From 2014 to 2019, the BCCDC Foundation for Public Health ran a pilot funding program called the Open Awards Program (OAP). The purpose of the OAP was to strengthen the research enterprise at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) by providing small pilot grants and seed funding to support research, knowledge translation, and convening activities that would enable researchers to secure larger funding awards. Spread over two competitions per year, we awarded up to $100,000 per annum to faculty members at the BCCDC, many of whom went on to secure grants from larger funding sources. Among other recipients, Dr. Jessica Moe was awarded to her research for Buprenorphine/naloxone Standard Dosing and Microdosing in the Emergency Department: A feasibility study (2019).
To read the full article on the BCCDC Foundation website, please visit: https://bccdcfoundation.org/reducing-harms-seed-and-pilot-funding-for-bccdc-researchers/