Team Grant: Strengthening the Health Workforce for System Transformation

Eligibility

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

Implementation Science Team Grants

1. The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be one of the following:
   1. 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
   2. an individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
      OR
   3. an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
2. The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
3. The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds before the funding can be released (see Administration of Funds).
4. The core leadership team must include each of the following among its NPA, Principal Knowledge User(s) (PKU), and Principal Applicant(s) (PA), who together will comprise the team's tripartite leadership responsible for co-leading the team:
   1. An Independent researcher who is a scientific lead with expertise in the health workforce.
   2. A Health system decision-maker with the authority to make decisions about the workforce (e.g., planning, development, deployment, retention, support, equity), policies, training, and/or the delivery of health services and is in a position to make significant changes to policy or practice. The individual may be a health-system manager, policy-maker, or clinician-leader who works at the local community, reserve, municipal, regional, provincial, or national level, including First Nations, Inuit, Métis and/or Urban Indigenous communities and governments.

   3. A Health worker who is currently active and practicing care delivery and with experience and/or expertise on the proposed solution(s) and/or relevant research area. The health worker can be of a regulated (e.g., physician, nurse, pharmacist, midwife, social worker, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, etc.) or non-regulated profession (e.g., a personal support worker, allied health professional, essential caregiver, navigator, case manager, health promotion specialist, outreach worker, etc.).

      Note: An individual can represent no more than one (1) role.

5. Each applicant team must include at least one (1) Early Career Researcher (ECR) (as a Principal Applicant or Co-Applicant).
6. Each applicant team must include an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Champion. This individual must have experience in fostering EDI in research and/or applied settings and/or experience in sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA) or with gender diversity in the community.

7. The NPA* and the EDI Champion(s) must have successfully completed one of the sex- and gender-based analysis training modules available online through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and submit a Certificate of Completion. Select and complete the training module most applicable to your project. Applicants are encouraged to review the "How to integrate sex and gender in research" section on the CIHR website. See How to Apply for more details.

   *Organizations as NPAs: For organizations applying as the NPA, a representative of the organization must complete the training module on the organization's behalf.

8. For applications addressing an Indigenous health workforce solution(s), the team must include an NPA, PA(s) and PKU(s) who are Indigenous community-based groups or non-governmental organizations, or individuals who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) and/or provide evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples in order to:
   • Prioritize First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples and communities in leading their research agendas;
   • Promote cultural safety of and appropriate engagement by researchers working with Indigenous Peoples in meaningful ways to ensure that respectful relations are established; and
   • Add value to the research through the use of Indigenous culturally relevant theoretical and conceptual frameworks, and Indigenous culturally appropriate research protocols, including Indigenous methodologies.

Evidence Support and Knowledge Mobilization (ESKM) Hub

1. The NPA must be funded for an Implementation Science Team grant in any pool.

Summary

The goal of this funding opportunity is to support research that strengthens the health workforce, which is an essential component of advancing the Quadruple Aim and health equity for health system transformation.

This funding opportunity is composed of two types of grants:

• Implementation Science Teams (ISTs)
• Evidence Support and Knowledge Mobilization (ESKM) Hub

Implementation Science Teams

Implementation Science Teams (ISTs) will inform the implementation, evaluation and/or spread/scale (share) of an evidence-informed workforce solution(s) that addresses system level challenges (e.g., system organization, governance, accountability, remuneration, capacity building) and aligns with one or more CAHS Themes.

A solution (i.e., intervention) includes but is not limited to a health policy, model of care, resource distribution approach, remuneration model, funding and financing models, regulation and legislation, governance and accountability model, technology, and scope of practice. Note that solutions must be based on or adapted from promising innovations that have been used in Canada or internationally.

Evidence Support and Knowledge Mobilization (ESKM) Hub

To support the timely dissemination, exchange, and uptake of evidence into policy and practice, supplemental funding is available for one of the funded ISTs to build an Evidence Support and Knowledge Mobilization (ESKM) Hub. The ESKM Hub will support and amplify the knowledge mobilization (KM) strategies of the funded ISTs, ensure knowledge users' rapid access to evidence, and support knowledge exchange among funded ISTs (including the teams' researchers, decision-makers, and providers), and other relevant knowledge user communities.

Overhead

n/a

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.

Submission Process:

Registration due directly to CIHR via ResearchNet by 6:00PM Calgary time on October 5, 2023. No RMS needed for this step.

Full application, plus approvals in RMS, will be required by RSO by noon on November 6, 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 November 9, 2023.

RESOURCES

Support for Research Data Management:

For information on research data management plans, processes, or best practices for your research program, please contact research.data@libanswers.ucalgary.com and/or visit https://libguides.ucalgary.ca/researchdatamanagement.

Support for projects involving Indigenous Research:

Support with the development of your grant application is available internally through the Indigenous Research Support Team (IRST). Applicants can reach out by email to IRST at IRST@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information about IRST, please visit the IRST webpage.

Support for Knowledge Engagement:

Support for knowledge mobilization/engagement/translation is available internally through the Knowledge Engagement Team. Applicants can reach out by email to the KE team at knowledge.engagement@ucalgary.ca in advance of the RSO internal deadline. For more information, please visit the KE team webpage.

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application