Call for Applications: Cardiac Arrest Research Team Grants Funding Opportunity

The CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health is thrilled to be partnering with the Heart and Stroke Foundation and Brain Canada Foundation to collectively commit $5,000,000 CAD over five (5) years to fund the Cardiac Arrest Research Team Grants.

Every year in Canada, approximately 60,000 people in Canada will experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The survival rate for OHCA is around 10%. This funding opportunity aims to address the most urgent and emergent questions as well as current evidence gaps in cardiac arrest with the aim of improving prediction and early detection of cardiac arrest, increasing survival rates, and optimizing survivor health outcomes and quality of life (QoL) outcomes for all affected.

Read our joint news release statement

Priority Research Areas

Cardiac Arrest Research Team Grants will focus on one of three priority research areas:

  1. Prediction and Early Detection of Cardiac Arrest
  2. Accelerate Response and Increase Survival of Cardiac Arrest; or
  3. Optimize Brain Recovery After Cardiac Arrest.

Funds Available

The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $5,000,000 CAD; $1,666,665 CAD/team ($333,333 CAD per year for five (5) years).

How to Register and Apply

To apply for this Funding Opportunity, please refer to the guidelines for complete instructions on how to register and submit your application. The guidelines [ PDF (4.5 MB) - external link ] also include important details on eligibility and application requirements.

Important Dates

Information session to learn more about the award and the application process: November 4, 2025, at 12:00 pm (ET) | Register

Contact Information

For all inquiries related to the Cardiac Arrest Grants Funding Opportunity, please e-mail Heart & Stroke at research@heartandstroke.ca.

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