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IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making
Data-driven solutions for pandemic decision-making
Last Update: June 10, 2026
Funding available
$ 1,000,000
Timeline
- Receipt of requests is now closed
Location
Canada
Overview
This IDEeS challenge supports innovative data collection and analytics solutions for pandemic decision-making. Selected projects can receive up to CAD 200,000 for Phase 1 to develop real-time community-level insights and early outbreak detection tools.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop a new product or service
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
Timeline
- Receipt of requests is now closed
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Health care and social assistance
- Public administration
Location
- Canada
Legal structures
- All legal structures
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- Canadians
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Research on human-autonomy trust calibration
- Development of independent trust management methods for autonomous systems
- Testing and simulation of trust-related solutions
Documents Needed
- Proposal form
- Applicant Guide
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Canadian universities
- Multidisciplinary research teams
- Eligible partner organizations
Who is not eligible
- Federal government employees
- Federal departments and agencies
- Federal Crown corporations
- Provincial Crown corporations
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Individual-level contact tracing proposals.
- Unsolicited proposals outside the announced challenge.
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada
Processing and Agreement
- Proposals are reviewed and ranked by a Canada evaluation committee.
- Qualified proposals are placed in a pre-qualified pool for further review.
- Applicants are notified by email, usually within two months.
- Selected applicants must sign a contribution agreement before work begins.
- Funding decisions do not guarantee an agreement or future funding.
Additional information
- Proposals must be submitted in Canadian dollars.
- Applicants may submit more than one independent proposal per challenge.
- Private-sector, academic, non-profit, and public applicants may participate.
- Selected applicants may be invited to a second phase, but it is not guaranteed.
Contacts
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Frequently Asked Questions about the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making Program
What is the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making?
This IDEeS challenge supports innovative data collection and analytics solutions for pandemic decision-making. Selected projects can receive up to CAD 200,000 for Phase 1 to develop real-time community-level insights and early outbreak detection tools.
How much funding can be received?
IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making Funds up to $1,000,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making program?
To be eligible for the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making program, you must:
University-led team
At least three eligible organizations
Multidisciplinary proposal
What expenses are eligible under IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making?
Research on human-autonomy trust calibration
Development of independent trust management methods for autonomous systems
Testing and simulation of trust-related solutions
Who can I contact for more information about the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making?
You can contact Government of Canada by email at DND.IDEaS-IDEeS.MDN@forces.gc.ca.
Where is the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making available?
The IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making program is available across Canada.
Is the IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making a grant, loan, or tax credit?
IDEaS - Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making is a Researchers And Facilities