Funding Announcement

	Funding Opportunites - Research Further details regarding this announcement can be found at: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/ACDI-CIDA.nsf/eng/ANN-111145457-Q7E
Sponsor/Award:	CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DVLP AGENCY - PARTNERSHIPS WITH CANADIANS: MUSKOKA INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP - 2011 WINTER COMPETITION

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Deadline:	Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details. Internal: Jan 24, 2011 Sponsor's: Jan 31, 2011

Subject Areas:	Maternal And Fetal Nutrition, Disease Prevention, Health Systems, Nutrition, Maternal Health
Description:	CIDA's new Partnerships with Canadians Branch will recognize and support the work of Canadian organizations dedicated to improving the lives of those living in poverty in developing countries. Under its Partners for Development program, projects and programs that are effective, efficient, and accountable will make a meaningful difference on the ground. Working in partnership means that efforts to reduce poverty will have positive outcomes and reflect Canadian values of compassion and caring. This call will fund projects from Canadian organizations in partnership with organizations in developing countries. Projects must be completed by December 31, 2014. CIDA will contribute $500,000 and more to projects on a cost-shared basis of up to 3:1. For example, partners would contribute at least $500,000 to a $2 million project. Overhead will be included in CIDA's contribution.

Application Details:	Projects must align with the elements and principles of Canada's contribution to the Muskoka Initiative, which will focus its efforts along three key paths: Strengthening health systems to improve health service delivery at the district level by training more health workers and expanding access for mothers and children to needed health care facilities and interventions; Improving nutrition by increasing access to healthful and nutritious food and needed nutritional supplements that help reduce mortality; Addressing the leading diseases and illnesses that are killing mothers and their children. Please review the Partners for Development Program Application Guidelines document thoroughly. Create or update your organizational profile through PARTNERS@CIDA. Upload the mandatory organization and proposal documents, as listed in the supporting documentation section of the application form, including the completed application form to your profile on PARTNERS@CIDA. Supporting documentation that is not available in an electronic format should be scanned and uploaded to PARTNERS@CIDA. PWCB will not accept application forms or supporting documentation by mail or by fax. INDIRECT COSTS OF 12% MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT BUDGET
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.
Western Contacts:	Katsivo,Melanie Pocock,Katy

Sponsor Contacts:	CORRESPONDENCE.PWCB@ACDI-CIDA.GC.CA 200 PROMENADE DU PORTAGE HULL, QUEBEC HULL, Quebec, Canada 819 9976733