Reference number : 236-2025-2026-Q4-00078, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Hosseini, Benita, recipient country : CA, recipient province : ON, recipient city : Toronto, recipient postal code : M5B 1W8, program name english : Research in Priority Areas, program name french : Recherche priorisée, program purpose english : This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors., program purpose french : Ce programme offre des subventions et des bourses ciblées dans les domaines prioritaires. Les priorités sont établies par les IRSC en consultation avec d’autres ministères et organismes gouvernementaux, des partenaires et des intervenants. Le programme mobilise des chercheurs, des patients, des fournisseurs de soins de santé et des décideurs afin qu’ils participent à la conduite de travaux de recherche, favorisent l’application des connaissances et renforcent les capacités dans les domaines prioritaires. Il nécessite souvent des collaborations intrasectorielles et intersectorielles., agreement title english : Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research, agreement title french : Subvention Projet - AP : Préparation en cas de pandémie et d’urgence sanitaire, agreement number : 189104, agreement value : 100000.0, agreement start date : 2026-03-01, agreement end date : 2027-02-28, description english : The Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies (CRPPHE) is housed at CIHR with a mandate to grow Canada's research leadership in preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery from pandemics and public health emergencies, including by building and supporting Canadian research capacity in the field.

CRPPHE will offer funding for bridge grants to research projects that are aligned with the CRPPHE goal and objectives and the Interim Investment Plan and that have a primary research objective related to preparing for and/or responding to existing and future pandemics and other health emergencies*.

*For the purpose of this Priority Announcement, a health emergency is defined as:

A present or imminent event or phenomenon, of a temporary, acute nature, with actual or potential significant negative impacts on human health, resulting in:

• A serious disruption of the functioning of a community; and/or
• The declaration of a state of emergency by a municipal, provincial/territorial, federal and/or Indigenous government, or international organization with a health research mandate; and that
• Requires prompt research action to protect and strengthen human health., description french : The Centre for Research on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies (CRPPHE) is housed at CIHR with a mandate to grow Canada's research leadership in preparedness, prevention, response, and recovery from pandemics and public health emergencies, including by building and supporting Canadian research capacity in the field.

CRPPHE will offer funding for bridge grants to research projects that are aligned with the CRPPHE goal and objectives and the Interim Investment Plan and that have a primary research objective related to preparing for and/or responding to existing and future pandemics and other health emergencies*.

*For the purpose of this Priority Announcement, a health emergency is defined as:

A present or imminent event or phenomenon, of a temporary, acute nature, with actual or potential significant negative impacts on human health, resulting in:

• A serious disruption of the functioning of a community; and/or
• The declaration of a state of emergency by a municipal, provincial/territorial, federal and/or Indigenous government, or international organization with a health research mandate; and that
• Requires prompt research action to protect and strengthen human health., expected results english : This program provides funding for targeted grants and awards aimed at addressing priority areas. Priorities are identified by CIHR in consultation with other government departments and agencies, partners and stakeholders. The program mobilizes researchers, patients, health providers, and decision makers to conduct research, enable knowledge translation and build capacity in the priority areas. It often requires collaboration within and across sectors., expected results french : Ce programme offre des subventions et des bourses ciblées dans les domaines prioritaires. Les priorités sont établies par les IRSC en consultation avec d’autres ministères et organismes gouvernementaux, des partenaires et des intervenants. Le programme mobilise des chercheurs, des patients, des fournisseurs de soins de santé et des décideurs afin qu’ils participent à la conduite de travaux de recherche, favorisent l’application des connaissances et renforcent les capacités dans les domaines prioritaires. Il nécessite souvent des collaborations intrasectorielles et intersectorielles., additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : cihr-irsc, owner organization title : Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada