Planning and Dissemination Grants – Institute/Initiative Community Support (ICS)

• CV for each participant, as required
• Sex and Gender Module Certificate
• Program or agenda for meetings or events
• Activity Description
• Participant table or required support letters, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• Canadian non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations
• Community or charitable organizations
• Independent researchers
• Knowledge users
• Trainees and Indigenous organizations, where eligible under the selected pool

Who is not eligible

• Local activities open only to a single institution, where stated by the pool
• Recurring meetings and events, where stated by the pool
• Trainees as NPA in the Healthy Cities Research Initiative workshop pool
• Knowledge users as NPA in the Healthy Cities Research Initiative workshop pool
• Federal government employees, unless permitted under CIHR policy

Eligible expenses

• Planning, publication, translation, and dissemination costs
• Background documents such as environmental scans or market analyses
• Travel and accommodation for participants
• Meeting rooms, audiovisual equipment, and videoconferencing
• Hospitality, modest honoraria, release time, and community engagement costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Direct costs of research, including pilot projects and feasibility studies
• Principal and co-investigator salaries
• Research equipment
• Recurring meetings and events, where stated by the Institute or Initiative
• Release time allowances for the Healthy Cities Research Initiative pool

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada
• Some pools allow activities outside Canada, but the grant must be held in Canada
• Healthy Cities Research Initiative activities must be in Canada

• Applications first undergo a relevance review by the selected Institute or Initiative.
• Relevant applications are assessed against the evaluation criteria and must meet the threshold of excellence.
• Eligible applications that pass review may enter a random selection process in some pools.
• Funding decisions are made up to available funds, and successful applicants are published by CIHR.
• A Final Report is required after the funded activity.

• Applications are reviewed first for relevance to the selected Institute or Initiative.
• Only the first selected Institute or Initiative in the application will be considered.
• Successful applicants must submit a Final Report to CIHR.
• CIHR may use applicant personal information for program design, results measurement, and reporting.