Deadline: 03-Oct-2025
Are you working on a bold, evidence-based project to improve the lives of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD) and their families? The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) is offering a funding opportunity in 2025 for projects ready to scale, translate, or commercialize across Canada. This initiative is in collaboration with Brain Canada and aims to support impactful work that advances practical outcomes.
KBHN’s funding supports two programs—Innovation and Implementation—designed to help projects that are near ready for real-world use. These programs focus on making a meaningful difference in the lives of children with NDD and their families, especially those in underserved communities. Projects targeting under-represented populations such as Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, and 2SLGBTQI+ individuals are highly encouraged.
The Innovation Program supports early-stage projects that show strong potential for implementation or commercialization in the near future. The Implementation Program focuses on larger, national-scale projects that bridge scientific innovation with practical uptake, such as digital tools, policy changes, or new products.
The Innovation Program offers up to $100,000 per year for two years with a 1:1 funding match. The Implementation Program provides up to $200,000 per year for two years, also requiring a 1:1 match. Matched funding must be cash from non-federal sources.
Eligible projects must align with KBHN’s mission and improve access to services and solutions. Proposals should show scientific rationale, aim for national impact, and include strategies to overcome barriers like geography, language, or physical access. Teams should include implementation experts, partners from public or private sectors, and at least one person with lived experience relevant to the project’s focus.
Eligible applicants include Canadian academics, research institutes, healthcare organizations, non-profits, community groups, entrepreneurs, and private innovators. All teams must involve people with lived experience as equal partners in the research.
Proposals must address one of KBHN’s core focus areas, engage families and individuals with lived experience throughout the research process, and include knowledge users from sectors able to adopt the project results. In-kind contributions cannot be counted toward the required matching funds.
If your project is ready to move from research to real impact and includes a clear plan for adoption, this is a valuable opportunity to apply.
For more information, visit KBHN.