Other: Capacity Building Workshop in HIV/AIDS (Community-Based Research) (2008-2009) - Funding Decisions Notification (November 2008 Competition – 200811CBC and 200811HAW)

Alternate Titles:

• 200811CBC: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General – Workshop
• 200711HAW: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - Aboriginal - Workshop

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the results of the Other: Capacity Building Workshop in HIV/AIDS (Community-Based Research) (2008-2009) competition.

Funding Opportunity Summary

The CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative is supported by the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada. The HIV/AIDS CBR Program, which is part of the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative, assists community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations and institutions in developing the knowledge necessary to carry out their HIV/AIDS work in the most effective manner, and in creating the expertise within these communities to conduct their own research. The Other: Capacity Building Workshop in HIV/AIDS (Community-Based Research) (2008-2009) competition is one of the six funding tools of the HIV/AIDS CBR Program.

The objectives of the Other: Capacity Building Workshop in HIV/AIDS (Community-Based Research) (2008-2009) were to:

• To develop and enhance community-based research capacity among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community representatives and researchers from both academic and non-academic settings;
• To increase basic understanding of community-based research principles and practices.

Funding Competition Summary

No applications were received to this competition for either the General Stream or the Aboriginal Stream.

Contact Information

For further information about this competition, please contact:

Julien David
HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research Program Delivery Coordinator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-941-6493
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: julien.david@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For further information about this initiative and the objectives of this funding opportunity please contact:

Chaidwick Leneis
HIV/AIDS Research Initiative Officer
Institute of Infection and Immunity
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-948-9396
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: chaidwick.leneis@cihr-irsc.gc.ca