RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The Spring 2024 Research Development Program (RDP) has closed. Thank you to those who expressed interest and applied to this funding call. Our next step will be to conduct reviews. Once these are completed, we will follow up with applicants. If you have any questions, please email crismatlantic@gmail.com and reference ‘RDP inquiry’ in the subject line.

This page provides general information about the Research development Program. We are pleased to share outcomes from the CRISM Atlantic 2023 Research Development Program HERE

The CRISM Atlantic node aims to provide a dynamic research environment where clinicians, researchers, persons with lived experience, knowledge users and public health stakeholders converge to discuss and act on priorities in substance use research. The node is committed to supporting the development and implementation of funded protocols that are relevant, innovative and have the potential to accelerate the transfer of scientific knowledge in intervention and best practices in the management of substance use.

OBJECTIVES

The Research Development Program aims to support CRISM Atlantic node members in the development of research projects and protocols that seek to:

  • improve the practices (prevention or treatment) for groups and people affected by problematic use of opioids and other substances, and 
  •  contribute to the field’s knowledge with new evidence.

WHY IS THE CRISM ATLANTIC NODE OFFERING A RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (RDP) TO ITS MEMBERS?

Foster collaborations within the node, nationally, and internationally

  • Build research capacity and competitive projects
  • Provide a space and mechanism for regional priorities identification
  • Support members to develop competitive research protocols or improve existing protocols
  • Address the increasing challenges of accessing granting competition (more applicants, fewer funds)

Although this funding opportunity/competition attracts CRISM Atlantic Node members with experience in the competitive research grant application environment, we strongly encourage node members with less experience to seek collaboration opportunities with CRISM Atlantic Researchers to submit eligible protocols and projects to the RDP for review.

CATEGORIES OF ADMISSIBLE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Applicants are invited to submit a concept sheet proposal to obtain financial support in order to:

  1. Generate preliminary data or structuring activities (for example, intersectoral consultations, collection, or organization of data) related to the development of a new research protocol;
  2. Develop a new research protocol for submission to a recognized granting agency;
  3. Improve a research protocol that has already been submitted, well assessed but has not received the funding requested in the competition.

A maximum of $10,000 can be awarded to an emerging project proposal (category 1 or 2). A maximum of $15,000 can be awarded to a promising project proposal (category 3). The number of awards will depend on funds available.

SUPPORTED PROJECTS