Team Grant - GACD 2022: NCD Prevention in Cities

Eligibility

Eligibility to Apply

For an application to be eligible, all the requirements stated below must be met:

Priority Research Area: Climate change and NCDs in cities – Specific Eligibility Criteria

The Research Team must be co-led by:

• A Canada-based Nominated-Principal Applicant (NPA) who is an independent researcher affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and/or knowledge translation); OR (only applicable to projects involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada) An individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with research and/or knowledge translation mandate; OR (only applicable to projects involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada) an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
  AND
• An LMIC-based Principal Applicant (PA) who is an LMIC researcher (citizen or permanent resident of an LMIC country/territory) based in the LMIC Lead Applicant Organization and residing in an eligible LMIC country/territory where the research is proposed.

Open Research Area – Specific Eligibility Criteria

The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be:

• an independent researcher affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution and/or its affiliated institutions (including hospitals, research institutes and other non-profit organizations with a mandate for health research and/or knowledge translation); OR (only applicable to projects involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada) an individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with research and/or knowledge translation mandate; OR (only applicable to projects involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada) an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.

Common Eligibility Criteria

1. The NPA (individual) must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
2. The Institution Paid for the Canada-led application must be authorized to administer CIHR funds by the application deadline (see Administration of Funds)
3. If the NPA is not an independent researcher, the team must include at least one Canada-based independent researcher listed as Principal Applicant.
4. In addition, Canada–LMIC teams must include the following participants from each LMIC in which research will be conducted (Open Research Area: LMIC status as defined by the World Bank; Priority Research Area: LMIC status must respect Annex 1 list of eligible countries).
   1. At least one independent researcher listed as Principal Applicant;
      AND
   2. At least one decision maker and/or policy maker listed as Principal Knowledge User or Knowledge User.
5. If the project involves Indigenous Health Research, the team must also include:
   1. The following participants from Canada where Indigenous Health Research will be conducted:
      1. At least one team member listed as NPA or Principal Applicant who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) or can provide evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous communities (First Nations, Inuit, Métis and/or urban Indigenous communities) (see How to Apply for more details);
         AND
      2. At least one Indigenous Elder and/or Indigenous Knowledge Keeper* (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) OR a knowledge user who is affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate listed as NPA, Principal Knowledge User, or Knowledge User.
      AND
   2. The following participants from each country other than Canada where Indigenous Health Research will be conducted:
      1. At least one independent researcher listed as a Principal Applicant who self-identifies as Indigenous or can provide evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous communities (see How to Apply for more details);
         AND
      2. At least one Indigenous Elder and/or Indigenous Knowledge Keeper*; OR a knowledge user who is affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate listed as a Principal Knowledge User or Knowledge User.
6. If this research involves populations living in conditions of vulnerabilities in Canada, the team must also meet the eligibility criteria below:
   1. The team must include at least one team member (either independent researcher or decision maker and/or policy maker), other than the NPA, from the involved community(ies) listed as Principal Applicant or Principal Knowledge User.

*A Knowledge Keeper (also known as a Knowledge Holder or Knowledge Guardian) is an Indigenous person, regardless of age, who possesses the Indigenous cultural knowledge necessary for the proposed research project or activities, as recognized, validated, and authenticated by the Indigenous community.

Summary

This funding opportunity is part of the eighth call for applications of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD). As outlined in this eighth GACD call, the research to be undertaken will focus on implementation research addressing NCD risk factors associated with city environments and related health inequities. Applicants should review the definitions of 'non-communicable diseases' and 'NCD risk factors associated with city environments' in the call glossary to ensure that the conditions and risk factors that they are studying are within scope. All applications must include implementation research outcomes^Footnote 9. Guidance for study design and conducting sex/gender-responsive and intersectional research can be found under Resources on the GACD call webpage.

Research Areas

The CIHR and IDRC funding opportunity launched under this GACD program will support projects that are examining how to implement one or more evidence-based interventions known to prevent or reduce exposure to NCD risk factor(s) associated with city environments across the following three themes presented in the GACD call:

1. Behavioural change interventions,
2. Interventions that focus on modifying the built environment, and/or
3. Interventions that improve access to primary and secondary prevention services.

This funding opportunity will support projects relevant to the following research areas:

Priority Research Area: Climate change and NCDs in cities

Projects in this research area must take an approach that includes interventions focused on reducing the impact of climate change on NCDs across one or more of the above three themes.

Projects including a focus on populations facing conditions of vulnerability in Canada must also include an equivalent focus on populations in LMICs.

Open Research Area

Projects in this research area are open to any of the above three themes. Projects including a focus on populations facing conditions of vulnerability in Canada must also include a focus on populations in LMICs and/or international Indigenous Peoples (including Indigenous Peoples in other HICs).

Pre-application deadlines

RSO internal deadline

Pre-application program deadline

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

• The application process for this funding opportunity is comprised of two steps: Step 1: Letter of Intent to CIHR (submitted through ResearchNet) and Step 2: Full Application to GACD (submitted through the Common Submission Portal for GACD Applications).
• The following participants must remain unchanged between the Letter of Intent and Full Application phases of the competition:
  • Priority Research Area: the Canada-based Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) and the LMIC-based researcher(s) listed as Principal Applicant (PA) (see Eligibility);
  • Open Research Area: the NPA and those in the role of: a) LMIC independent researcher(s) and/or b) team member(s) representing Indigenous communities and/or c) the team member(s) representing populations living in conditions of vulnerability in Canada (see Eligibility).
• If the Canada-based NPA is not an independent researcher, the Canada-based independent researcher PA must additionally remain unchanged between phases.
• Other participants can be added or removed between the two stages.

Step 1 – Letter of Intent to CIHR

Submission to RSO:

1. Submission Process:

   Full application, plus approvals in RMS, will be required by RSO by noon on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Please be sure to select "Submitted for approvals" (Under Save & Progress) in RMS in enough time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the internal RSO deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines.

   Do not submit through ResearchNet until RSO's signature has been granted!! 

   Once institutional signature has been obtained, a copy of the CIHR signature page will be available via the RMS record, under Documents. Upload the CIHR signature page and routing slip in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet by 6:00PM Calgary time on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.

Step 2 – Full Application to GACD (if invited)

• Full Applications must be submitted in English to the Common Submission Portal for GACD Applications. Please consult the GACD call for additional instructions.
• Full Applications involving Indigenous Health Research: Researchers must explicitly detail, within their proposal, justification of how the project addresses the Tri-Council Policy Statement 2 (TCPS 2) - Chapter 9 Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada, and Indigenous partnering community/organizational ethical guidelines, such as the First Nations Principles of OCAP®^Footnote10 or the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance.
• Budget: Complete the CIHR Budget form which can be found in the GACD call under Agency-specific information.
  • For all applications that include Canada-based and LMIC-based researchers:
    • Complete the CIHR column for the Canadian portion of the budget;
    • Complete the IDRC column for the LMIC portion of the budget;
    • Include the CIHR (Canadian portion) and IDRC (LMIC portion) in the budget justification.

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General CIHR Policies and IDRC Policies

Before submitting an application to this funding opportunity, applicants should review the relevant policies and guidelines on the CIHR Funding Policies and General IDRC Funding Guidelines pages to ensure understanding of their responsibilities and expectations.

CIHR encourages applications to adopt the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research's (CCGHR) principles for global health research: authentic partnering, inclusion, shared benefits, commitment to the future, responsiveness to causes of inequities, and humility that all encourage researchers and others involved to adopt more ethical and equitable forms of global health research.

Webinar: The GACD Secretariat has made available resources to provide guidance on applying to this call.

Partner Linkage Tool: GACD has developed a collaborator forum to assist applicants in identifying project partners. In addition, the Global Health Researchers' Directory is a free members-only platform designed to foster connections, build networks, and facilitate meaningful and equitable collaboration and partnership amongst global health researchers based in Canada and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs).

Co-funding: Applicants interested in discussing their eligibility for co-funding from participating GACD member agencies should contact the GACD Secretariat as soon as possible.