JTC - Better care closer to home: Enhancing primary and community care

Eligibility

Eligible institutions

Eligibility criteria for all CIHR research funding programs apply. 

The business office of the institution of an eligible Nominated Principal Applicant generally administers CIHR funds. 

For your application to be eligible to CIHR the Canadian researcher that is applying for funding from Canada must be an independent researcher at a CIHR eligible institution.

Refer to the Individual Eligibility Requirements regarding the eligibility requirements for individuals and institutions.

Consortium Eligiblity

•The consortium must include at least three (3) eligible partners from three different countries whose funding organisations participate in the call. At least two (2) members of the consortium should be legal entities from two different EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries. Each of these partners must be eligible and request funding from the respective funding organisation. All three legal entities must be independent of each other.
•Maximum number of partners eligible for funding is nine (9).
•Maximum two (2) eligible partners from the same country.
•The project coordinator must be eligible for funding by a regional/national funding organisation participating in the call.
•Maximum of two (2) collaborators per consortium are permitted. Collaborators are self-funded partners, i.e. partners that do not request funds from one of the participating FPOs (i.e. partners from non-funding countries or partners who are not eligible according to national/regional regulations of the participating funding organisations). Collaborators do not count towards the maximum number of partners.

Other Eligibility Requirements

Projects must be focused on the health and care of older persons and/or their caregivers and use a Patient-Oriented Research approach.
Patient-oriented research (POR) involves engaging patients, caregivers, families, communities as well as knowledge users and decision makers as partners in co-creating research. This partnered approach is a key element of research excellence and increases the quality, relevance, and impact of research evidence, increasing its uptake into health policy and practice.
Projects therefore must include a Patient Engagement Plan with details on how People with Lived and Living Experience (PWLLE) and/or communities, including Indigenous, will be part of the research team, designing and executing the research and subsequent knowledge mobilization. For more information, please also refer to SPOR’s Patient Engagement Framework.

Summary

THCS launches its third Joint Transnational Call (JTC) for proposals aiming to fund research and innovation projects that strengthen primary and community health and care systems and provide policy and decision makers with the necessary knowledge and tools to govern the transitions needed in the primary and community care sector. 34 funding agencies participate with an indicative budget of more than 35 million €.

The aim of this call is to fund research and innovation projects that, within an ecosystem approach2, strengthen the primary and community health and care systems, and provide policy and decision makers with the necessary knowledge and tools to govern the transitions that are needed in the primary and community care sector. Projects funded under this call will deliver promising financial, organisational and practise-based service innovations that promote the transformation of the health and care system and contribute to faster exchange of best practices across different countries and regions.

Transformation of European health and care systems is necessary in order for services to deliver high-quality health and care to patients throughout their life. Health and care delivery should be performed in settings that are appropriate to the care being provided to best serve service users and caretakers. In order to achieve this, there is a need for new or improved health and care models that rethink how and where different types of care are delivered, how they should be organized, financed and distributed. Currently, many European health and care systems are overly reliant on hospitals and other forms of institutional care to provide complete coverage of quality health and care services. However, the high personnel requirement and cost associated with institutional treatment is a barrier to meeting the increasing demand in the coming decades. This applies to a range of health and care services that provide institutionalised treatment, including hospitals, care homes and mental health institutions. In order to reduce the need for institutional treatment, without incurring a decrease in quality of care, innovative forms of health and care services and models are required. This includes co-creation across sectors, actors, services, and disciplines.

Overhead

Indirect costs are capped 15% of the personnel costs.

Pre-application deadlines

RSO internal deadline

Pre-application program deadline

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

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.

Regional/National Contact Details for Canada

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CIHR Contact Centre14
support-soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
1-888-603-4178

Additional Resources 

• Guidance for applicants PDF
• Template of Pre-Proposal form

Please see full call text for complete application details. 

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