Institute of Infection and Immunity (III) – Pandemic Preparedness Strategic Research Initiative – Operating Grant: Pandemic Preparedness

The CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity (III) in collaboration with the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR), Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH), Ethics Office, Knowledge Translation Branch, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems are pleased to announce the results (see table below) of the ''Operating Grants: Pandemic Preparedness'' (PAA and PAB) competition.

The purpose of this Request for Applications was to further strengthen Canadian influenza research in preparation for a potential pandemic outbreak by funding two year projects to conduct critical research on disease control, prevention measures and health system preparedness. It is expected that this targeted investment will lead to new diagnostic methodologies, evaluation of vaccines, new antivirals, mechanisms to control disease spread, outbreak modelling and design, assessment of optimal health system strategies and an understanding of ethical issues pertaining to a pandemic and how they should be addressed.

The table below identifies the number of applications received and approved for funding through this competition. Two peer review committees (PAA and PAB) reviewed the applications.

Strategic Initiative	Applications Received	Applications Approved	Success Rate (%)
Operating Grants - Pandemic Preparedness [ HTML | PDF (97 KB) | Help ]	60	26	43%

For further information, please contact:

Lynne Côté
Program Delivery Officer
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-957-6119
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: Lynne.Cote@cihr-irsc.gc.ca