Other: Research Facilitators in HIV/AIDS (Community-Based Research) (2008-2009) – Funding Decisions Notification (November 2008 Competition – 200811HBS and 200811HBG)

Alternate Titles:

• 200811HBS: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General - CBR Facilitators
• 200811HBG: HIV/AIDS CBR Program - Aboriginal - CBR Facilitators

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the results of the Other: Research Facilitators 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: Research Facilitators 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: Research Facilitators 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 facilitate the development of partnerships between community organizations and researchers and the engagement of affected communities in HIV/AIDS community-based research;
• To improve the skills of community organizations in designing community-based research.

Funding Competition Summary

Other: Research Facilitators in HIV/AIDS (Community-Based Research) (2008-2009) - General Stream (200811HBS)

A total of four applications were received of which three were approved for funding.

Other: Research Facilitators in HIV/AIDS (Community-Based Research) (2008-2009) - Aboriginal Stream (200811HBG)

A total of two applications were received of which none were approved for funding.

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

Funding Decisions Data Report

Access the "HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General - CBR Facilitators" (200811HBS) funding decisions data report.