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Grant updates - September 2022
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
Applications in Progress
Definitive Intervention and Feasibility Awards (DIFA) 2023
The closing date for submission of the Full Application was 15 September 2022. Applications are now under international Peer and Public review.
Knowledge Translation Awards (KTA) 2022
34 applications were received to The Knowledge Translation Awards (KTA). A panel meeting was held on 6 September and recommendations were sent to the HRB executive team for approval the week of 19 September. Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome.
DOROTHY COFUND Programme
Interview of selected candidates will be conducted at the end of September. IRC is the leading agency for this call, which is co-funded with HRB and EPA.
ERA PerMed Joint Transnational Call (2022)
Full proposals from successful consortia are undergoing evaluation and coordinators will be informed of the outcome Q3/Q4 2022.
ERA-NET TRANSCAN-3 Joint Transnational Call 2022
The call closed on 18th July 2022 and pre-proposals are undergoing evaluation. Coordinators will be informed of the outcome Q4 2022.
Open Calls
ERA-NET NEURON Joint Transnational Networking Group Call 2022
The Joint Transnational Networking Group Call on “Chronic Pain” opened 7 September 2022 with a deadline for submission of 8 November 2022.
US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership Programme
This is a rolling call. Check the scheme notice for full details.
HRB Rapid Response Mechanism to support Ukrainian researchers in crisis 2022 (Ucrisis 2022)
The Ucrisis 2022 supplementary grant call (restricted to eligible active grant awards) opened on 22 April 2022. The grant scheme supports a named individual/s who have been displaced by the Russian invasion in Ukraine or who cannot return to Ukraine due to the invasion (and are being supported by the Irish Government under the Temporary Protection Directive). It is a rolling grant call with continuous intake and fast-tracked application review. The HRB has approved two applications for funding as of September 2022.
Impact Award 2023
The Impact Award 2023 call closing date is 29 September 2022.
Applied Partnership Awards 2022 (APA)
The 2022 call for proposals for Applied Partnership Awards (APA) remains open for Cycle 2 of this rolling call. The scheme supports applied research projects in which researchers and knowledge users come together to develop research projects that address a specific need within the Irish health or social care system. The closing date for submission to Cycle 2 is in February 2023.
Action Grants:
The second set of calls for action grants under the 2022 EU4health work programme are now open.
These include the following:
- Call for proposals on cancer and other NCDs prevention – action on health determinants (€11M)
- Call for proposals on prevention of NCDs - cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (€5M)
- Call for proposals to support the roll-out of the second cohort of the inter-speciality cancer training programme (€7M)
- Call for proposals to support structured dialogue at national or regional level on public procurement in the health sector – HERA (€5M)
Procurement:
A number of procurement opportunities under the EU4Health programme are currently open to tender as listed below:
Opening date: 21 July 2022
Deadline date: 07 October 2022, 16:00 (CEST)
Budget: €12 M (excluding VAT)
- Multiple Framework Contracts in Cascade for Support Actions in the Field of Tobacco Control
Opening date: 25 August 2022
Deadline date: 14 October 2022, 16:00 (CEST)
Budget: €3 M (excluding VAT)
For further information on the EU4Health programme please visit the EU4Health webpage or contact Amanda Daly, HRB National Focal Point, amanda.daly@hrb.ie
Upcoming Calls
Secondary Data Analysis Projects (SDAP) 2023
On 3 October we will open applications to the third round of the Secondary Data Analysis Projects (SDAP 2023). The scheme supports bringing together researchers, knowledge users and data controllers to develop research projects that answer policy and/or practice-relevant questions through the use of secondary data.
NEW: This is a rolling call and as such there will be one round launched in 2022 with two separate closing dates and associated peer review cycles. The closing date for Cycle 1 is the 15th of December 2022. The closing date for Cycle 2 is planned for October 2023.
Horizon Europe, including the EU Cancer Mission
The Horizon Europe Work Programme with calls for 2023/ 2024 is now in preparation and it is expected to be published towards the end 2022. Calls will likely launch in January 2023 with a possible closing date in April 2023.
The EU Missions Work Programme 2023, including the Cancer Mission, is also under preparation and is expected to be published towards the end 2022. The 2023 calls will have a possible closing date of Spring 2023.
The EU Commission’s annual EU Research and Innovation Days are held online on 28-29 October 2022. The wide programme includes various sessions on the Cancer Mission, a workshop on Lump Sum funding and the official launch of the Horizon Europe Strategic Planning for 2025-2027. See https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/events/upcoming-events/research-innovation-days)
For further information on the Horizon Europe programme please contact Patricia Clarke, National Delegate Cluster 1- Health, pclarke@hrb.ie
For support for applicants please contact Health NCP, Martha Cahill at Enterprise Ireland martha.cahill@enterprise-ireland.com