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Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making
Data-driven solutions for pandemic decision-making
Last Update: May 28, 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
- Real-time community-level disease surveillance tools.
- Data gathering and analytics for outbreak detection.
- Automated collection, sharing, and analysis of real-world data.
- Geo-spatial mapping and predictive analysis for pandemic decision-making.
Documents Needed
- Proposal form
- IDEeS Applicant Guide review
- Information on other funding sources, if applicable
- Any optional CV or supporting material submitted through the application exchange
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Individuals
- Universities and academic institutions
- Non-profit organizations
- For-profit businesses
- Provincial, territorial, and municipal governments
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
- Applicants may be located outside Canada, subject to the program rules.
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
Frequently Asked Questions about the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making Program
Here are answers to the most common questions about the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.
What is the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — 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?
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making Funds up to $1,000,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making program?
To be eligible for the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making program, you must:
Eligible under IDEeS Phase 1.
Innovation must match the challenge.
TRL 1 to 6.
What expenses are eligible under Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making?
Real-time community-level disease surveillance tools.
Data gathering and analytics for outbreak detection.
Automated collection, sharing, and analysis of real-world data.
Geo-spatial mapping and predictive analysis for pandemic decision-making.
Who can I contact for more information about the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — 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 Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making available?
The Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making program is available across Canada.
Is the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEeS) — Rapid response: Real-time insights for pandemic decision-making is a Researchers And Facilities