-scale cohorts to improve research into health and disease.
• Strengthen research excellence and ensure maximum research impact through consideration of diverse biological and/or socio-cultural identity factors in research design, including diverse research methods such as those based in Indigenous ways of knowing.
Organization:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Expected Results:
This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M5G 1L7
Reference Number:
236-2025-2026-Q2-00341
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Individual or sole proprietorship
Recipient's Legal Name:
Goodhand, Peter C
Research Organization:
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (Toronto, Ontario)|Institut ontarien de recherche sur le cancer
Program:
Research in Priority Areas
Program Purpose:
This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors.