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Title:
Special opportunities fund
Agreement Number:
188296
Agreement Value:
$10,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
The purpose of the Special Opportunities Fund is to provide a small Grants and Awards budget ($150K per year) that can be used to support small collaborative and/or strategic initiatives that aren’t typically research projects requiring peer review, and therefore not aligned with our usual grants and awards competitions
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 M5S 2E1
Reference Number:
236-2025-2026-Q3-00789
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
873219646
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Alumni And Friends Of, The CIHR
Research Organization:
Friends of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Toronto, ON)|Les Amis des IRSC (Toronto, ON)
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.