Team Grant: Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging KM Hub

Eligibility

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

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) at the time of funding.
      OR
   2. an individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
      OR
   3. an individual affiliated with an Indigenous non-governmental organization in Canada with a research and/or knowledge translation mandate.
2. The NPA (individual) 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 Research Team must include each of the following roles. Note that an individual can fulfill multiple roles.
   1. A Knowledge User (KU) as Principal Applicant, or Co-Applicant.
   2. A Knowledge Mobilization expert as Principal Applicant, or Co-Applicant.
   3. An expert in brain health and cognitive impairment in aging as a Principal Applicant or Co-Applicant.
   4. A PWLLE as Principal Applicant, Co-Applicant, or Collaborator.
   5. An Early Career Researcher as a Principal, or Co-Applicant.
   6. The team must have a principal applicant or co-applicant who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) and/or provides evidence of meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples. (see How to apply for more details).
   7. An EDI champion, where the EDI champion will foster EDI in the KM Hub's strategies and activities (e.g. inclusion of typically underrepresented population groups in decision making).
   8. A Sex and Gender Champion, who has the expertise to ensure that sex and/or gender considerations are integrated into the KM Hub's strategies and activities, as appropriate.
5. The NPA and Sex and Gender and EDI Champions must have each successfully completed at least one of the sex and gender-based analysis training modules available online through the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and have submitted a Certificate of Completion. 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.
6. Only applications that are successful at the Letter of Intent (LOI) phase will be eligible to apply to the Full application phase.

Summary

CIHR is launching this funding opportunity (FO) to support the Canadian Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging Research Knowledge Mobilization (KM) Hub (herein referred to as "KM Hub").

This FO is a key part of the Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment in Aging (BHCIA) Research Initiative and the successful applicant team will be expected to collaborate with the brain health and cognitive impairment in aging research community in Canada, including grantees from other BHCIA Research Initiative funded projects, in addition to the broader brain health and cognitive impairment in aging  research community in Canada, building upon existing platforms and infrastructures. The KM Hub will also be expected to contribute to the fulfillment of  key research goals of the National Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire (2019).

Design Elements

The KM Hub will be national in scope and will serve as a centralized source of information and evidence-based practice for researchers, knowledge keepers, and knowledge users, including but not limited to persons with lived and living experience (PWLLE) of dementia and their care partners (i.e. family, friends, care givers and care providers). The KM Hub will compile knowledge created from transdisciplinary research related to brain health and cognitive impairment, including dementia, from partners, funded projects through the BHCIA Research Initiative and other national (and international) researchers.

The KM Hub will also foster collaboration amongst the broader cognitive impairment in aging and dementia community to conduct and support activities that promote a dynamic community of researchers, trainees, knowledge users (including PWLLE, Indigenous communities, decision makers), research funders, and community and not-for-profit organizations.

The KM Hub will promote and amplify new research findings and facilitate the application of evidence to practice and contribute towards a growing, pan-Canadian learning and collaborative community with a shared commitment to cognitive impairment in aging research and healthy brain aging.

The KM Hub will use an equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) lens in its governance structure processes and planned activities. Information developed by the KM Hub for public consumption for the purposes of informing and engaging interested parties (e.g., website content) must be provided in both official languages (English and French) and should be developed using plain language practices (see Allowable Costs for more details).

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.

Webinar:

CIHR is hosting the following webinar to support participants with the requirements of this funding opportunity and to answer questions on how to apply.

When: September 26, 2023, at 8:30am MT | Join
Duration: 60 minutes

Submission Process

LOIs, plus approvals in RMS, will be required by RSO by noon, January 4, 2024. Please be sure to select "Submitted for approvals" (Under Save & Progress) in RMS in good time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the Research Services deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines. A step sheet for creating an LOI record in RMS is available in the Resources section below.

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 including the routing slip in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet by 6:00PM Calgary time on January 9, 2024.

Invited to Full Application

Full applications, plus approvals in RMS, will be required by RSO by noon, July 5, 2024. Please be sure to select "Submitted for approvals" (Under Save & Progress) in RMS in good time to allow for approvals from your Department Head and/or ADR prior to the Research Services deadline. Consult your department and faculty for more information on their approval processes and timelines. A step sheet for creating an application record in RMS is available in the Resources section below.

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 including the routing slip in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet by 6:00PM Calgary time on July 10, 2024.

RESOURCES

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.

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 EDI in Research:

RSO can provide resources and support to research teams on the integration of equitable and inclusive practices in research design and research practice. Contact Erin.OToole@ucalgary.ca for more information.

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award LOI

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application