Team Grant: HIV/AIDS and STBBI Community-Based Research

Eligibility

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

1. The Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) must be one of the following:
   1. A knowledge user, specifically, one of the following:
      • A Community Leader from a Canadian non-governmental, not-for-profit organization (including community or charitable organizations) with a research or knowledge translation mandate.
      • A Canadian non-governmental organization (including Indigenous community-led organizations) with a research or knowledge translation mandate.
   2. 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).
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 team must involve at least one of each of the following as co-leads:
   1. A knowledge user, as NPA or a Principal Knowledge User, who is affiliated with a community or community organization. See 1.a) above for additional information.
   2. An independent researcher as either the NPA or a Principal Applicant.
5. If applying to the Indigenous Pools:
   1. The NPA or Principal Applicant must self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and/or provide evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous communities (see How to Apply).
   2. In addition, at least one knowledge user (listed as Principal Knowledge User or Knowledge User) must be affiliated with a First Nations, Inuit, Métis or Indigenous community or organization.

In addition to the requirements listed above, for an application to be eligible for the Full Application stage:

6. The team must include a minimum of one representative from each of the following categories below listed as a Principal Applicant, Co-Applicant, Principal Knowledge User or Knowledge User (see Definitions):

   1. A KM Champion;
   2. An EDI Champion;
   3. A Training and Mentoring (TM) Champion;
   4. A person with lived/living experience (PWLLE)

   Note: An individual may fulfill more than one role or champion more than one cause, however a minimum of two individuals are required to meet this requirement.

7. The NPA*, co-lead, KM,  EDI and TM Champions 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. Applicants are encouraged to review the page "How to integrate sex and gender in research" on the CIHR website. See How to Apply section for more details.

Summary

The purpose of the Team Grants: CBR for HIV/AIDS and STBBI Funding Opportunity (referred to hereafter as CBR Team Grants) is to fund a diversity of CBR teams to build and strengthen capacity for CBR and knowledge mobilization (KM) activities that are centred in the self-determined priorities of the communities and will lead to improved health outcomes for key populations disproportionately affected by STBBI in Canada.

LOI Stage: Development Grants

Applications for the CBR Team Grants funding opportunity will require submission of a LOI, where funds will be made available as Development Grants to support building community-centred teams and developing full applications. 

Full Application Stage: CBR Team Grants

Applications for the CBR Team Grants must advance a community-centred approach to research and KM with emphasis on capacity building within the community. Through the establishment of collaborative partnerships between community leaders and researchers, teams will support reciprocal knowledge sharing and must ensure leadership and engagement from community members, people with living and lived experience (PWLLE), and community organizations. CBR Team Grants will have flexibility to support teams in a range of research-focused activities.

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:

The LOI package, plus approval in RMS will be required by RSO by noon on June 10, 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.

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

Once institutional signature has been obtained, the NPA will receive an automated message from RMS to their ucalgary email address. The CIHR signature page can then be accessed in RMS. Upload the CIHR signature page including the routing slip in the Print/Upload Signature Pages task in ResearchNet by 6:00PM Calgary time on June 13, 2024. 

Full application, plus approvals in RMS, will be required by RSO by noon on August 29, 2025. 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, the NPA will receive an automated message from RMS to their ucalgary email address. 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 September 4, 2025.

Webinar

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

When: Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 11:30 AM MT
When: Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 1:00 PM MT 

Language: English presentation followed by a period of questions and answers in both official languages, English and French

Drop-in question and answer session (English and French):

When: Friday, May 3, 2024, at 10:30 AM MT | Join
When: Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 1:00 PM MT | Join

Duration: 60 minutes

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 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 new 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.

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award LOI

RMS: Creating a Pre-Award Application