Sponsor
Public Health Agency of Canada
Program
Transmission dynamics of respiratory infectious diseases research funding opportunity
For More Information
Please see the grant and contribution funding opportunities webpage for this call.
Description
The Public Health Measures Guidance Division within the Public Health Agency of Canada is seeking to fund research that investigates the transmission dynamics of respiratory infectious diseases, including:
- influenza
- COVID-19
- respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Specific areas of interest include:
- risk of transmission and secondary attack rate throughout the course of infection
- duration and magnitude of viral shedding
- factors that influence viral shedding
- analyzing data from outbreak investigations
- modelling transmission dynamics and/or impact of public health measures on risk of transmission.
Results should be expected to inform federal policy and recommendations regarding public health measures for respiratory infectious diseases, including:
- RSV
- influenza
- COVID-19.
PHAC is inviting researchers to submit letters of intent for projects that address the objectives and priorities of this solicitation. This solicitation is the first step in a two-stage process beginning with a letter of intent. Successful applicants will then be invited to submit a funding request.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include:
- scholars
- health professionals
- postdoctoral scholars
- independent researchers.
Principal applicants must be affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution or an affiliated institution, including:
- hospitals
- research institutes
- non-profit and non-governmental organizations with a mandate for:
- health research
- knowledge translation.
Individuals working with municipal, provincial or territorial governments are also eligible if the research proposed is not already funded by that government sector. Applicants must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
Applicants and recipients of funding must ensure that their employees and directors are in compliance with the:
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector
- Policy on Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment.
Where an applicant or a recipient employs or has a major stakeholder who is either a current or former (in the last 12 months) public office holder or public servant in the federal government, compliance with the code(s) must be demonstrated.
Funding Availability
Up to $200,000 per project
Indirect Costs
0%
Project Duration
12 months, beginning March 2024 and concluding February 2025
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | Please submit your completed Letter of Intent, along with an OR-5 Form to research.services@uoguelph.ca. | |
External Deadline | Full submission to be emailed to PHAC at cgc.solicitations-csc@phac-aspc.gc.ca with a cc to cirid.phmgd-cimri.domsp@phac-aspc.gc.ca Ensure "LOI Transmission Dynamics of Respiratory Infectious Diseases" is the subject line |
How to Apply
You must complete your letter of intent using PHAC's template. The letter must be:
- single-spaced
- no longer than outlined in the template
- in size 12 Arial font, inclusive of existing template contents.
PHAC only accept letters of intent in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
For a copy of the template, please email cgc.solicitations-csc@phac-aspc.gc.ca or for additional information about this call for letters of intent.
The deadline for submissions is 12:00 pm (ET) on August 11, 2023. Funding will be subject to budgetary and project considerations.
Email your submission to cgc.solicitations-csc@phac-aspc.gc.ca with:
- cirid.phmgd-cimri.domsp@phac-aspc.gc.ca in cc
- "LOI Transmission Dynamics of Respiratory Infectious Diseases" as the subject line.
PHAC will email you to acknowledge receipt of your proposal. Make sure that your email address is included in your application.
Information For Co-applicants
If you need to meet a deadline set by the lead institution for this opportunity, please ensure that you provide the Office of Research with at least five days in advance of the lead institution’s deadline to review the application, or your proposed component of the project. Please be in touch with the Office of Research (contact information below) ahead of the deadline if it looks like it will be difficult for you to submit all the required documentation on time (i.e. budget, proposal, OR-5 Form).