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Results of the September 2022 Health Equity Research Grants Competition

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The Canadian Cancer Society's Research Strategy places people at its core and aims to deliver results that will significantly improve the outlook of people affected by cancer in Canada by 2040. To achieve this, we are committed to investing in research that seeks to advance cancer-related health equity.

As part of this commitment, CCS launched the inaugural Health Equity Research Grants  - Advancing a more accessible and inclusive cancer care system, in May, 2022.  The purpose of this funding program is to support research projects that seek to advance cancer-related health equity. Projects must be collaborative, co-created by people both affected by cancer and by structural marginalization, and designed to address the systemic, structural, and institutional factors that sustain health disparities in Canada. Applications should take a social determinants of health perspective in identifying and defining both the health equity need and the community of focus, taking care to consider the intersectionalities of such communities.

We are pleased to announce the results of the inaugural competition.

22 abstracts were received by the July 20, 2022 deadline, and following a relevance review, 21 were invited to submit a full application. Of the 17 applications received, 6 have been approved for funding – corresponding to a 35% success rate for this inaugural competition. These projects total over $1.6M in funding over the full term of these grants.

CCS Research Goals

Prevent - fewer people in Canada will develop cancer
Detect - fewer people will be diagnosed with Stage 3 or Stage 4 cancer
Care - people with cancer will live longer and with improved quality of life during and after treatment
Champion - equitable and timely access to innovative and affordable high-quality care for more people in Canada

Geographical breakdown

Investment by research area

Investment by cancer type

Projects relevant to underserved populations

The 'Other' category includes but is not limited to refugees, and individuals living in remote, rural and lower income communities.
The 'Other' category includes but is not limited to refugees, and individuals living in remote, rural and lower income communities. A project may be relevant to more than one underserved population.

Competition results by career stage

Early career, mid-career andsenior investigators assumed their first independent academic appointment<5, 5-15 and >15 years from the time of application, respectively, withtime deducted for COVID-19 and personal absences
&nbsp;Early career, mid-career andsenior investigators assumed their first independent academic appointment<5, 5-15 and >15 years from the time of application, respectively, withtime deducted for COVID-19 and personal absences

Health Equity Research Grants

Please note:

  • Amounts listed below represent the total dollars awarded and may include funds for salaries, supplies, and equipment.

  • The start date for these grants is December 1, 2022.

  • Only the Principal Investigator is named in this listing. Co-Principal Investigators, Co-Applicants, Additional Authors, Implementers/Decision-makers, and People Affected by Cancer team members may also be associated with these grants

Below is a list of newly awarded Health Equity Research Grants.

Note Carefully:

Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the listing below, this list does not constitute an "official" notification.

Successful applicants have been informed, in writing, with an official Notification of Award giving the details pertaining to their grant.

 
Project Summaries
Applicant
Institution
Title

Award*

Busolo, David
University of New Brunswick
Improving mammography for Syrian refugee women in New Brunswick

 2022     $101,624
2023     $105,810
 2024        $92,357
Lambert, Sylvie
McGill University
Improving communication between patients with cancer from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and clinicians: A co design of a patient reported outcomes (PROs) screening program

  2022        $96,287
 2023     $112,373
  2024        $91,281

Lambert, Leah
BC Cancer, part of the Provincial Health Services Authority
Building relationships to unlock a community driven research collaboration for redressing cancer related inequities in Vancouver’s urban core

 2022    $150,000

Lofters, Aisha
Women's College Hospital
Addressing inequities in prostate cancer care for Black men

2022      $86,608
2023   $111,998
2024   $101,394
Sanguins, Julianne
University of Manitoba
Distance to care: cancer outcomes for Métis in rural Manitoba

2022   $114,795
2023   $113,155
2024      $72,050
Santos Salas, Anna
University of Alberta
Improving equity and wellness in cancer care with racialized advanced cancer patients of African and Latin American descent
2022  $100,000
2023  $100,000
2024  $100,000
* Approved  budget listed by CCS fiscal year

Last modified on: May 11th, 2023