2017–18 Departmental Plan: Supporting information on lower-level programs
Sub-Program 1.1.1: Operating Support
Description
Provides grant funding to researchers to conduct ethically sound research in any area related to health aimed at the discovery and application of knowledge. Investigators identify and propose the nature and scope of the research and compete for support by demonstrating the potential impact the research will have with respect to improving health systems and/or health outcomes. Funds are disbursed through the Grants for Research Projects and Personnel Support transfer payment program for funding the operational support of research from open competitions. Examples of funding use are, but not exclusive to: the cost of the research project; consultation fees and/or; fees paid to research participants, etc.
| Expected results | Performance indicators | Target | Date to achieve target | 2013–14 Actual results |
2014–15 Actual results |
2015–16 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIHR funded health research advances health research knowledge | Average number of research contributions per operating grant (e.g., peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and reports) per year of support | ≥2.5 | December 31, 2018 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| CIHR funded health research results in knowledge translation | Percentage of Operating Support research contributions cited by others | ≥90% | March 31, 2018 | 97.7% | 95.8% | 87.4% |
| CIHR funded health research findings contribute to health care system improvements | Percentage of research contributions influencing decisions/policies/actions outside of academia (e.g., guidelines, policy reports, scientific statements/recommendations, evaluations, health technology assessments, coverage policies, patents, etc.) | ≥5% | March 31, 2018 | Not availableFootnote * | Not availableFootnote * | 13.4% |
| 2017–18 Planned spending |
2018–19 Planned spending |
2019–20 Planned spending |
|---|---|---|
| 562,637,406 | 575,863,063 | 571,574,890 |
| 2017–18 Planned FTEs |
2018–19 Planned FTEs |
2019–20 Planned FTEs |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | 79 | 80 |
Sub-Program 1.1.2: Training and Career Support
Description
Provides award funding to promising researchers and trainees to support training (master’s, PhD, postdoctoral fellow) or career advancement (chairs, salary awards) in order to continue to build and maintain Canada’s health research capacity across all aspects of health research. Funds are disbursed through the following transfer payment programs: Grants for Research Projects and Personnel Support; the Canada Graduate Scholarships; the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships; the Canada Excellence Research Chairs; the Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges; and the College and Community Innovation Program. Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships and Canada Research Chairs are also disbursed through the transfer payment programs mentioned. Funds can be used to cover such expenses as research equipment, materials and research supplies or travel to scientific meetings.
| Expected results | Performance indicators | Target | Date to achieve target | 2013–14 Actual results |
2014–15 Actual results |
2015–16 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investing in health researchers builds Canada’s health research capacity | Percentage of Canadian health researchers supported by CIHR | 25% | March 31, 2018 | Not availableFootnote * | Not availableFootnote * | Not availableFootnote ** |
| Health researchers receive training and career support through CIHR funding | Total number of researchers supported through CIHR salary and training awards | 2,200 researchers supported through new and ongoing awards | March 31, 2018 | 2,409 | 2,457 | 2,402 |
| 2017–18 Planned spending |
2018–19 Planned spending |
2019–20 Planned spending |
|---|---|---|
| 167,044,341 | 160,938,414 | 157,183,313 |
| 2017–18 Planned FTEs |
2018–19 Planned FTEs |
2019–20 Planned FTEs |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | 41 | 42 |
Sub-Program 1.2.1: Institute Driven Initiatives
Description
Provides targeted grant and award funding to mobilize researchers, health practitioners and decision makers to work together to address priority health challenges in an ethical manner. These priority areas are identified by CIHR in consultation with partners and stakeholders. Researchers compete for funding by demonstrating the potential impact the research will have with respect to addressing priority areas. Funds may be used to cover such expenses as stipends and salaries. Funds are disbursed through the Grants for Research Projects and Personnel Support transfer payment program for funding research from targeted competitions while the Institute Support Grant transfer payment program is used to operationalize CIHR’s virtual model.
| Expected results | Performance indicators | Target | Date to achieve target | 2013–14 Actual results |
2014–15 Actual results |
2015–16 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partners invest in institute driven research | Dollars of external investment per dollar of CIHR investment for Institute Driven Initiatives | 0.35 | March 31, 2018 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.34 |
| Stakeholders collaborate on institute driven research | Average number of collaborations per Institute driven grant | 5 | March 31, 2018 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017–18 Planned spending |
2018–19 Planned spending |
2019–20 Planned spending |
|---|---|---|
| 219,684,572 | 208,957,385 | 216,780,317 |
| 2017–18 Planned FTEs |
2018–19 Planned FTEs |
2019–20 Planned FTEs |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | 87 | 87 |
Sub-Program 1.2.2: Horizontal Health Research Initiatives
Description
Provides targeted funding for the advancement and application of health research knowledge to address, in an ethical manner, priority health challenges identified by CIHR in collaboration with other federal departments or agencies, other national governments, non-governmental organizations, or private sector organizations. Funds may be used to cover research project expenditures as well as salaries or consultation fees. Targeted health challenges currently include: HIV/AIDS Initiative; National Anti-Drug Strategy (NADS); Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN); Hepatitis C; and the Networks of Centres of Excellence. Funds are disbursed through the following transfer payment programs: Grants for Research Projects and Personnel Support; the Networks of Centres of Excellence; the Business-Led Networks of Centres of Excellence; the Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research; and the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
| Expected results | Performance indicators | Target | Date to achieve target | 2013–14 Actual results |
2014–15 Actual results |
2015–16 Actual results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government and external stakeholders invest in horizontal health research initiatives | Dollars of external investment per dollar of CIHR investment for Horizontal Health Research Initiatives | 0.60 | March 31, 2018 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.72 |
| Horizontal initiative research results in knowledge translation | Average number of research contributions per horizontal health research grant (e.g., peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and reports) per year of support | ≥1.4 | March 31, 2018 | 1.8Footnote *** | 1.2Footnote *** | 1.5Footnote *** |
| CIHR funded research findings contribute to more effective health services and products | Percent of CIHR grants reporting contributions to more effective health services and products | 30% | March 31, 2018 | Not availableFootnote * | 58.7%Footnote *** | 43.9%Footnote *** |
| 2017–18 Planned spending |
2018–19 Planned spending |
2019–20 Planned spending |
|---|---|---|
| 109,905,483 | 114,187,756 | 107,180,326 |
| 2017–18 Planned FTEs |
2018–19 Planned FTEs |
2019–20 Planned FTEs |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 36 | 36 |
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