CIHR Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities Team Grant

Details

Opportunity Name	Diabetes Prevention and Treatment in Indigenous Communities Team Grant
Agency	Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Value	Up to $400,000/year
Indirect Costs	Ineligible
Duration	Up to 5 years

Deadlines

Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review	09-22-2022
Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review	09-29-2022
Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review	10-04-2022, by 9:00AM
Application due at agency	10-06-2022

Objective

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

• To define and integrate models of resilience and wellness into diabetes prevention and treatment approaches among First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples.
• To support Indigenous-led and community-driven efforts to reverse the upward trajectory of diabetes in Indigenous communities.

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Eligibility

• The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be:
  • an individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
  • an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
  • affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions.
  • working in a municipal, provincial or territorial government in Canada where the activity which forms the subject matter of the funding is not being funded by specific programs of those municipal, provincial and territorial governments.
• Must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
• Must either self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) or provide evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples.

Full eligibility requirements here.

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How to Apply

York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency.  For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature.  Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.

ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.

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For specific questions, please contact your FSc Research Officer