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Pre announcement  New Initiative

Call for Letters of Intent to be issued on 31 October 2005

Global Health Research Initiative Teasdale-Corti Team Grants

Introduction

The Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI), a partnership between the 
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Canadian Institutes 
of Health Research (CIHR), Health Canada, and the International Development 
Research Centre (IDRC), invites letters of intent from teams composed of 
Canadian and low- and middle- income country (LMIC) researchers and 
research users (e.g. policymakers, practitioners, and civil society 
organizations) interested in developing innovative multi-year programs that 
combine applied research, knowledge translation, and capacity building to 
solve pressing health problems in LMICs. Inspired by the ongoing legacy of 
Drs Lucille Teasdale and Piero Corti, the Teasdale-Corti Team Grants are 
the first major initiative undertaken by a new, collaborative health 
research program developed by the GHRI, The Teasdale-Corti Global Health 
Research Partnership Program.

The initial round will provide approximately $10 million (Canadian 
dollars  CA-- throughout) over four years for work primarily in the 
following thematic areas:

·       health policy and systems research;
·       prevention and control of pandemic and/or emerging infectious 
diseases (including a focus on HIV/AIDS);
·       prevention and control of chronic diseases and their underlying 
causes (e.g. tobacco use, nutrition), and healthy public policy issues; and
·       interactions of health, environment, and development.

Gender and equity analysis are an integral aspect of these grants. In 
addition, applicants can submit proposals that address one of the four 
broad thematic areas from an overall perspective emphasizing gender, 
equity, or vulnerable populations (e.g. Indigenous Peoples).

This new initiative is intended to complement other global investments such 
as the Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative 
(www.grandchallengesgh.org) and, therefore, will not support the 
development of new technologies. These grants will help build South-North 
global health research partnerships and strengthen teams and institutions 
crucial to developing and implementing sustainable solutions to global 
health challenges.

Objectives

The objectives of the Teasdale-Corti Global Health Research Partnership 
Program are to

·       foster international partnerships and collaboration to promote the 
generation and effective communication and use of relevant health research 
(including consideration of       environmental, economic, sociocultural, 
and public policy factors) in, for and by low- and middle-income countries;
·       train and support researchers responsive to policy and practice 
priorities of LMICs relating to or influencing health; and
·       support active collaboration between researchers and research users 
(e.g. policymakers, practitioners, civil society organizations, and 
community members).

Funds Available

·       Approximately CA $10 million over four years will be available for 
Phase I.
·       Successful applicants at the letter of intent stage may be awarded 
up to CA $15,000 each to develop their full proposals.
·       Successful applicants at the full proposal stage will be awarded 
multi-year grants of up to a total of CA $1.6 million per grant over four 
years.


Look for further information on 31 October 2005
on the following Web sites:

www.idrc.ca; www.cihr.ca; www.acdi-cida.gc.ca; www.hc-sc.gc.ca;
www.ghri.gc.ca

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