Title:
Operating Grant: POPCoRN Supplement
Agreement Value:
$2,999,580.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023
Description:
To be eligible to the competition, the application must address ALL objectives; the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:
• Include a large and robust serosurveillance study of children and youth that can inform research to understand the current state of natural and vaccine-based immunity in this population, and measures to best protect this vulnerable population in Canada;
• Harmonize data collection, and improve open and real-world data sharing with relevant knowledge-users in an accessible, useful and relevant format to support a timely and effective COVID-19 public health response within and across all jurisdictions in Canada as it relates to children and youth;
• Collaborate across Sites to establish resource and data sharing policies, increase efficiencies in research and related processes (including but not limited to ethics review; privacy considerations; contracts; informed-consent; common protocols; developing applications for trial funding; and consistent and valid patient-oriented outcomes), reduce duplication, and maximize research and surveillance activities related to COVID-19 infection and/or vaccination consequences of children and youth;
• Generate research evidence related to COVID-19 infection in diverse children and youth populations, including (but not limited to):
o Equity considerations;
o Health and wellness status (e.g., historically excluded or underserved populations, individuals with complex health needs and/or a disability);
o Sex and gender; and/or
o Racialized and Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Urban Indigenous Peoples) populations; and
• Provide research evidence to inform clinical and health system management and public health response, and/or decision-making and planning within and across jurisdictions in Canada and internationally.
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:
Montréal, Quebec, CA H3T 1C5
Reference Number:
236-2022-2023-Q2-00105
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Individual or sole proprietorship
Recipient's Legal Name:
Quach-Thanh, Caroline
Research Organization:
Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine (Montréal, Québec)
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.