ACT RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM

The Applied Client-focused Team (ACT) Research Grants Program is designed to fund projects that create change in the health system, influence key points of contact and impact the delivery of care. We believe that partnering directly with those that receive care, for the purpose of research, is an essential way to improve and influence client health experiences. Grant applicants must demonstrate a core proficiency in home health care and that their project is based on real client experience such that clients have been involved in designing, informing or testing the research focus.

Together with researchers, organizations and clients we will identify and respond to essential research questions that will make positive change where it matters most – at the client point of contact with health care. Download a copy of the ACT Research Grants Program Guidelines in full below:

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About the ACT Research Grants Program

As our inaugural program, the Care to Know Centre (CTKC) launched the ACT Research Grants Program in 2008. The program supports Applied Client-focused Team research projects. Our goal is to create change in the health system right through to the point of contact with the client via the delivery of care. Our philosophy is to encourage the development of new partnerships, to support the capacity building and shared learning of partners and to fully engage in activities driving knowledge to action. We also look for the potential to sustain and replicate projects.

The 2009/2010 ACT Research Grants Program will provide a total of $200,000 in seed funding to support applied research initiatives that impact the experiences and needs of the health client at the point of contact with the health care system. Individual grant awards, up to a maximum of $50,000, will be awarded to projects spanning 12 to 18 months.

Projects will be considered that include the client in a key role such as informant or subject and/or a focus on the interaction between the client and the health care provider. The CTKC is particularly interested in projects that impact clients who would benefit from, or who currently use, home and community health care services. However, projects that focus on other health delivery sites such as hospitals are welcome to apply. The project should, at minimum, consider the implications of the findings on the delivery and practice of care in the home and community care sector.

We will consider applications from a variety of organizations working to improve health for home and community care clients. We seek to fund excellence and welcome applications from around the world.

The CTKC, through the ACT Research Grants Program, supports applied research initiatives that:

  • exhibit a commitment to working with and addressing client health care needs;
  • demonstrate collaboration between key stakeholders including researchers, decision-makers, clients and others as appropriate to the proposed project;
  • contribute to new knowledge creation by filling gaps in existing knowledge;
  • are likely to effectively support knowledge utilization by making an impact on the client’s perception and experience of health care;
  • build capacity within the organization, system, and client group;
  • have sustainable outcomes; and
  • have the potential to be used as a replicable model for others in future.

Disclaimer: Application to the ACT Research Grants Program does not guarantee funding. The ACT Research Grants Program Review Panel will review all qualified proposals and make funding decisions. The number of grants awarded each year will depend on the quality of proposals received and grant funding available.


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