Sponsor

American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation 

Program

2022 Sports Medicine Request for Proposals [1]

Description

The mission of the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) is to advance the health of all dogs and their owners by funding sound scientific research and supporting the dissemination of health information to prevent, treat and cure canine disease. This sports medicine-focused call for proposals supports the mission with an emphasis to advance high-quality basic, translational, biomedical, and clinical research to support the health, well-being, and performance of all dogs involved in physical activity and including canine athletes participating in performance and companion sports as well as working dogs 

AKC CHF encourage proposals that emphasize incorporating a One Health model as a critical tool to achieve CHF’s vision of a multidisciplinary approach to address the health needs of all dogs and their people.

Basic research as it pertains to exercise, injury, pain, and rehabilitation can involve a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including immunology, molecular biology, genetics, “-omics” tools, structural biology, metabolism, infectious disease and pharmacology. Clinical research proposal topics may address but are not limited to diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive approaches for the following topics:

• Orthopedics
• Surgery
• Regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and musculoskeletal fitness
• Alternative modalities (e.g. laser therapy, ultrasound, TENS) and new technologies
• Musculoskeletal diseases and conditions
  • Acute and chronic injuries
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Role of nutrition/nutritional intervention
  • Gene therapy
  • Aging
• Exercise physiology
• Behavior
• Pain prevention, detection, and management including multimodal approaches
• Epidemiological studies

Funding Availability

This request is limited to pilot studies or Acorn proposals (up to $15,000 including 8% maximum indirect costs) and Oak proposals (greater than $15,000 including 8% maximum indirect costs). Please contact chfgrants@akcchf.org [2] as soon as possible if you have questions related to your budget. Collaborative studies are encouraged.

Indirect Costs

8%

Special Notes

Please note that research activities carried out in the context of COVID-19 need to adhere to the University of Guelph COVID-19 research principles, policies, guidelines and processes as they may be updated from time to time and communicated on the Office of Research web-page [3].

How to Apply

AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) Research Proposal and Application Checklist [5]