Deadline: 22-Dec-21
The Government of Canada is pleased to launch the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC’s) Aging in Place Challenge program and Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Aging (CIHR-IA) joint funding call to seek technological solutions to assist older adults with mental health conditions and/or those who experience social isolation so they can live well in the community.
For the purpose of this call, technological solutions are defined as devices or interventions that are enabled or enhanced by technology. This call is open to development of novel technologies, or research investigating novel application of existing technologies.
Objectives
The objectives of this collaborative call are:
- to fund research that uses technology-based solutions that help older adults with mental health conditions to live well in the community
- to fund research that uses technology-based solutions to reduce social isolation of older adults living in the community
- to fund research that uses technology-based solutions that support caregivers in assisting older adults to live well in the community
Focus Areas
The core theme of this funding call is technological solutions to assist older adults with mental health conditions or social isolation to live well in the community. Within that theme, there are 3 areas of focus:
- Focus area 1: Community-based, technology-enabled or enhanced approaches to support aging in place for older adults with dementia, depression, anxiety, bi-polar, schizophrenia, psychosis and other mental health conditions.
- Focus area 2: Community-based, technology-enabled or enhanced approaches to reduce social isolation of older adults living in the community by facilitating community connections and addressing loneliness.
- Focus area 3: Community-based, technology-enabled or enhanced approaches to support caregivers of older adults with mental health conditions including dementia.
Funding Guidelines
- NRC Support: NRC funding will be provided through the Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program (CSTIP) terms and conditions.
- CIHR-Institute of Aging Support: The CIHR-IA funding for this initiative is reserved exclusively for knowledge mobilization and/or community engagement activities and actions. Some examples of knowledge mobilization activities that could be supported through this initiative include:
- knowledge user engagement / community engagement / partnership building
- adaptation and/or sustainability of intervention/technology
- scale and/or spread of innovation
- impact evaluation
Funding Information
- Total funding available in this collaborative funding opportunity is $1,350,000 from the NRC and $300,000 from the CIHR-IA to fund 3 projects, for a maximum of 3 years each.
- The nominated principal applicant (NPA) will be eligible to receive up to $450,000 over a maximum of 3 years in grant funding from the NRC to support their portion of the project. The NPA will also be eligible to receive up to $100,000 over a maximum of 3 years from CIHR-IA to support knowledge mobilization and/or community engagement. Projects with a shorter duration will be considered.
- NRC grant funding is administered by the NRC’s National Program Office. CIHR-IA funds are administered by CIHR.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals in the nominated principal applicant role must be affiliated with a Canadian post secondary institution and/or their affiliated institutions; individuals working with municipal, provincial and territorial governments are also eligible where the research proposed is not already funded by that government sector. In addition, they must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
- Appointments/positions that can be renewed prior to the end of the requested grant term are eligible at the discretion of the administering institution.
- Federal government employees are not eligible in the nominated principal applicant role.
For more information, visit https://nrc.canada.ca/en/research-development/research-collaboration/programs/nrcs-aging-place-challenge-program-cihr-institute-aging-joint-funding-call?utm_campaign=nrc-cihr-joint-funding-call&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=link-e