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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.hsf.ca/research/en/strategic-funding-opportunities/be-intervn.html
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Sponsor/Award: |
HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION CANADA - BUILT ENVIRONMENT: POPULATION HEALTH INTERVENTION RESEARCH - 2010 WINTER COMPETITION - LETTER OF INTENT |
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Grant Amount: |
$5,000 DEVELOPMENT GRANT |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Feb 22, 2010
Sponsor's: Mar 01, 2010
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Subject Areas: |
Collaborative Research, Population Health |
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Description: |
Through this strategic initiative, the funding partners wish to solicit multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral proposals that address the link between the built environment and health and focus on solutions at the population level. Up to $5,000 available as a development grant, based on demonstrated need, to establish multidisciplinary and/or multi-sectoral teams (a total of up to 10 grants will be available). The objectives of this Request for Applications (RFA) are to:
- support intervention research that examines programs, events and/or policy changes related to the built environment (outcome of community planning, design and implementation) and has the potential to address health problems at the population level;
- build population health intervention research capacity in Canada to study the built environment and its impacts on obesity and other health issues, as specified by the funding partners further below;
- encourage ?horizontal? networks and collaboration among the different sectors such as urban planners, researchers from various disciplines (including trainees and new investigators), communities, government, industry, and non-profit organizations;
- develop Knowledge Transfer and Exchange (Knowledge Translation) opportunities between researchers and knowledge users. |
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Application Details: |
Research teams must be multidisciplinary and comprise the following: 1) academic researcher(s) and 2) policy maker(s). Representation from community-based and non-governmental organizations (e.g., urban planners) is strongly encouraged. Multidisciplinary teams may also include multi-institutional team members and a variety of policy makers.
Note: Applicants must demonstrate how horizontal linkages will be made between researchers and policy makers. The roles of all team members must be clearly outlined in the proposal.
Proposals must explain the relevance of anticipated research findings to knowledge users2 such as policy makers and community-based non-governmental organizations engaged in community planning, design and implementation. Letters of Intent must be submitted prior to submitting the full proposals. Evaluation of the Letters of Intent, including the evaluation of the demonstrated need for development grant funds (up to $5,000), will be completed by a peer review panel. Delegates from HSFC and CIHR will also take part in the relevance review. Applicants must submit one original Letter of Intent (LOI) and one CD containing a PDF of the LOI and attachments. LOIs must be received by HSFC by 4:00 p.m. on March 1, 2010. The LOI consists of: A duly completed LOI form, Two pages describing the proposed project and how it specifically relates to the objectives of the Built Environment: Population Health Intervention Research initiative, One page (maximum) describing KTE strategies, Attachments 1) an abbreviated CV (maximum 2 pages) which must include information on grants held, relevant publications from the last five years and expertise key words for the Principal Applicant and any Co-Applicants; and 2) a short bibliography of any references cited in the LOI. The PDF must be organized in the same order as the paper application. Attachments should be inserted within the application as appropriate. The file name should be in the following format: BEIntervn Last Name.pdf.INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM. |
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NOTE: Letters of Intent and Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean signatures). Requests for Institutional signatures should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. |
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Western Contacts: |
Pocock,Katy
Russelo,Theresa M
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Sponsor Contacts: |
ANGUYEN@HSF.CA
1402-222 Queen Street
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada
613 241-4361
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