hiv endgame program
the hiv endgame program supports people and projects (including innovative, discovery-based, and investigator-driven game changing projects) that have the potential to:
- meet the needs of populations in ontario most affected by hiv.
- drive changes in policy and practice across the hiv prevention, engagement, and care cascade.
- lead to more integrated health and social services.
- identify effective ways to address the social determinants that have a negative impact on the health of communities most affected by hiv.
- contribute to a rapid learning hiv health and social system.
funding
up to $1,300,000.00 is available in 2020-21.
endgame leader awards
salary support for leaders at different stages of their careers who are interested in working with the ohtn to drive change.
1. endgame leader chair award (loi application deadline: april 14, 2020 (5:00 pm est))
the endgame leader chair award provides salary support for leaders who are interested in working closely and collaboratively with the ohtn to drive change, contribute to rapid learning and improvement in our sector, and build hiv innovation capacity in ontario. the chair award is for an individual with an excellent and relevant program of data, evidence-sharing, and impact that aims to close gaps in hiv prevention, testing and diagnosis, engagement in care, or achievement of viral suppression. chair recipients will drive change in ontario by working with defined populations of people affected by hiv. their data, evidence-sharing, and impact activities should uncover gaps, identify solutions, and examine interventions at multiple points on the cascade.
2. innovator award (loi application deadline: april 14, 2020 (5:00 pm est))
the endgame leader innovator award provides salary support for leaders who are interested in working closely and collaboratively with the ohtn to drive change, contribute to rapid learning and improvement in our sector, and build hiv innovation capacity in ontario. the innovator award is for outstanding mid-career and senior innovators who have already secured project funds from their institutions, organizations, or other funding bodies, and who are seeking salary support/time release to focus on projects relevant to at least one of the areas of rapid learning and improvement. their work will focus on projects that fill hiv prevention and care knowledge gaps or evaluate interventions to improve programs and services.
3. endgame leader policy and practice award (loi application deadline: april 14, 2020 (5:00 pm est))
the endgame leader policy and practice award recognizes service providers and health care professionals who already have influence with(in) hiv-affected communities and who have relevant and impactful plans to translate data and evidence into improved programs and care. this award provides a tool for the ohtn to advance program and policy change in ontario by supporting effective leaders.
the award supports applicants by contributing towards the grantee’s salary (or that of a support staff member) in order to free the policy and practice leader’s time to:
• lead and nurture data, evidence-sharing, and impact initiatives that emerge from community priorities; work with the populations most affected by hiv in ontario; and have immediate potential to enhance the care of people living with hiv, impact the transmission of hiv, or reduce the stigmatization of people living with hiv
• create programs, policies, and protocols designed to move evidence into practice
• mentor innovators, caregivers, and community-based providers to address the needs of communities and to generate evidence designed to improve programs and care for people living with and at risk of hiv
• spur practice changes within their organization or practice community that reflect generated data or evidence
4. endgame leader junior investigator award (loi application deadline: april 14, 2020 (5:00 pm est))
the endgame leader junior investigator award provides salary support for emergent leaders who are interested in working closely and collaboratively with the ohtn to drive change, contribute to rapid learning and improvement in our sector, and build hiv innovation capacity in ontario.
the junior investigator award is for emergent leaders in hiv inquiry (including current postdoctoral fellows) who are preparing to establish a hiv program of data, evidence-sharing, and impact. junior investigators must be committed to collaboration with other ohtn-funded leaders and stakeholders. projects should be relevant to the areas of rapid learning and improvement. their program of data, evidence-sharing, and impact should aim to fill knowledge gaps in hiv prevention and care or evaluate interventions to improve programs and services.
5. endgame leader community fellowship award (application deadlines: april 14, 2020 & june 15, 2020 (5:00 pm est))