Operating Grant: Winter 2009 Priority Announcement (Obesity - Prevention and Treatment) – Funding Decisions Notification (March 2009 Competition: 200903OOP)

(Alternate Title: Obesity and Healthy Body Weight - Operating Grant)

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the results of Operating Grant: Winter 2009 Priority Announcement (Obesity - Prevention and Treatment) competition.

Funding Opportunity Summary

• Relevant research on the prevention of obesity includes studies aimed at the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies for the prevention of overweight/obesity and maintenance of healthy body weight; studies aimed at enhancing knowledge transfer to improve prevention efforts
• Relevant research on the treatment of obesity refers to the development, implementation ad evaluation of strategies for the treatment of overweight/obesity; research focused on treating obesity related co-morbidities in obese or overweight people; studies aimed at enhancing knowledge transfer to improve treatment efforts

Funding Competition Summary

A total of two applications were approved for funding.

Contact Information

For further information about this competition, please contact:

Janet Lemoine
Program Delivery Coordinator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-952-0916
Fax: 613-952-2277
Email: janet.lemoine@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

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

Paul Bélanger
Assistant Director
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-941-6465
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: paul.belanger@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Funding Decisions Data Report

Access the "Obesity and Healthy Body Weight - Operating Grant" funding decisions data report.