Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

The Healthy Cities Implementation Science (HCIS) Team Grants funding opportunity is offering grants focused on increasing our understanding of how to design, implement and promote the systematic and equitable uptake of evidence-based interventions (i.e.interventions that have been piloted or tested in a setting and found to be promising) in multiple urban environments to improve population health and well-being.

The HCIS Team Grant funding opportunity will support one (1) research project in each of the six (6) thematic research areas described below. Therefore proposed research projects must be relevant to at least (1) thematic area but may also be relevant to multiple thematic areas.

The six (6) CIHR thematic research areas are:

• Healthcare systems, services and policies
• Healthy aging
• Musculoskeletal health, mobility or prevention (including skin and oral health)
• Type 2 diabetes prevention
• Urban Indigenous health
• Population and public health

Funding

• $450,000 is available at the LOI stage to fund up to 18 Development and Engagement grants (three (3) in each thematic research area) up to $25,000 each, if requested, for a period of one (1) year;
• At the full application stage, a total of $18,000,000 (not including Partner Funding) is available, enough to fund a minimum of six (6) grants. The maximum amount per grant is $500,000 per year for up to six (6) years, for a total of $3,000,000 per grant.
• A minimum of three (3) Supplemental Grants from PHAC: The maximum amount per grant is $500,000 per year for up to six years, for a total supplementary funding of up to $3,000,000 per grant over six (6) years.

Eligibility

Letter of Intent (LOI) step

1. The Nominated Principal Applicant must be
   • an independent researcher  affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and/or knowledge translation) at the time of funding.

     OR

   • an individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.

     OR

   • an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate (see Administration of Funds, below).

For further eligibility requirements, please visit the WEBSITE.

Deadlines

Letter of Intent: Aug 11, 2021

Full Application: April 28, 2022   Extended to: July 6, 2022

Website

SFU Signature Sheet, Routing Slip and Application due to ORS three (3) business days before the LOI application deadline as well as the Full  Application deadline.