About these Grants

ASPCA research grants develop cutting-edge knowledge in animal welfare. We fund high-quality research across a variety of disciplines and methods that has clear potential to benefit animals, either directly or through effecting systems-level change. Proposals to extend studies focused on other disciplines to include animal welfare will also be considered if they can be clearly demonstrated to have substantial potential benefit to animals.

THIS YEAR WE ARE SOLICITING PROPOSALS IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE RESEARCH AREAS:

Cruelty Research: Proposals that address animal cruelty from any angle or relevant discipline (e.g., public policy, law, criminal justice, criminology, veterinary forensics, community engagement, prevention/intervention, human behavior change). Of particular interest is research that analyzes the effectiveness of legislative and other policy measures designed to prevent and/or respond to cruelty. Also of interest is research that heightens awareness of animal cruelty and builds knowledge that informs and engages key community stakeholders and allied professionals in preventing and responding to this animal welfare issue. 

Access to Veterinary Care (AVC) Research: Proposals that address AVC from any angle (e.g., medical, legal, AVC impact, program delivery, community engagement, veterinary engagement). Ideally, the research will establish tools or guidelines to improve access to veterinary care.

Applied Behavior Research: Proposals that inform the development or refinement of evidence-based shelter behavior protocols. Proposed research should address specific behavior concerns in shelter populations that lead to euthanasia, rather than general management protocols. 

Psychological Trauma Research: Proposals related to developing novel approaches to the documentation of animal cruelty and neglect in the absence of physical trauma. Proposals are encouraged from any relevant discipline (e.g. physiology, psychology, ethology). Of particular interest is research that focuses on objective measures, including biomarkers and quantitative behavioral phenotyping.

Farm Animal Welfare Research: Research related to animal welfare conditions in the largest U.S. poultry industries that produce broiler chickens, egg-laying hens, and turkeys.

For more information, please contact Jill Sherman at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

The overarching goals are to assess the feasibility and mechanisms of action for IV ketamine, in the treatment of depression among individuals with PCS. This will include:

1. measuring the effects of ketamine treatment on depression symptoms and other clinical indices in a PCS cohort via randomized trial;
2. measuring neurobiological changes that are associated with ketamine treatment, and with positive treatment response; and
3. identifying pre-treatment neurobiological predictors of a positive treatment response.

This funding opportunity seeks submissions to develop a resource-lean functional test battery that encompasses all the essential elements of an active population including heartrate elevation, multi-planar movement, and multitasking, to help inform the management and recovery of individuals following an acute concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and reduce the risk of future brain and/or MSK injury.

Brain Canada is delighted to announce its collaboration with the ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) to launch the ALS Canada-Brain Canada Trainee Program 2024.  

PURPOSE

Established as a registered charity in 1984, the Law for the Future Fund provides financial support for legal research conducted under the auspices of the Canadian Bar Foundation. The Fund was established by donations from individual lawyers, law firms, legal organizations and foundations, as well as corporations.

The Fund has supported many worthwhile initiatives since it was established in 1984. Examples include systems of justice, racial equality, court reform, law and ethics in health care, gender equality and conflict of interest.

SCOPE 

The Law for the Future Fund sponsors projects that are of national interest and/or are of benefit to the general public. Projects must be in one of the following fields: 

• Legal research
• Legal education 
• Legislation and law reform 
• Administration of justice

Only Canadian projects will be considered.

eniors Community Grants, ranging from $1,000 up to $25,000, help community organizations’ ability to provide opportunities for greater social inclusion, volunteerism and community engagement for older adults, from the safety of their homes or other safe environments.

The Seniors Community Grant Program funds local not-for-profit community groups and organizations to deliver projects, supports and resources that help older adults (aged 55+) to:

• live independently
• live with safety and security
• stay connected to their community
• avoid isolation
• achieve greater financial security and social connections

Programming can be delivered remotely, virtually, or in-person.

As an organization can only submit one grant application to this competition, interested applicants are asked to contact the Office of Research (ahacquo1@lakehaedu.ca) by March 4 to indicate their interest in applying to this opportunity.

The intent of this RFP is to encourage proposals for the implementation of strategies that will measurably improve the quality of care of persons with mBC. Projects should use optimal measures to improve care for persons with mBC, where treatment goals focus on improving quality and length of life as there is, to date, no known cure. We welcome a diversity of projects that will improve the outcomes of persons with metastatic breast cancer  including pilot projects that could lead to larger efforts that could potentially impact clinical care. Well thought out and tested modifications allow for more efficient and effective patient care. Providing appropriate resources and education to people with mBC, their caregivers, and family members is crucial to help ensure they are informed and can participate in the shared clinical decision-making process. While the digital delivery of care can provide persons with mBC with flexibility and health care providers with further reach, submissions that underscore the importance of person-to-person care are also appreciated.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• generate new and ongoing population estimates of the use of controlled substances in Canada;
• generate new and ongoing knowledge of trends related to controlled substances from wastewater analyses and from other relevant sources in jurisdictions across Canada; and
• ensure the sharing of the generated population estimates and real-time trends of the use of controlled substances with local, provincial, territorial, national and international knowledge users, through a publicly accessible website.