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Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program
Research funding to improve blood product use
Last Update: May 20, 2026
Funding available
$ 30,000
Timeline
- Closing date : July 31, 2026
Location
Canada
Overview
The Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program supports innovative research to improve the efficient and appropriate use of blood products while maintaining blood system safety. It funds research staff, trainees, small equipment, materials and supplies, animals, collaborative activities, and knowledge dissemination costs.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase social or community impact
- Enhance an existing program
- Conduct research and development activities
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 30,000 $
Timeline
- Closing date : July 31, 2026
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Health care and social assistance
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- Non-profit
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Higher Education
- Research
- Hospitals and Rehabilitation
- Other Health Services
Target groups
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Academia / students
Revenue structures
- All structures
Scope
- National
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Innovative research projects that improve blood product use and maintain blood system safety.
- Projects that create new knowledge or accelerate the application of existing knowledge.
- Projects with a defined knowledge translation strategy.
Documents Needed
- Completed application form
- Supporting documents required by the application instructions
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Canadian academic faculty members.
- Canadian Blood Services employees.
Who is not eligible
- Applicants affiliated with institutions on the Government of Canada’s Named Research Organizations list.
- Applicants or team members currently receiving funding or in-kind support from those organizations.
Eligible expenses
- Research staff salaries and benefits, trainee stipends and benefits, and contracted services.
- Small equipment, expendable materials and supplies, and experimental animals.
- Project meetings, conference calls, travel, and publication costs.
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Salary support for investigators.
- Equipment maintenance or service contracts.
- Indirect costs, including institutional overhead.
- Costs exceeding the approved grant amount.
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada, excluding Quebec for Canadian Blood Services service coverage.
Selection criteria
- Relevance to the award objective and competition priorities, weighted 40%.
- Project merit and feasibility, weighted 60%.
- Strength of the knowledge translation strategy.
- Clarity of the project plan, milestones, deliverables, and budget alignment.
- Likelihood of successful completion within the two-year term.
How to apply
- Step 1: Complete the application form
- Fill out the Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program Application Form.
- Prepare the supporting documents required by the form instructions.
- Step 2: Submit by email
- Email the application package and supporting documents to centreforinnovation@blood.ca.
- Submit on or before the competition deadline.
- Step 3: Confirm receipt
- Wait for Canadian Blood Services to acknowledge receipt by email.
- Follow up if the package is not acknowledged.
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed by a peer review committee.
- Recommendations are used for funding decisions, subject to final senior management approval.
- Applicants are notified of outcomes within five months of the deadline.
- Successful applicants receive an Acceptance of Funding form and an agreement for institutional approval.
Additional information
- Applications are reviewed by a peer review committee.
- Final funding decisions require senior management approval.
- Successful applicants must sign an Acceptance of Funding form and agreement.
- Progress and financial reporting are required during the grant term.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program Program
What is the Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program?
The Blood Efficiency Accelerator Program supports innovative research to improve the efficient and appropriate use of blood products while maintaining blood system safety. It funds research staff, trainees, small equipment, materials and supplies, animals, collaborative activities, and knowledge dissemination costs.
How much funding can be received?
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program Funds up to $30,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program program?
To be eligible for the Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program program, you must:
Canadian faculty member or CBS affiliation
Team includes a CBS employee
Project fits BEAP research priorities
What expenses are eligible under Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program?
Innovative research projects that improve blood product use and maintain blood system safety.
Projects that create new knowledge or accelerate the application of existing knowledge.
Projects with a defined knowledge translation strategy.
Who can I contact for more information about the Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program?
You can contact Canadian Blood Services (CBS) by email at centreforinnovation@blood.ca or by phone at none.
Where is the Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program available?
The Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program program is available across Canada.
Is the Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program is a Researchers And Facilities