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Community Research Capacity Enhancement ProgramAbout the Program The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) launched the Community Research Capacity Enhancement Program (CRCEP) in 2004. CAMH launched CRCEP in an effort to enhance our research interactions with community partners, and to help build research capacity among organizations that address addiction and mental health issues in Ontario. Over the last several years, our capacity building work with community partners across the province has been focused on Youth, Issues of Concurrent Disorders and Diversity. These areas were selected as a focus of our provincial knowledge exchange work for a three to five year period, based on consultations with system partners and other stakeholders. As was the case in the previous years of the project, the CRCEP competition for 2008 will again be limited to projects that are dedicated to issues that build relationships and capacity in diversity. In particular the program will fund a limited number of projects that:
Eligibility To implement CRCEP 2008, it is anticipated that CAMH will support up to three (3) grants to teams consisting of an established community agency partner(s) and CAMH staff. To be eligible to partner with CAMH staff, established community agencies must be dedicated to mental health and addictions. Eligible CAMH partners include any CAMH research scientist. It is also preferable to include Policy, Education and Health Promotion (PEHP) staff, who have experience with research-related activities, as part of the project team. The grant will:
All work within this grant has to be carried out to be consistent with the CAMH policies and procedures, as applicable. The CAMH Research Program will disburse the funds. Community applicants, who are interested in participating in the program, should contact a Policy, Education and Health Promotion (PEHP) staff member or a CAMH Scientist about the nature of their proposed project. In the event that the community applicant is unaware of any such contact, they may contact any of the individuals listed below. Every attempt will be made to find a suitable CAMH partner to work on the final application submission. The final application has to be made jointly by a community agency partnering with a scientist with a full-time appointment at CAMH. Having a member of PEHP collaborate on the project is preferred but not necessary. Funds for successful projects involving human subjects will be released only when all applicable approvals are obtained from the CAMH Research Ethics Board committee. Only one proposal per community agency and CAMH scientist partnership will be considered. Application Checklist Applicants should enclose six copies of each of the following:
Some examples of the kind of projects that might be eligible (without intending to bias the adjudication) are:
2007/08 CRCEP Projects In 2007/08, the funded projects and the community agencies sponsoring them were:
2006/07 CRCEP Projects In 2006/07, the funded projects and the community agencies sponsoring them were:
2005/06 CRCEP Projects In 2005/06, the funded projects and the community agencies sponsoring them were:
Since the main purposes of this grant are to address mental health and addiction issues in diverse communities, enhance capacity, build a research partnership and/or collect preliminary data the applicants must demonstrate how the grant money will achieve that purpose. Broad non-specific statements such as "this will allow us to work together" or "this will lead to a partnership" will not suffice. Review and Adjudication A review committee, with broad representation and scientific background, will adjudicate these grants. In judging the competitive merits of the grants the following will be considered:
The Review Committee will recommend its rank order based on the above criteria to the Chief of Research. The Chief of Research is responsible for the final decision. The grant decisions are final and binding. The grant accounts will be held at CAMH, and disbursed according to standard CAMH policies around such expenditures. The Research Office must approve any significant deviation from the submitted budget. The applicants will be required, as fulfillment of their obligations under the program, to provide a 1-page report on the progress of the project at 6 months and a final report within 3 months of the completion of the project. 10% of the grant will be withheld until the final report is received. Process of Application Provided the criteria laid out are met, no prior approval is needed from the Research Office for submission of grants. Potential applicants (system partners) who wish to know if particular expertise or interest exists with CAMH, and those CAMH scientists who are seeking community partners may contact the following before March 17, 2008: Dr. Samuel Noh, Co-Section Head, Social Equity and Health Research Rajeev Chandok, Manager, Grants and Awards Kwasi Kafele, Director, Corporate Diversity Branka Agic, ublic Health and Education Policy Aseefa Sarang, Co-Director, Administration Deadlines All applications for the current competition must be submitted to the Research Office at CAMH by April 15, 2008. A copy of applications that were successful in previous competitions may be obtained upon request by contacting Branka Agic or Aseefa Sarang (see above for contact information). The final decisions will be made by the end of April, 2008. Note: In order to ensure that the agency and the collaborating CAMH scientist have sufficient time to work together on the proposal, it is recommended that a commitment from the CAMH scientist is obtained by March 14, 2008.
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Last updated: Feb 08, 2008 2:11 PM Published: May 13, 2008 2:30 PM ID#P6307 |