End Date (year)
2021

Funding Organization

Announcement Type
Funding

Research Category

Internal Deadline
Body
This funding opportunity focuses on a gap in research on the impacts of both the co-occurring stressful and traumatic events that stem from the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the restrictions related to associated public health mitigation measures on the health and well-being of families (including single parent families, families of working mothers and same-sex couples, and multi-generational families), children and youth (boys, girls and non-binary or gender diverse youth) in Canada. Both risks and benefits of settings (i.e., virtual and other models of remote delivery, hybrid, in person), as well as impacts of differing durations of measures such as closures, are of interest.
 

This funding opportunity will only support projects relevant to children, youth and families in Canada in one (1) or more of the following research areas:

  • The impacts of changes to and/or disruption of supports (including family and peer interactions, including intergenerational, as well as more formal supports), services and programming (both formal programming, including extra-curricular activities,  and nutrition programs, as well as more informal elements such as outdoor play and access to outdoor spaces) that impact mental and physical health, development and well-being. This includes primary environments such as the home and community, healthcare delivery settings, childcare and schools, as well as external interventions (e.g., special education services, child abuse identification and reporting, mental health interventions, physical health and wellness programs, prenatal classes, cultural programming, school-based and extracurricular programming).
  • The effects of changes in federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and local policies and guidelines regarding the delivery of services, supports and programming on physical health and development, mental health, social and emotional development, and cognitive development.
  • The effects of introducing new and/or alternative services, supports and programming, and/or policies and guidelines on physical health and development, mental health, social and emotional development, and cognitive development.
  • Changes in population health status resulting from decreased access to routine healthcare, including childhood vaccinations and routine childhood screening, as well as changes in physical health.
  • Other factors that may be impacting the health and well-being of children, youth and families related to the co-occurring stressful and traumatic events that stem from the current COVID-19 pandemic (including the impact of decisions made regarding grandparents and other at-risk family members within multigenerational households), and/or the restrictions related to associated public health mitigation measures.
The maximum amount per grant is $150,000 for one (1) year.  Partnership approaches, either in-kind or in cash, to increase the budget available to projects and/or maximize the impact and reach are encouraged; however, they are not mandatory.
 
 
UPEI Application Process
 
1) Complete your application using the ResearchNet system.  
2) Generate a PDF of the application and submit it for UPEI approval using the Researcher Portal and selecting the "Research Funding Administrative Approvals Form for GRANT Applications (rev Dec 2020)".  Instructions for using the Researcher Portal can be found here.  Applicants are requested to submit by July 20, 2021, ensuring that the application is received by Research Services by July 22, 2021. Note: include the CIHR Signature Page in your Researcher Portal submission as it requires the signature of the Vice President, Academic and Research.
3) Upon receipt of UPEI approvals, you will be provided with the CIHR Signature Page with the institutional signature, and you can then proceed with the submission of your application in ResearchNet.  CIHR's deadline for submission is July 27, 2021.  
 
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