Team Grant: Controlled Substance Use Trends and Population Estimates

Eligibility

To leverage the extensive infrastructure and expertise of CRISM, the Nominated Principal Applicant to this funding opportunity must be a member of the CRISM network (see below for details).

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

1. The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be a member of the CRISM network. A letter of support from all CRISM Regional Node Nominated Principal Investigators (NPI) will be required to confirm eligibility. See How to Apply for more information.
2. The 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).
3. The NPA must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.
4. The Institution Paid must be authorized to administer CIHR funds by the funding start date.
5. The NPA 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 (see How to Apply section). Please select and complete the training module most applicable to your research project.
6. In addition to the NPA, the research team must include the following participants:
   1. A minimum of two (2) Principal Knowledge Users (PKU) or Knowledge Users  (KU):
      1. with at least one being a person with lived and living experience (PWLLE) of substance use;
      2. the other KU may include, but is not limited to: service providers, healthcare system decision makers, policy makers, health care professionals and community organizations with a focus on substance use health.
   2. Four (4) additional independent researchers, one from each of the other four Regional Nodes (i.e., one from each of the Nodes not represented by the NPA) must be identified as Principal Applicant (PA).
   3. At least one Principal Applicant (PA) or Principal Knowledge User (PKU), who self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) and/or demonstrates a track record of meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples. A one-page document describing how they meet this requirement must be submitted as an “Other” attachment) (see How to Apply section). This individual may hold other roles in addition.
7. The research team must include an Early Career Researcher (ECR) identified as a Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA), Principal Applicant (PA) or Co-Applicant. The ECR must be eligible at the time of the full application deadline date and may hold other roles in addition.

Summary

The current funding opportunity will support a Canada-wide study on controlled substances that will generate baseline estimates for substance use research and publicly share the population estimates and trends of the use of controlled substances and signal emerging threats. One source of data that is emerging as playing a key role is detecting local use of controlled substances in wastewater and incorporating this approach will be a requirement of this funding opportunity. This funding opportunity is not intended to duplicate monitoring and surveillance activities already being undertaken by the Government of Canada.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• generate new and ongoing population estimates of the use of controlled substances in Canada;
• generate new and ongoing knowledge of trends related to controlled substances from wastewater analyses and from other relevant sources in jurisdictions across Canada; and
• ensure the sharing of the generated population estimates and real-time trends of the use of controlled substances with local, provincial, territorial, national and international knowledge users, through a publicly accessible website.

Overhead

n/a

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:

Full application, plus approvals in RMS, will be required by RSO by noon on March 18, 2024. 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 March 21, 2024.

RESOURCES 

Support for projects involving Indigenous Research: 

Support with the development of your grant application is available 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, community partnerships, and responsible research assessment (DORA) is available through the Knowledge Engagement Team. Applicants can reach out by email to the KE team at knowledge.engagement@ucalgary.ca. 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@ucalgary.ca OR research.data@ucalgary.libanswers.com. 

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. 

Support for Research Security: 

The Research Security Division is available to offer guidance and support on safeguarding research and ensuring that principles of research security are upheld while conducting leading edge research. Learn more on their webpage or contact researchsecurity@ucalgary.ca.  

Reminder: The sooner the researcher engages with RSO units, the more help we can be! 

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application