2022-2023 Supporting Psychological Health in First Responders

How to Apply:

Alberta’s firefighters, police officers, paramedics, sheriffs, corrections officers and emergency health care workers often deal with stressful, dangerous and traumatic situations. This stress has a negative impact on first responders and emergency health care workers. They often experience post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI) at significantly higher rates than the general population.

The Supporting Psychological Health in First Responders (SPHIFR) grant program has 2 separate funding streams:

Stream 1 (Services) provides funding for non-profit organizations that provide services to first responders and emergency health care workers living with or at risk for PTSI.
Stream 2 (Research) provides funding to researchers engaged in applied research that generates evidence on prevention or intervention for first responders and emergency health care workers living with or at risk for PTSI.

External Deadline:

Monday, June 13, 2022

URL:

https://www.alberta.ca/first-responders-mental-health-grants.aspx

Agency:

Alberta Labour and Immigration

Funding Source:

External

Funding Level:

Research

Alberta Labour and Immigration

DoD Spinal Cord Injury Research Program Funding Opportunities

How to Apply:

The FY22 Defense Appropriations Act is anticipated to provide funding for the SCIRP to support innovative, high-impact spinal cord injury (SCI) research.¹ The managing agent for the anticipated program announcements/funding opportunities is the CDMRP at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC).

The FY22 SCIRP funding opportunity announcements for the following award mechanisms are posted on the Grants.gov website.

Applications submitted to the FY22 SCIRP must address one or more of the following Focus Areas^†:

· Preserving and protecting spinal cord tissue at time of injury for improved neurologic outcomes
· Identifying and validating biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, and for evaluation of treatment efficacies
· Developing, testing, and validating promising interventions to address bowel, genitourinary, neuropathic pain, cardiopulmonary, or autonomic dysfunction in people with SCI
· Investigating psychosocial issues relevant to people with SCI, their families, and/or their care-partners
· Rehabilitation and regeneration—maximizing the function of the residual neural circuitry, including harnessing neuroplasticity and recovery to improve function after SCI

Funding Opportunities-FY22 SCIRP, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), US DoD (army.mil)

Clinical Trial Award – Preproposal due May 23, 2022

Principal Investigator (PI): Investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)

Optional Early-Career Partnering PI:

An independent, early-career investigator within 10 years after completion of terminal degree

· Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.

Funds the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the treatment or management of spinal cord injury (SCI).

• Proposed projects may range from small proof-of-concept trials to demonstrate feasibility or inform the design

of more advanced trials, through large-scale trials to determine efficacy in relevant populations.

• Alternative trial designs to traditional randomized clinical trials are allowed but should be appropriate to the

objective of the trial.

• Community Collaborations in Research: Applications are expected to name at least two community partners

(e.g., SCI Lived Experience Consultant, representative of community-based organization) who will provide advice

and consultation throughout the planning and implementation of the research project.

• Preliminary data required for all clinical trial applications.

• Early-Career Partnering PI Option

The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $3.0M for direct costs.

• Early-Career Partnering PI Option: Maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $3.1M

for direct costs.

• Indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.

• The maximum period of performance is 4 years.

Translational Research Award – Preproposal due May 23, 2022

PI: Investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)

Optional Early-Career Partnering PI:

An independent, early-career investigator within 10 years after completion of terminal degree

· Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.
· Funds studies that accelerate the movement of promising ideas in SCI research into clinical applications.

• Community Collaborations in Research: Applications are expected to name at least one community partner (e.g., SCI Lived Experience Consultant, representative of community-based organization) who will provide advice and consultation throughout the planning and implementation of the research project.

• Preliminary data required.

• The SCIRP Translational Research Award may include a pilot clinical trial ONLY as a part of the proposed research where limited clinical testing of a novel intervention or device is necessary to inform the next step in the continuum of translational research.

• Early-Career Partnering PI Option

The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $1.25M for direct costs.

• Early-Career Partnering PI Option: Maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $1.35M for direct costs.

• Indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.

• The maximum period of performance is 3 years.

Investigator-Initiated Research Award – Preproposal due May 23, 2021

PI: Investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)

Optional Early-Career Partnering PI:

An independent, early-career investigator within 10 years after completion of his/her terminal degree

· Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.

Funds research that has the potential to make an important contribution to SCI research, patient care, and/or quality of life.

• Studies focused exclusively on target identification are discouraged.

• Preliminary data required.

• Clinical trials are not allowed.

• Early-Career Partnering PI Option

The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $0.50M for direct costs.

• Early-Career Partnering PI Option: Maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $0.60M for direct costs.

• Indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.

• The maximum period of performance is 3 years.

A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) at https://eBRAP.org prior to the pre-application deadline. All applications must conform to the final funding opportunity announcements available for downloading from the Grants.gov website. The application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on Grants.gov. A listing of all CDMRP and other USAMRDC extramural funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.

For email notification when announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “Email Subscriptions” on the eBRAP homepage at https://eBRAP.org. For more information about the SCIRP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (https://cdmrp.army.mil).

Point of Contact:

CDMRP Help Desk
301-682-5507
help@eBrap.org

¹ Funding is provided through the FY22 appropriation for Peer-reviewed Spinal Cord Research

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

External Deadline:

Monday, May 23, 2022

URL:

https://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/scirp

Agency:

Department of Defense

Funding Source:

External

Funding Level:

Research

NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme: Call for Proposals

How to Apply:

The NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme enhances civil science and technology to address emerging security challenges and their impact on international security. It connects scientists, experts and officials from NATO and partner nations to work together to address these challenges, by supporting security-relevant activities in the form of four established grant mechanisms, which are:

1. Multi-Year research and development Projects (MYP)

2. Events, in the following formats:

a. Advanced Research Workshops (ARW)

b. Advanced Training Courses (ATC)

c. Advanced Study Institutes (ASI)

This call for proposals welcomes applications for both Multi-Year Projects and Events (Advanced Research Workshops, Advanced Training Courses and Advanced Study Institutes).

ELIGIBILITY Proposals should be developed jointly by scientists or experts from at least one NATO and one partner nation. To be eligible for funding, applications submitted to the SPS Programme must:

 contribute towards NATO’s strategic objectives and have a clear link to security;

 address at least one of the SPS Key Priorities;

 be led by a co-director who is a national of, resident and employed in a NATO member country (NATO country Co-Director), and a co-director who is a national of, resident and employed in an eligible partner nation (Partner country Co-Director) (see list below);

 be developed and implemented by co-directors affiliated with a government, academic, or other non-profit institutions. For-profit private companies are not eligible for SPS funding;

 include realistic plans and budgets;

 be developed and managed in alignment with rules and regulations outlined in the SPS handbooks. Only applications developed using the templates and manuals pertaining to this call will be taken into consideration.

External Deadline:

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

URL:

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/193975.htm

Agency:

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Funding Source:

External

Funding Level:

Research

Ecosystems and Oceans Science Contribution Framework - Open Call for Proposals: Priority area: Marine Conservation Targets

Eligibility:

The Government of Canada is taking concrete action to protect, conserve and manage Canada's marine environment by investing in nature-based solutions, such as marine protected areas (MPAs) and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs). In response to the growth of international scientific research about the measures needed to address biodiversity loss and global climate change, we are committed to conserving 25% of Canada's oceans by 2025, and 30% by 2030. The strategy for implementing the marine conservation targets initiative builds on lessons learned from meeting Canada's original target of 10% protection of marine and coastal areas by 2020. Previous efforts have demonstrated that achieving marine conservation within Canada requires a multi-pronged approach that is based on science and meaningful engagement with partners and stakeholders.

This priority area will consider:

single-year and multi-year proposals
to a maximum request of total funding up to $300,000*
over the duration of the project (to a maximum of 3 fiscal years)

*An exception to the $300,000 limit may be granted for proposals that include Arctic work or the use of major external subcontracted services (e.g., ship time, ROV use, helicopter charters, satellite imagery, etc.) to a maximum of $1,000,000 over the duration of the project.

Projects funded under this priority area must be completed on or before March 31, 2025.

For more information, see Meeting Canada's marine conservation targets.

Priorities

The marine conservation targets initiative will provide funding opportunities for science-based activities and research in support of marine conservation efforts.

To be considered, projects must address the program priorities listed below, be science-focused and generate information to address key knowledge gaps in the ecological monitoring of marine conservation areas.

development of innovative or practical non-invasive tools and techniques to monitor marine conservation areas
development of models, tools and techniques to address gaps in the understanding of existing or potential impacts of stressors in and around marine conservation areas, including cumulative effects and climate change
development of monitoring guidance, plans and methods to address data and knowledge gaps in marine conservation areas and to help assess their effectiveness against their conservation objectives
building scientific capacity to enable Indigenous leadership and participation in marine conservation efforts
supporting participatory science monitoring activities and programs in marine conservation areas

How to Apply:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) provides funding to build expertise in ocean and freshwater science and technology in areas that support the mission of the Department to increase our understanding of ocean and freshwater environments. Through this, we seek to better protect, sustain and restore fisheries resources as well as the aquatic ecosystems that support them.

The Department is seeking projects that deliver scientific research and related scientific activities that support evidence-based decision making and public understanding about the health of marine and freshwater ecosystems. Related scientific activities complement and extend scientific research by contributing to the generation, dissemination and application of scientific and technological knowledge. Examples of this include:

data collection and integration
ocean and freshwater monitoring
data analyses
modelling and hypothesis testing
scientific capacity building (Indigenous recipients only)
communication of science in support of ocean literacy

External Deadline:

Sunday, May 1, 2022

URL:

https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/partnerships-partenariats/funding-fina...

Agency:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Funding Source:

External

Funding Level:

Research

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Catalyst Grant : Crisis Line and App-based Support for Public Safety

How to Apply:

The overarching objective of this funding opportunity is to address the pressing needs of PSP organizations and support service providers in providing effective and evidence-based supports for PSP experiencing PTSI.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are:

To contribute to the improved health of PSP with PTSI by generating relevant and timely evidence around the merit, validity, and appropriateness of the two targeted support systems identified through this program.
To assess the potential impacts of these two targeted support systems on PSP, including through novel and innovative research approaches directly using the core technologies/methodologies in place at the Research and Coordination hubs.
To contribute to the development of sustainable support systems for PSP by catalyzing research on potentially effective support models, and through the development of evidence summaries, best practices, and guidance documents for the targeted support models identified through this program.

External Deadline:

Thursday, May 19, 2022

URL:

https://www.researchnet-recherchenet.ca/rnr16/vwOpprtntyDtls.do?all=1&ma...

Agency:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Funding Source:

External

Funding Level:

Research

Travel Awards – AIDS 2022 Conference

Eligibility:

For an application to be eligible:

The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be one of the following:
1. A trainee: at the time of application, must be registered in a master’s or doctoral program OR be at the post-doctoral or post–health professional degree stage (graduate, post-doctoral fellow, resident).
2. An Early Career Researcher (ECR): affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and/or knowledge translation).
  1. ECR status is required at the time of application (be within five years (60 months) of their first academic or research appointment [i.e. appointment as an independent researcher providing eligibility to apply for grants and supervise trainees]). Note, as a result of COVID-19, the term to qualify for ECR status has been extended to 0-84 months from 0-60 months.
3. An independent researcher, knowledge user, scholar or health professional affiliated with Canadian postsecondary institutions and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and/or knowledge translation).
  1. For applicants to the IHR or Community-Based Researcher pools only.
The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds before the funding can be released (for more information see Administration of Funds).^Footnote1
Applicants to the Trainee and/or ECR pool must be attending the conference as the first author and presenting an oral or poster presentation. They must submit proof that their abstract was accepted by the AIDS 2022 Organizing Committee.
Travel Awards are available to applicants working or studying within Canada at the time of the application deadline.

For additional eligibility requirements for individuals, refer to the Individual Eligibility Requirements.

How to Apply:

CIHR’s HIV/AIDS and STBBI Research Initiative, with strategic leadership from the CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity (III), will provide funding to applicants requesting support to attend the 24th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2022). AIDS 2022, which is the largest gathering on HIV and AIDS in the world, is being organized by the International AIDS Society (IAS) and will take place from July 29-August 2, 2022 in Montreal, Canada. This award is intended to support individuals participating at the conference either in person or virtually.

External Deadline:

Saturday, April 30, 2022

URL:

https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/52877.html

Agency:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Funding Source:

External

Funding Level:

Doctoral

Masters

Research

DoD Autism Research Funding Opportunities

How to Apply:

The FY22 Defense Appropriations Act is anticipated to provide funding for the ARP to support research of exceptional scientific merit and innovation with high impact that focuses on autism spectrum disorders (ASD). As directed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Defense Health Agency J9, Research and Development Directorate, manages the Defense Health Program’s Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation. The managing agent for the anticipated program announcements/funding opportunities is the CDMRP at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC).

The FY22 ARP funding opportunity announcements for the following award mechanisms will be posted on the Grants.gov website.

Funding Opportunities-FY22 Autism Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) (army.mil)

Clinical Trial Award – Preproposal due May 23, 2022

Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) or

Early-Career Investigator Partnering Principal Investigator (PI) Option: Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) may collaborate on a single application with a young investigator (at the level of postdoctoral fellow up to early-career independent faculty) who meets the following criteria as of the application submission deadline date:

· Must be in a current postdoctoral training position or have completed postdoctoral training by the application deadline
· Is no more than 7 years from the receipt of a terminal degree
· Has the freedom to commit at least 50% time to the project
- · Supports research with the potential to have a major impact on the treatment and/or management of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
- · Preliminary data relevant to the proposed project are required.
· Early-Career Investigator Partnering PI Option supports the development of young investigators pursuing or wishing to pursue a career in ASD clinical trial research.

Pre-application is required; application submission is by invitation only.

· The maximum period of performance is 4 years.
· The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $1,800,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs).
· Indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.

Early-Career Investigator Partnering PI Option:

· The maximum period of performance is 4 years.
· The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $2,100,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs).
· Indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.

Idea Development Award – Preproposal due May 23, 2022

Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent)

Multiple PI Option:
Up to two investigators may collaborate on a single application, each of whom will be recognized as a Principal Investigator and receive a separate award.

· Supports the development of innovative, high-impact ideas that advance the understanding of ASD and ultimately lead to improved outcomes.
· Preliminary data relevant to the proposed project are required.
· Multiple PI Option: Up to two inestigators may collaborate ona single application, each of whom will be recognized as a PI and receive a separate award.
· Clinical trials or applications, including a clinical trial aim, are not allowed.
· Pre-application is required; application submission is by invitation only.
· The maximum period of performance is 3 years.
· The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $550,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs).
· For multiple PIs, the combined funding for all PIs for the entire period of performance may not exceed $550,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs).
· Indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.

Career Development Award – Preproposal due May 23, 2022

Independent investigators at or below the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) or

Established independent investigators in an area other than ASD at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) and seeking to transition to a career in ASD, thereby bringing their expertise to the field

Investigators must not have received a Career Development Award (or equivalent) previously from any program within the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.

Investigators must not have received more than $300,000 in total direct costs for previous or concurrent ASD research as a PI of one or more federally or privately funded non-mentored, peer-reviewed grants.

Investigators must hold a Ph.D, M.D., M.D./Ph.D, or equivalent at time of pre-application submission

· Supports early-career, independent investigators and/or the transition of established investigators from other research fields to conduct:

○ Innovative, high-impact ideas or

○ Early-phase, proof-of-principle clinical trials with the potential to have a major impact on ASD

· Preliminary data relevant to the proposed project are required.

Pre-application is required; application submission is by invitation only.

· The maximum period of performance is 3 years.
· The maximum allowable funding for the entire period of performance is $550,000 in direct costs (plus indirect costs).
· Indirect costs may be proposed in accordance with the institution’s negotiated rate agreement.

For email notification when announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “Email Subscriptions” on the eBRAP homepage at https://eBRAP.org. For more information about the ARP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (https://cdmrp.army.mil).

Point of Contact:

CDMRP Help Desk
301-682-5507
help@eBrap.org

For more information, pleae contact Jill Sherman, International Research Facilitator, at intl.research@lakeheadu.ca.

External Deadline:

Monday, May 23, 2022

URL:

https://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/arp

Agency:

Department of Defense

Funding Source:

External

Funding Level:

Research

SSHRC: Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine)

How to Apply:

Following the recent statement by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, and further to the commitment of the three federal granting agencies to support researchers and students impacted by the crisis in Ukraine the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) have established a limited-time Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine), or SRFT-Ukraine, to initiate or maintain the employment or financial support—via stipend or salary—of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who are directly impacted by the crisis in Ukraine.

Canada is recognized as a leader in building partnerships and uniting researchers and highly qualified personnel of different nationalities and cultures in the shared pursuit of scientific excellence. Recognizing how the crisis in Ukraine may affect the research landscape, this additional funding for grant holders will support trainees, defined as graduate students or postdoctoral researchers, through salaries and stipends.

Support can be requested for a period of up to 12 months. The maximum allowable amounts are as follows: