the objective of the wsib grants program is to enhance workers’ compensation system outcomes by supporting innovative proposals that are aligned to the wsib's strategic mandate. highly practical research and training proposals are accepted. proposals funded through the program will strengthen the ontario's workers' compensation system now and in the future.

grant priority areas

the central areas of focus of the 2019 wsib grants program support the wsib’s strategic plan to:

1)         make ontario a safer place to work

2)         improve return-to-work and recovery outcomes

3)         meet our customers’ needs and expectations

the grants program is committed to supporting the wsib’s strategic priority of being financially responsible and accountable through the operating practices of the program on an ongoing basis.

applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that align to the priority areas and topics of interested identified. more detailed information about these priority areas is available on the wsib website.

for more information about the program and the application process, please visit our website.

the science for peace and security (sps) programme promotes dialogue and practical cooperation between nato member states and partner nations based on scientific research, technological innovation and knowledge exchange. the sps programme offers funding, expert advice and support to tailor-made, security-relevant activities that respond to nato’s strategic objectives.

the responsive grants program enables the law foundation of ontario to fund ideas generated by nonprofit community groups to improve access to justice. the responsive grants program includes one round of major grants (two streams: up to $100,000 and from $100,000 to $250,000) and two rounds of small grants (up to $15,000).

responsive grants aim to encourage new ideas, approaches, and relationships that can help address emerging needs and connect more people to legal information and supports, especially people who are not currently being reached. these grants have provided seed funding for hundreds of innovative initiatives across ontario.

this program is seeking proposals to reduce the reliance of rural and remote communities on diesel fuel for heat and power. the program, which plans to support a suite of diverse projects across canada, will be evaluated against a range of criteria. proposals will need to demonstrate local community support and outline the community benefits of the project, particularly for indigenous communities. the project must fit into one of the following streams:

program streams:

• bioheat to reduce fossil fuel use through the installation, retrofit or investigation into the feasibility of biomass heating or combined heat and power systems for community and/or industrial applications.
   
• innovative demonstrations to reduce diesel use through the validation of novel renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, and smart-grid technologies and applications.
   
• deployment of renewable energy technologies for electricity including hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, and bioenergy. heat may also be produced, but the primary purpose of the project must be electricity production.

today, december 19, 2018, the alberta ministry of labour is announcing its sixth year of the occupational health and safety (ohs) futures – research funding program. ohs futures formalizes the way researchers, institutions, industry, and labour organizations across canada access funding for ohs research. the program links government with experts for the purpose of enhancing ohs knowledge and capacity within the province.

 

ohs futures is accepting notices of intent for projects that support the prevention of occupational injury, illness and disease in alberta workplaces. the notice of intent submission period opens today (the notice of intent fillable form is available on the ohs futures website) and closes january 28, 2019.

 

• please note that if you do not submit a notice of intent you will not be eligible to apply for ohs futures grant funding.
• once the notice of intent is submitted, it will be reviewed to ensure that it is complete, that the proposed research project meets the eligibility criteria and research priorities, and that the proposed research is pertinent to workers and workplaces in alberta.
• success at this stage will result in an invitation to submit an application. the invitation to submit a full application form does not guarantee funding. a completed application is required, and will be adjudicated accordingly.
• ohs program staff are here to provide feedback on your notice of intent and to mentor you through the application process. meetings will be set up to discuss your research idea prior to you completing the full application, should you be invited to apply.

please visit the ohs futures website for information on research priorities, the grant agreement, applicant eligibility, the review process, data sharing, and the freedom of information and protection of privacy act under which the information you provide is being collected.

 

should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact dr. karina thomas at ohsfutures@gov.ab.ca

the joint canada-israel health research program is expected to:

• advance research and discovery in the biomedical sciences;
• encourage scientific collaboration between canadian and israeli researchers and trainees; and
• build capacity in biomedical science and foster scientific relations and collaborations with researchers and trainees in low and middle-income countries.

the health system impact (hsi) fellowship (for doctoral trainees and post-doctoral fellows) provides highly-qualified doctoral trainees and post-doctoral fellows studying health services and policy research (hspr), or related fields, a unique opportunity to apply their research and analytic talents to critical challenges in health care that are being addressed by health system and related organizations (e.g., public, private for-profit, not-for-profit, and indigenous health organizations that are not universities) outside of the traditional scholarly setting, and to also develop professional experience, new skills, and networks.

this funding opportunity is expected to:

• support indigenous community-based health research that reflects the priorities and values of indigenous peoples;
• develop an indigenous community-based health research network environment that will support indigenous leadership and research-related organizations with existing and new research infrastructures and platforms;
• augment awareness, capacity and relevance of indigenous health research that improves the health of first nations, inuit and métis peoples across all health research domains;
• improve understanding of indigenous health research and indigenous research paradigms through ethical and impactful partnerships between indigenous communities and health researchers, scholars, professors and instructors, research administrators, policy and decision makers, and other parties with an interest in indigenous health research;
• engage indigenous peoples in canada in leading and conducting health research and kt;
• engage with researchers, indigenous peoples, and other relevant parties from different countries as appropriate, in order to advance the objectives of the neihr centres; and
• develop enduring neihr centres with sustainable mandates to build research capacity, conduct research, advance indigenous research paradigms, and carry out kt activities.

the overall goals of the helti initiative are to:

• generate evidence that will inform national policy and decision making for the improvement of health and the prevention of non-communicable diseases (ncds).
• position canada as a global leader in the dohad field.

the objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• establish the infrastructure, capacity and partnerships necessary to develop and ultimately conduct an indigenous-driven i-helti dohad intervention cohort research study, including:
  • recruiting women, both preconception and during pregnancy, their infants and the fathers;
  • designing an intervention to develop, conduct and evaluate interventions for and with women and men during preconception, pregnancy and, for infants, during the postnatal period to substantially reduce the prevalence of ncds;
  • conducting evaluative and mechanistic studies that will explain the effect of the selected interventions on outcomes, including epigenetic and economic analyses of interventions; and
  • developing governance processes, including research data management practices.
• develop cross-community collaborations that will provide a multi-disciplinary learning platform and training environment for early career researchers and trainees;
• generate evidence that will guide policy and other decision making, and identify opportunities for future research and interventions as part of a longer-term strategy for ncd prevention;
• decrease the incidence of risk factors for later-life ncds by targeting early exposures and early development, particularly related to women and men’s health preconception, during pregnancy, early life and in early childhood.
• establish a platform for sustained investment through long-term indigenous community engagement and institutional commitments.