PHA-Exchange> Call for letters of intent

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From: "Anne-Marie Schryer-Roy" <aschryer-roy at idrc.ca>

> Call for letters of intent
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> 
> For PDF versions of the Pre-announcement (in English, French,
> and Spanish, visit the News section at http://www.idrc.ca/geh/)
> 
> 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 be-
> tween the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the
> Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Health Canada,
> and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), in-
> vites 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 organiza-
> tions) interested in developing innovative multi-year programs
> that combine applied research, knowledge translation, and capac-
> ity building to solve pressing health problems in LMICs. In-
> spired by the ongoing legacy of Drs Lucille Teasdale and Piero
> Corti, the Teasdale-Corti Team Grants are the first major ini-
> tiative undertaken by a new, collaborative health research pro-
> gram developed by the GHRI, The Teasdale-Corti Global Health Re-
> search Partnership Program.
> 
> The initial round will provide approximately $10 million (Cana-
> dian dollars 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 underly-
>    ing 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 ad-
> dress one of the four broad thematic areas from an overall per-
> spective emphasizing gender, equity, or vulnerable populations
> (e.g. Indigenous Peoples).
> 
> This new initiative is intended to complement other global in-
> vestments such as the Grand Challenges in Global Health Initia-
> tive (www.grandchallengesgh.org) and, therefore, will not sup-
> port 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 im-
> plementing 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, eco-
> nomic, sociocultural,  and public policy factors) in, for and by
> low- and middle-income countries;
> 
> * train and support researchers responsive to policy and prac-
> tice  priorities of LMICs relating to or influencing health; and
> 
> * support active collaboration between researchers and research
> users (e.g. policymakers, practitioners, civil society organiza-
> tions, 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:
> http://www.idrc.ca; www.cihr.ca
> http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
> http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca
> http://www.ghri.gc.ca
> 
> --
> Anne-Marie Schryer-Roy
> mailto:aschryer-roy at idrc.ca>