Notice of upcoming funding opportunity: Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+ Health Through Research

Introduction

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the "Advancing 2S/LGBTQI+ Health Through Research" funding opportunity. This funding opportunity is a collaboration between the CIHR Institutes of Gender and Health; Aging; Cancer Research; Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health; Indigenous People's Health; Neuroscience; Mental Health and Addiction; Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis; Strategy for Patient Oriented Research; and Michael Smith Health Research BC.

Overview

The overall purpose of this funding opportunity is to advance, strengthen, and enhance inter-disciplinary, high-impact, and community-engaged health research that addresses the health priorities of 2S/LGBTQI+ individuals and communities in Canada.

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

  1. Advance high-impact, high-quality, evidence-based research that addresses the health needs, inequities, and strengths of 2S/LGBTQI+ individuals and communities and contributes to a more equitable and inclusive health research landscape in Canada.
  2. Broaden and strengthen engagement in 2S/LGBTQI+ health research by encouraging participation from researchers across all four CIHR pillars—biomedical, clinical, health systems and services, and population and public health—and by supporting meaningful collaboration with 2S/LGBTQI+ communities. This objective aims to expand the scope, diversity, and disciplinary reach of those contributing to this field, while ensuring that research remains community-informed and equity-focused.
  3. Strengthen the capacity of both researchers and 2S/LGBTQI+ communities to work collaboratively as research partners, support mutual learning, mentor the next generation of 2S/LGBTQI+ researchers, and co-design research that reflects lived/living experience and community priorities.
  4. Enhance the real-world impact of 2S/LGBTQI+ health research by supporting knowledge mobilization strategies that are co-developed with communities and designed to inform practice, influence policy, and drive systems-level change. This includes the creation of accessible tools, resources, and dissemination approaches that ensure research findings are translated into meaningful action.

Research Topics

This Funding Opportunity seeks to move beyond descriptive analyses. Possible topics or project themes might include, but are not limited to:

Priority Research Topics

  1. Socio-Structural Determinants and intersecting Health Concerns among 2S/LGBTQI+ Individuals and Communities
  2. Chronic Health Conditions (e.g., Cancer, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health, Musculoskeletal and Arthritis) in 2S/LGBTQI+ Individuals
  3. Gender Affirming Care and Mental Health/Brain Health

Communities of Focus

  1. Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Diverse individuals and communities
  2. Lesbian and Bisexual women
  3. Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, and gender diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals and communities
  4. 2S/LGBTQI+ Older Adults

Research Approaches

  1. Piloting, evaluating, and/or implementing community-engaged interventions, programming, and training for healthcare professionals tailored to engaging with 2S/LGBTQI+ individuals and communities
  2. Innovative and inclusive methodologies, methods, and tools to study and support 2S/LGBTQI+ health
  3. Evaluation/validation of existing health measures and tools tailored to 2S/LGBTQI+ individuals and communities
  4. Secondary analysis and/or data linkages with existing datasets, national health surveys, and/or electronic health records relevant to 2S/LGBTQI+ individuals and communities

Partner Linkage Tool

CIHR is providing a Partner Linkage Tool that is intended to facilitate connections between applicants and engagement partners, such as, community organizations, Indigenous organizations, policy-makers, knowledge-users, people with lived/living experience, and/or other individuals and organizations who are partners in 2S/LGBTQI+ health research, should there be interest. This is not a mandatory tool. Information is provided on a volunteer basis and does not confer any advantages in the evaluation and funding of applications. The table will be updated weekly until the application deadline. If you would like to use this tool, please complete a short survey. The information you provide will appear on CIHR’s website. Please note that potential applicants are not required to use the linkage tool or contact those who have submitted their information.

Funds Available

The total amount available for this funding opportunity is anticipated to be $9,800,000, enough to fund approximately 14 grants.

The maximum amount per grant is anticipated to be $175,000 per year for up to 4 years, for a total of $700,000 per grant.

Anticipated Timelines

These timelines are estimates and subject to change

The official CIHR funding opportunity will be posted on ResearchNet in the coming weeks.

For a full list of CIHR funding opportunities, please visit ResearchNet.

Contact Information

For general inquiries please contact:

CIHR Contact Centre
Telephone: 613-954-1968
Toll Free: 1-888-603-4178
Email: support-soutien@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Disclaimer: The information contained herein is anticipatory only and does not represent an official funding commitment by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Accordingly, the information, contained herein may differ from the official funding opportunity that will be published on ResearchNet.

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