Operating Grant: Maternal and Child Health – Funding Decisions Notification (December 2008 Competition: 200809MCH)

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the results of the Operating Grant: Maternal and Child Health competition.

Funding Opportunity Summary

The objectives of the funding opportunity "Operating Grant: Maternal and Child Health" were to:

  • to address maternal and child health issues within IHDCYH's priority areas;
  • to conduct analysis of anonymized data in accordance with appropriate ethics and privacy principles required by CIHR and the data custodian;
  • to explore other types of data (social services, education, justice) that could provide cross-sectoral health impacts;
  • to identify research questions that take into account the context in which the data are being collected;
  • to support research that will inform and engage decision makers; and
  • to promote effective knowledge translation through continuous and sustained interactions between researchers and end-users of the research.

Funding Competition Summary

A total of 23 applications were received of which 12 were approved for funding.

Contact Information

For further information about this competition, please contact:

Erika Levis
Program Delivery Coordinator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-954-6000
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: erika.levis@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For further information about this initiative and the objectives of this funding opportunity please contact:

Pierre Turcotte
Assistant Director
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-941-0946
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: pierre.turcotte@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Funding Decisions Data Report

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