CIHR awards $377M in health research grants across Canada

Calgary, AB – The federal government today announced the recipients from across Canada of 1,604 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) health research grants worth more than $377.5 million.

The funding will support projects in mental health, hospital-acquired infections, cancer, heart health and wait times, among others. The funded research projects will be carried out over periods of one to five years.

For more information, including provincial grant allocations, see the CIHR website at http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/35429.html