Collaboration Starter Grants – TRANSFORM HF

TRANSFORM HF is offering Collaboration Starter Grants (CSGs) to encourage and support collaborations between new partners – either within or outside the TRANSFORM HF network – on early-stage projects that advance our mission of advancing equitable access to heart failure care through digital innovation.

Three types of supports are available: 

• Grants up to $10K for proposal development meetings, collaborative project activities, patient or Knowledge Keeper compensation and facilitation.  

• Grants up to $10K for scoping and preliminary project research and data collection. 

• Grants up to $10K for research proposal writing and editing.  

Funding will be reserved for at least one CSG that seeks to explore opportunities in sustainable digital health (i.e., at the intersection of climate change, sustainability, and digital innovation in cardiovascular care).    

Value:  Up to four grants are available, each up to $10,000. 

Duration:  One year from April 2025-2026 

Eligibility: Primary applicants must be investigators or trainees affiliated with the University of Toronto and/or the institutions within the Toronto Academic Health Science Network.

Application Deadline: January 17, 2025 at 5:00pm EST 

Submission: 

Access and complete the Application Form via the TRANSFORM HF website. Applications are to be submitted as a single PDF document via email to info@transformhf.ca.