the ohtn has launched a new call for the hiv endgame program funding competition!

the ohtn will offer six types of grants:

1. breaking new ground grant: project funding for innovative, high-reward projects that will break new ground and build evidence and programs to dramatically improve the prevention, treatment, and care cascade in ontario. this funding stream supports the piloting, evaluation, or scale up of hiv interventions
2. implementation science grant: project funding for the development of sustainable, effective hiv programs and services. this funding stream will support implementation science initiatives that will contribute to a rapid learning system for hiv.
3. winston husbands leadership award in strengthening the response to hiv among black communities: salary support for emerging black scholars, knowledge users, and service providers who work collaboratively with community stakeholders to understand and address the impact of hiv on african, caribbean, and black communities in ontario.
4. junior investigator grant: salary support for emergent leaders who are interested in working closely and collaboratively with the ohtn to drive change, contribute to rapid learning and improvement in our sector, and build hiv innovation capacity in ontario.
5. postdoctoral grant: salary support for postdoctoral fellows who are interested in working closely and collaboratively with the ohtn to drive change, contribute to rapid learning and improvement in our sector, and build hiv innovation capacity in ontario.
6. community based project and participatory evaluation grant: support for community-based agencies, their staff, and people living with hiv to undertake projects, needs assessments, quality improvements, and evaluation activities that help develop and modify effective programs, services, and policies or generate data to make the case for additional hiv inquiry relevant to ontario’s needs.

important deadlines

loi application: december 2, 2024 at 12pm est

full application: january 22, 2025 at 12pm est

in addition, the incubator grant funding stream remains open, with loi applications due on the first friday of each month.

please review the application guidelines, as deadlines differ for each grant. for more information, including detailed application guidelines and access to the ohtn grant application portal, please visit our website.

the specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to support research platforms to:

• implement a plan to serve a broader, long-term pandemic preparedness and response role in the research ecosystem related to one of the research areas;
• build and strengthen capacity in canada to undertake interdisciplinary, equity-focused, multi-jurisdictional research related to pandemics and other infectious or communicable diseases with significant public health impacts;
• rapidly generate and mobilize evidence to inform health emergency preparedness and response efforts by policy makers, clinicians, public health actors, the public and/or higher-risk communities in canada; and
• collaborate with other experts and teams across canada and internationally in their research area(s) to sustain research partnerships and ensure coordination of pandemic preparedness and response activities.

• up to 15 awards for master's 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛  valued at $20,000 over one year
• up to 10 awards for doctoral 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛  valued at $120,000 over three years
• up to 5 awards for postdoctoral fellows valued at $110,000 over two years, with up to $10,000 per year for travel and conference expenses