Team Grant: Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North
“Canadian Institutes of Health Research”
$1,500,000.00
Maximum Eligible Amount
Government Grant
Fund Type
The overall goal of the Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North Initiative is to support research that will provide a deeper understanding of food security and climate change in the Canadian North, with a focus on Indigenous (ie, First Nations, Inuit and Métis ) populations, and to support the development of effective approaches, programs and policies to address this issue.
Important Dates
Competition | Full Application (202204FCC) | Letter of Intent (202104FCN) CLOSED |
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Application Deadline | 2022-04-05 | 2021-04-27 |
Anticipated Notice of Decision | 2022-09-12 | 2021-11-03 |
Funding Start Date | 2022-09-01 | 2021-11-01 |
The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are: create new knowledge about the magnitude and health effects of climate change on food security in the Canadian North and Northern Indigenous populations by incorporating Indigenous knowledge and land-based experience regarding traditional / country food sources; identify effective approaches, programs and policy to address food insecurity in the North through implementation science; build capacity for multidisciplinary research in the area of food security and climate change in the Canadian North that has strong and meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities and organizations.