Operating Grants: Knowledge Mobilization in Diabetes Prevention and Treatment

• CVs for all required participants
• ResearchNet research proposal
• Summary of Research Proposal
• Knowledge Mobilization Planning Toolkit
• Signature pages and routing slip

Who is eligible?

• Independent researchers affiliated with Canadian postsecondary institutions
• Knowledge users affiliated with eligible Canadian institutions
• Indigenous non-governmental organizations in Canada
• Canadian non-governmental organizations with a research or knowledge translation mandate

Who is not eligible

• Applicants without a substantive role in Canada for the grant term
• Organizations that are not authorized to administer CIHR funds
• Projects without a substantial focus on type 1 diabetes for JDRF support

Eligible expenses

• Translation and preparation of public-facing materials
• Knowledge mobilization, communication, and collaboration activities
• Patient partner compensation
• Indigenous community engagement costs and honoraria
• Travel, accommodation, and related costs for the required workshop

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs normally covered by the health care, education, or criminal justice systems
• Implementation of existing interventions
• Projects focused on the treatment of already diagnosed diabetes complications
• Original research to develop or pilot new interventions without sufficient evidence

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada
• The Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
• New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island

• Project alignment with program objectives and research areas
• Quality of the research approach and knowledge mobilization plan
• Strength of the applicant team and roles
• Potential impact on policies, practices, and health outcomes
• Meaningful engagement of knowledge users and PWLLEs

• Step 1: Prepare ResearchNet account and participant information
  • Ensure the NPA and all required participants have a CIHR PIN.
  • Complete the required self-identification questionnaire.
• Step 2: Complete the application forms
  • Enter proposal information, budget details, and required attachments in ResearchNet.
  • Upload the research proposal and the Knowledge Mobilization Planning Toolkit.
• Step 3: Select the funding pool
  • Choose the single funding pool that best matches the project.
  • Complete the relevance form if prompted.
• Step 4: Upload signatures and submit
  • Print, sign, and upload the required signature pages.
  • Review the application, then submit it through ResearchNet before the deadline.

• Applications are first screened through a relevance review against the program objectives and partner priorities.
• Ineligible or non-relevant applications are withdrawn from the competition.
• Eligible applications undergo peer review under CIHR review guidelines.
• Funding is awarded to the top-ranked applications in each pool, then in rank order in the general pool.
• Successful applicants are named publicly on the CIHR website.

• A Partner Linkage Tool is available to help researchers and knowledge users connect, but it is not mandatory.
• Information shared through the linkage tool is provided voluntarily and does not give any advantage in evaluation or funding.
• CIHR may publish the names of successfully funded applicants on its website.
• The program is archived and the application deadline shown in the notice has passed.