Funding, News and Announcements

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is accepting funding requests to address the impact of climate change on human health to prepare and protect Canadians from climate-driven infectious diseases that are zoonotic (diseases that can be transmitted from animals/ insects to humans), food-borne and/or water-borne. Applicants are encouraged to apply for 1-3 year funding agreements with a maximum value of $150,000 per project year. Projects will need to demonstrate how one of the following objectives is fulfilled:

1. MOVING THE MARKER: Solutions to enhance capacity and address the epidemiology and burden of illness related to climate-driven tick-borne and mosquito-borne diseases in at-risk communities

2. BUILDING A FOUNDATION: Knowledge translations/exchange, capacity building, and collaboration mechanisms to help Canadians and health professionals understand the risks and opportunities associated with health and climate change adaptation

3. ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE: Novel approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of the impact climate-driven infectious diseases have on human health:

• Domestic zoonotic disease including vector-borne disease beyond tick and mosquito vectors
• Climate-driven food-borne illness
• Environmentally mediated infectious diseases, including infectious agents within recreational waters

NOTE: Objectives 2 and 3 application process begins with submitting an LOI. Please see the  IDCCF webpage for more details on eligibility and submission procedures.

Internal Deadlines:
Objective 1 (Moving the Marker): April 15, 4:30 pm
Objective 2 (Building a Foundation): March 25, 4:30 pm
Objective 3 (Enhancing Knowledge): March 25, 4:30 pm

Agency Deadlines:
Objective 1 (Moving the Marker): April 22, 11:59 pm
Objective 2 (Building a Foundation): April 1, 11:59 pm
Objective 3 (Enhancing Knowledge): April 1, 11:59 pm

ORS Contact: Susan Haydt (susan.haydt@dal.ca)

PHAC Contact: phac.cgc.solicitations-csc.aspc@canada.ca