Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research’s Contextualized Health Research Synthesis Program – Funding Decisions Notification (June 2009 Competition: 200905NLS)
(Alternate Title: Nfld & Labrador Centre for Applied Health Res Context. Health Res Synthesis)The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the results of the "Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research's Contextualized Health Research Synthesis Program" competition.
Funding Opportunity Summary
The objectives of the funding opportunity "Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research's Contextualized Health Research Synthesis Program" were to:
- Expand the impact of the Evidence on Tap pilot by producing rapid, contextualized syntheses for decision makers in Newfoundland and Labrador;
- To contribute to evidence-informed policy and decision making at the provincial level in Newfoundland and Labrador;
- To support an alternative model for producing rapid and relevant synthesis evidence for decision that could inform further development of the Evidence on Tap initiative; and
- To demonstrate that CIHR and Canada's health research community can offer an accelerated response option for decision makers who want timely, synthesized evidence on issues of high importance.
Funding Competition Summary
One application was received and it was approved for funding.
Contact Information
For further information about this competition, please contact:
Valérie St-Pierre
Program Delivery Coordinator
Targeted Initiatives Branch
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-957-6132
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: valerie.st-pierre@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
For further information about this initiative and the objectives of this funding opportunity please contact:
Chris McCutcheon
Manager, PHSI and Evidence on Tap
Knowledge Synthesis and Exchange Branch
Knowledge Translation
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-948-2725
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: chris.mccutcheon@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Funding Decisions Data Report
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