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Alberta Innovates — Health Innovation Platform Partnerships Program
AB, Canada
Supports Alberta's health innovation ecosystem with up to $200,000
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- grant_single|closingDateJune 1, 2023
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Grant and Funding
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- Health care and social assistance
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- Alberta Innovates
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The Health Innovation Platform Partnerships Program (HIPP) provides up to $200,000 to support the development of platforms that strengthen Alberta's health innovation ecosystem. Eligible activities include projects led by Alberta-based academic institutions, government entities, or not-for-profit organizations aiming to address health innovation bottlenecks and deliver improved services.
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$ 150,000
Developing a solar energy park for local electricity needs
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Eligibility for this grant is determined by specific requirements related to the applicant's profile and proposed activities.
- The applicant must be an Alberta-based entity with a presence in the province.
- The applicant must be an Alberta-based post-secondary institution, a government entity, a health delivery agent, or a for-profit or not-for-profit organization.
- The project must address at least one clearly defined health innovation client journey bottleneck inhibiting the growth of Alberta's health research and innovation ecosystem.
- The project must serve Alberta-based clients by making the proposed platform readily available and accessible.
- The project must create novel or significantly improved services over currently available offerings.
- The project must include key project milestones based on measurable goals and deliverables, stepped with critical go/no-go decision points.
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The Health Innovation Platform Partnerships Program is open to applicants from Alberta-based entities, including post-secondary institutions, government entities or health delivery agents, and for-profit or not-for-profit organizations. Applicants must have a presence in Alberta and propose projects that address health innovation bottlenecks and serve Alberta-based clients.
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The Health Innovation Platform Partnerships Program does not provide specific exclusions for ineligible companies or industries in its documentation. Eligibility criteria are instead defined by the types of organizations that can apply.
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This grant is available exclusively to entities based in Alberta, Canada. The aim is to support regional health innovation by focusing on local development.
- Alberta, Canada
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The evaluation and selection of projects for the Health Innovation Platform Partnerships Program focuses on aligning proposals with the program's objectives and ensuring significant potential impacts and returns on investment.
- Relevance to the program and associated priority areas.
- Client demand and market need being addressed.
- Ecosystem leveraging and integration.
- Viability of the operating plan and management.
- Potential impacts and return on investment to Alberta.
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Additional relevant details for the Health Innovation Platform Partnerships Program include the following:
- The program status is currently inactive, and the intake status is closed, meaning no new applications are being accepted at this time.
- Stage 1 applicants were eligible to receive up to $200,000 over nine months for the development of a proof-of-concept.
- Stage 2 applications could request up to 75% of eligible expenses to support the platform for up to three years, with no set maximum budget per platform.
- Successful stage 1 applicants were required to submit a stage 2 application at six months into their project.
- Draft applications needed to have a completed 'Non-Confidential Summary' section by the registration deadline to be considered for the application process.
- Alberta Innovates may encourage collaboration among similar platform applicants.
- External reviewers are subject to confidentiality and conflict of interest policies.