Sponsor

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Program

Call for letter of intent: Transmission and non-pharmaceutical prevention of respiratory infectious diseases

For More Information

Visit the program website [1]. 

Description

The Public Health Agency of Canada is seeking to fund research that investigates transmission and non-pharmaceutical prevention of respiratory infectious diseases, such as:

• influenza
• COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)
• respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
• other emerging and re-emerging respiratory pathogens

Specific areas of interest include:

• modes of transmission and factors that influence respiratory particle transmission
• ventilation and air quality-related interventions for preventing respiratory infectious disease transmission
• interventions that can promote the use of public health measures

Results should be expected to inform federal policy and recommendations regarding public health measures for respiratory infectious diseases, including:

• RSV
• influenza
• COVID-19
• other emerging and re-emerging respiratory pathogens

PHAC is inviting researchers to submit letters of intent for projects that address the objectives and priorities of this solicitation. This solicitation is a 2-stage process, with the letter of intent being the first step. Successful applicants will then be invited to submit a funding request.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

• scholars
• health professionals
• postdoctoral scholars
• independent researchers

Principal applicants must be affiliated with a Canadian postsecondary institution or an affiliated institution, including:

• hospitals
• research institutes
• non-profit and non-governmental organizations with a mandate for:
  • health research
  • knowledge translation

Individuals working with municipal, provincial or territorial governments are also eligible if the research proposed is not already funded by that government sector. Applicants must have their substantive role in Canada for the duration of the requested grant term.

Applicants and recipients of funding must ensure that their employees and directors are in compliance with the:

• Conflict of Interest Act [2]
• Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector [3]
• Policy on Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment [4]

Where an applicant or a recipient employs or has a major stakeholder who is either a current or former (i.e., in the last 12 months) public office holder or public servant in the federal government, compliance with the code(s) must be demonstrated.

Funding Availability

Project duration: 12 months, beginning February 2025 and concluding February 2026.

Amount: up to $200,000 per project.

Indirect Costs

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How to Apply

You must complete your letter of intent using PHAC's template. The letter of intent must be:

• single-spaced
• no longer than outlined in the template
• in size 12 Arial font, inclusive of existing template contents

PHAC only accepts letters of intent in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Email PHAC to request a copy of the template, or for additional information about this call for letters of intent.

Email: cgc.solicitations-csc@phac-aspc.gc.ca [6]

The deadline for submissions is 12 pm (ET) on July 19, 2024. Funding will be subject to budgetary and project considerations.

Email your submission to cgc.solicitations-csc@phac- [6]aspc.gc.ca, [6] with:

• phmgd-cierpp.domsp@phac-aspc.gc.ca [7] in cc
• 'LOI Transmission and Non-pharmaceutical Prevention of Respiratory Infectious Diseases' as the subject line

PHAC will email you to acknowledge receipt of your proposal. Make sure that your email address is included in your application.