CIHR Operating Grant : Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts (2022) – Registration
Governance and Public Policy
Information and Communication Technology
Social Justice
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Monday 4th, July 2022
External Deadline: Wednesday 7th, September 2022
Description
CIHR and other funding agencies have invested heavily in the establishment of cohorts, databases, cohort catalogues, and data platforms. As a result, many high-quality data sets exist containing information on populations, health systems, patients, and biospecimens. These data sets contain a wealth of information and have the potential to answer research questions that go beyond those for which the data were originally collected or for which the data have been used to date. There is also the potential to link diverse datasets, thus enabling explorations of novel associations and interactions, for example between human, environmental, and clinical factors. Analyses using these existing resources are also a cost-effective way to provide high quality and timely evidence to improve patient outcomes and for population and public health decision making.
The CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health will support projects that use data from existing Canadian-based cohorts, databases, cohort catalogues, and data platforms, and are relevant to reproductive, maternal, child, and/or youth health. The intent of this funding opportunity is to highlight and encourage use for research of previously funded cohorts, administrative and survey data to inform improved patient, population, and system outcomes.
Examples of such data sources include but are not limited to:
- Large, well-established cohorts, such as the Maternal–Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) study and the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) study;
- Cohort catalogues that bring together datasets from multiple sources, such as the Research Advancement through Cohort Cataloguing and Harmonization (ReACH) initiative and the Canadian Institute for Health Information’s (CIHI) Dynamic Cohort of Complex, High System Users.
- Data platforms that allow access to and/or linkage of multiple datasets, such as the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE) and the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN), which provides access to Statistics Canada data.
Role and Contributions of Applicant Partners: CIHR recognizes that a broad range of partners may be relevant to this opportunity and it is expected that applicant(s) describe the role of all applicant partners and how/if they will contribute to the project. Any consideration of risk and/or conflict of interest should also be explained, as appropriate.
Funds Available
CIHR and partner(s) financial contributions for this initiative are subject to availability of funds. Should CIHR or partner(s) funding levels not be available or are decreased due to unforeseen circumstances, CIHR and partner(s) reserve the right to reduce, defer or suspend financial contributions to grants received as a result of this funding opportunity.
- The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $450,000, enough to fund approximately six (6) grants. The maximum amount per grant is $75,000 for up to one (1) year.
For more information on the appropriate use of funds, refer to Allowable Costs.
| Competition | 202210EDC |
|---|---|
| Registration Deadline | 2022-09-07 |
| Application Deadline | 2022-10-04 |
For additional details on the program, please visit ResearchNet.