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CIHR Operating Grant Funding Opportunity: Sugar & Health

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CIHR Operating Grant: Sugar and Health

**Notice: Upcoming Webinar** Interested applicants are invited to participate in a webinar on this opportunity on December 2, 2016 (English 3:30-4:30 pm ET; French 2:00-3:00pm ET). To register, email inmd.comms@sickkids.ca. Only registered participants will be sent a WebEx invite prior to the webinar.

Application Deadline: January 17 2016
Funding Start Date: April 1, 2017
Grant amount: Maximum amount per grant is $150,000/year for up to 2 yrs. (Total of $300K)

How to Apply: The application is comprised of one step, “Application” and will be submitted via ResearchNet

Canadian Common CV: The application requires each participant (except collaborators) to create a CIHR Academic CV or the Knowledge User CV, as appropriate. The Nominated Principal Applicant must upload an Academic Common CV.

Objectives
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to support policy relevant research and generate evidence regarding:

  • The unique health effects of dietary sugars, particularly sugars from different sources.
  • Population level interventions to reduce free sugars consumption.

Relevant Research Areas
The CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism & Diabetes (INMD) in partnership with Health Canada will provide funding for applications that address the objectives of this funding opportunity and that are deemed relevant to the research areas described below.

Applicants are asked to align their application with only one of the following funding pools:

Sugars and Health Funding Pool

  • Health impacts of free sugars in solid foods compared to beverages.
  • Health effects and intermediary effects on overall diet of free sugars reduction through replacement with non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) compared to sugars reduction without replacement of sweeteners / sweet taste.
  • Effective interventions that could shift preferences for sweet taste away from high free sugars in children and youth over time.
  • Health effects of shifting high sugar diets and the impact on gut microbiota and metabolomics.

Population Approaches to Reduce Free Sugar Consumption Funding Pool

  • Studies on population level interventions2 to reduce free sugars consumption (for example, by influencing price, product, placement, and promotion) within overall context of healthy eating to inform what works, in what context, and differential impacts across sub-populations (studies on children and youth are particularly encouraged). Studies that consider a systems approach3 are particularly encouraged.
  • Studies that demonstrate potential impact in Canada of promising free sugars policy interventions that have been implemented in other countries. This could include simulation modelling or, when possible, inter-jurisdictional comparisons of actual interventions.
  • Studies on substitution effects and/or compensatory behaviour at the population level and within the food supply and overall impact on free sugars consumption and eating behaviour.

The following are not eligible for this funding opportunity:

  • Studies focused solely on behaviour change at the individual level, within clinical settings and/or focused on treatment of disease.
  • Basic science using animal models.
  • Food science research that pertains to product reformulation.
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

For complete details on this opportunity, please see the full description:

https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?prog=2554&view=currentOpps&type=EXACT&resultCount=25&sort=program&all=1&masterList=true

CIHR Opportunity: Operating Grant: CCHS Nutrition Analysis

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For complete details on this opportunity and how to apply, click here

Application Deadline: November 15, 2016
Anticipated Notice of Decision: February 28, 2017
Funding Start Date: January 1, 2017

Funds available: The maximum amount per grant is $100,000 for one year.
How to Apply:  Your Application must be submitted using ResearchNet.

Purpose: The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support the creation of evidence to support the development of nutrition and health policy and programs through the use of the 2015 CCHS- Nutrition data as it relates to the impact of nutrition and food security on health and disease.  Results from this survey will be used extensively for policy-making and program development that affect Canadians. The Canadian Community Health Survey has already been instrumental in drawing attention to emerging health issues, such as increasing trends in obesity.

This funding opportunity will support research related to the use of the 2015 CCHS data to answer population health questions. Linkages between 2015 CCHS data and other data sets (e.g. ecological data, environmental data, provincial health services administrative data) are encouraged. In addition, this funding opportunity aims to support research incorporating sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA).

Relevant Research Areas

The CIHR Institutes of Nutrition Metabolism and Diabetes (INMD) and Circulatory and Respiratory Health, in partnership with Health Canada, Statistics Canada, and the Canadian Nutrition Society will provide funding for applications that are determined to be relevant to the following research areas:

  • Dietary intake, nutritional vulnerability, food insecurity, and health equity.
  • Examination of eating behaviours, dietary patterns and/or supplement use related to under and over-consumption of foods and nutrients of public health concern, body composition and/or health status.
  • Linking of environmental, ecological, health services administrative data to the CCHS Nutrition survey to answer questions related to broad determinants of dietary intake, health status and chronic disease (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular disease).
  • Changes in nutrient intakes since the 2004 CCHS related to eating behaviours, social determinants of health and health status across sub-populations  (e.g. older adults, children and youth, marginal populations).
  • Innovative methods to advance population dietary assessment in Canada and address data gaps/limitations, e.g. quick tools to measure unhealthy eating patterns, data linkages, new technologies.

 

Changes to 2016 Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide

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The Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide was recently revised to reflect the participation of all three granting Agencies (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [NSERC], the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada [SSHRC] and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research [CIHR]).

Changes made to this year’s guide supersede the last version (2015) of the guide and are in effect as of October 1, 2016. The Summary of Changes is now available.

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/FinancialAdminGuide-GuideAdminFinancier/index_eng.asp 

 

CIHR Online Learning Sessions – Fall 2016 Foundation & Project Grant Webinars

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CIHR Foundation Grant: 2016 Stage 1 and Project Grant 2016 Fall Applications Webinars

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is holding a series of Question & Answer webinars on the Foundation Grant: 2016 stage 1 application and the Project Grant Fall 2016 application starting the end of September 2016. These webinars allow both applicants and research administrators the opportunity to ask any outstanding questions they may have about the stage 1 application and a Project Grant application. In advance of the webinar, participants are invited to consult the Foundation Grant Program and Project Grant Fall 2016 web pages, which include updated supporting material and resources to help applicants successfully complete the applications.

Click here to access CIHR’s Facilitated Online Learning Session page to learn more about registering for these webinars, presented in English and French.

CIHR Foundation and Project Grants 2016

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CIHR Foundation Grants

The Foundation Grant program is designed to contribute to a sustainable foundation of new and established health research leaders, by providing long-term support for the pursuit of innovative and high-impact research programs. The Foundation Grant program is expected to:

  • Support a broad base of health research leaders across all career stages, areas, and health-related disciplines with a demonstrable track record of excellence and impact in their field of study;
  • Develop and maintain Canadian capacity in health research and other related fields;
  • Provide research leaders with the flexibility to pursue novel and innovative lines of inquiry;
  • Contribute to the creation and application of health-related knowledge through a wide range of research and/or knowledge translation activities, including relevant collaborations.
Registration Deadline September 13, 2016
Application Deadline – Stage 1 October 13, 2016
Application Deadline – Stage 2 March 14, 2017
Anticipated Notice of Decision – Stage 1 February 2, 2017
Anticipated Notice of Decision – Final Assessment Stage August 3, 2017
Funding Start Date July 1, 2017

Grant value and duration
Values are proportionate to the requirements of the research proposed, and vary depending on the research field, research approach, and scope of program activities.

Mid Career/Senior Investigators: 7-year grants
New/Early Career Investigators: 5-year grants

For more information on this opportunity, including budget and funding amounts information, visit the CIHR Foundation Grant funding page

CIHR Project Grants

The Project Grants program is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental or applied knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes. It supports projects with a specific purpose and a defined endpoint. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches.

The Project Grant program is expected to:

  • Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation projects at any stage, from fundamental discovery to application, including commercialization;
  • Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge;
  • Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors.

Registration Deadline: September 20, 2016
Application Deadline: October 18, 2016
Anticipated Notice of Decision: May 15, 2017
Funding Start Date: April 1, 2017

Grant value and duration
Project grant values and durations will be commensurate with the requirements of the project proposed, and will vary depending on the field, proposed approach, and scope of activities. There is currently no cap on Project Scheme grants. CIHR anticipates that Project grants will reflect the wide variety of projects presently funded in various Open programs with values ranging from approximately $50,000 to $750,000 per year and grant durations ranging between approximately 1 to 5 years.

For more information about this opportunity, visit the CIHR Project Grant page. 

Health & Nutrition Related Funding Opportunities

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Please click on the links associated with the following funding opportunities listed below for more information:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Operating Grant: Analyses of Existing Canadian Cancer Cohorts & Databases
Registration Deadline: 2016-09-13
Application Deadline: 2016-09-27

Foundation Grant
Registration Deadline: 2016-09-13
Application Deadline: 2016-10-13

Project Grant
Registration Deadline: 2016-09-20
Application Deadline: 2016-10-18

Current CIHR Opportunities

Danone Institute

Research Grants
The Danone Institute provides grants-in-aid for research leading to improved nutrition during pregnancy, infancy, childhood and adolescence, particularly in ways that promote behaviour change.   Deadline for letter of intent:  September 2, 2016 

Egg Farmers of Canada 

To be considered for funding, research projects must align with Egg Farmers of Canada’s research priorities and have a practical application within the industry.  Egg Farmers of Canada’s priority areas have included: Animal care science; Hen nutrition and health; Environment and sustainability; Human nutrition and health;  Food safety;  Non-food uses of eggs;  Public policy and economics. Deadline: October 1, 2016  http://www.eggfarmers.ca/about-us/

Heart and Stroke Foundation

Grants-in-Aid Deadline: September 1, 2016
Personnel Awards Deadline: September 12, 2016

Nutricia Research Foundation

Research Grants
The basic activity of the Foundation to fulfil its mission is supplying grants for nutrition related research projects. Deadline: September 16, 2016 

Yogurt in Nutrition Initiative

Call for Research Proposals
Proposals are requested for projects focused on health benefits associated with yogurt consumption. Deadline: October 15, 2016

CIHR Update on Project and Foundation Grants – Launch Dates and Deadlines Delayed

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July 22, 2016

As a follow-up to the outcomes of the July 13th Working Meeting to discuss CIHR’s peer review processes, a Peer Review Working Group has been established under the leadership of Dr. Paul Kubes as Executive Chair of the College of Reviewers. This group, which includes representatives from the Working Meeting, will advise CIHR on the implementation of peer review changes before the launch of the next Project Grant and Foundation Grant competitions. The membership for the working Group is currently being finalized and will be available shortly.

On July 5, CIHR announced that we intended to maintain the original application deadline dates for the Project Grant and Foundation Grant competitions. In order to give the Peer Review Working Group adequate time to meet, however, and given the changes to the peer review process outlined in the Outcomes Statement (available below), these dates will be changed. CIHR is currently examining the anticipated impacts on competition timelines.

We will share additional details concerning the revised launch dates and deadlines as soon as possible, but we can confirm at this time that registration will not open before September 1, 2016 for either competition.

Once again, CIHR would like to thank each participant of the Working Meeting sincerely for their creativity and solutions-oriented focus. The full Outcomes Statement from the July 13 Working Meeting to further strengthen peer review for investigator-initiated research is now available.

CIHR Update – Foundation and Project Grants Delayed

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As of this writing, both the CIHR Foundation Grant and Project Grant opportunities will be delayed as CIHR is assessing peer review processes and other concerns raised by health researchers. The original launch for these investigator-initiated opportunities was scheduled for June 30th.

Please refer to the message from CIHR’s President, Dr. Alain Beaudet to Canada’s health research community: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/49843.html 

Based on the most recent communications from CIHR, it is expected that the registration and application date for these programs will be as follows:

  • Foundation Grant Registration – August 9, 2016
  • Foundation Grant Application – September 13, 2016
  • Project Grant Registration – August 23, 2016
  • Project Grant Application – September 20, 2016

 

CIHR Project Grant – 2nd Live Pilot 2016

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CIHR Project Grant (Scheme) – 2nd Live Pilot (Fall 2016)

Note: See update from CIHR concerning application deadlines and other information on this opportunity

The Project Scheme is designed to capture ideas with the greatest potential to advances health-related knowledge, health research, health care, health systems, and/or health outcomes. It supports projects with a specific purpose and a defined endpoint. The best ideas may stem from new, incremental, innovative, and/or high-risk lines of inquiry or knowledge translation approaches. The Project Scheme is expected to:

  • Support a diverse portfolio of health-related research and knowledge translation projects at any stage, from discovery to application, including commercialization;
  • Promote relevant collaborations across disciplines, professions, and sectors;
  • Contribute to the creation and use of health-related knowledge.

Grant Amounts: Project grant values are commensurate with the requirements of the project proposed and will vary depending on the field, proposed approach and scope of activities. There is currently no cap on Project Scheme grant budgets. CIHR anticipates that Project grants will reflect the wide variety of projects presently funded in various Open grant programs with values ranging from approximately $50,000 to $750,000 per year.

Grant duration: Ranging from 1- 5 years.

Eligibility: CIHR will support a diverse range of projects in all areas of health-related research. Eligible applicants will include one or more independent researchers and/or knowledge users affiliated with an eligible institution. The Project Scheme is accessible to eligible applicants working independently or in teams.

The following timelines are subject to change:

Expected Registration Period: After Sept 1st, 2016 (expected)

CIHR Full Application Deadline: TBD

The Project Scheme Registration and the Full application are submitted on ResearchNet

Applicants will also need to register with CIHR to receive a PIN before submitting an application.

A CIHR Common CV is also required. Visit the CCV site to create your CIHR Common CV. The type of CIHR CV will be listed in the application instructions (when available).

More information on the 2016 Project Scheme 2nd Live Pilot  will be posted soon and those details will be added here when they become available.

 

 

 

 

Tri-Agency Statement of Principles: Digital Data Management

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Canada’s three federal research granting agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and SSHRC—have adopted the Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management as an important step towards strengthening research data management in Canada and maintaining Canada’s research excellence.

The Statement is the result of targeted community engagement, and will serve as the basis for the continuing work of the agencies on the renewal of their data management policies. It recognizes that different stakeholders in Canada’s research system have different roles and responsibilities, and that all parts of the system must work together in order to ensure that Canada maintains international best practices in the preservation, accessibility and reuse of research data.

What is the Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management?

The Statement outlines the agencies’ overarching expectations for research data management and the roles of researchers, research institutions, research communities, and research funders in supporting data management. It complements and builds upon existing agency policies, and will serve as a guide to assist the research community in preparing for, and contributing to the development of, Tri-Agency data management requirements. The Statement itself does not include mandatory requirements.

Because the research data management environment continues to evolve, the agencies will continue stakeholder engagement and review and revise the Statement as appropriate.

Learn more about the tri-agency data management initiative, and read the Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management, at science.gc.ca.