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The HRC Partnership Initiatives are managed separately from the HRC's annual funding round. However, the Partnership Initiatives retain all the hallmarks of the HRC process, including being fully contestable and maintaining a focus on purchasing the highest quality research. The main funding process employed for Partnership Initiatives is a Request for Proposals. The timeline for this process is shorter than the annual funding round, and as funding opportunities arise throughout the year, no calendar is available for upcoming opportunities. As there are no fixed dates for release of Requests for Proposals, researchers are encouraged to carefully review the closing dates for each initiative, and to check with their host institution for internal deadlines.
Requests for Proposals
Applications for funding are in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) released by the HRC Partnership Programme team. A one or two stage application procedure can apply, with full applications often preceded by Expressions of Interest or Registrations of Intent.
Applicants are invited to read the Partnership Programme section of the HRC's Assessment Processes Handbook (available for download from this website) for further details of Partnership Programme assessment processes.
The Partnership Programme team often issues Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in areas that have been identified as key priorities and which need further development. RFPs seek research that is designed to address the full scope of the RFP document and will contribute to an evidence-base for policy and planning.
Māori Health Joint Venture Request for Proposals 2009:
Māori Health Research Priorities Project – Life Stages
The HRC and the Ministry of Health have developed a partnership to jointly fund research which will promote health outcomes for Māori (Māori health research). This partnership is a joint initiative between the two organisations with each partner providing 50% of the funding. Ownership of the Māori Health Joint Venture rests jointly with the funding partners.
The partners wish to co-invest in a project of up to 12 months in duration that identifies Māori health research priorities from a life course perspective that will contribute to the achievement of whānau ora, to more effective service delivery for Māori and improved health outcomes for Māori.
This research project has a specific focus on pregnancy (ie.fetal programming), mother and child. It is expected the research will be undertaken in partnership with whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori communities to enable these communities to identify their own research priorities.
Individuals and organisations interested in undertaking research within the scope of this RFP are invited to register their intent by completing the simple three-page form (RoI209-Life Stages) and returning it to the Research Partnerships team by Wednesday 2 September 2009. A full application on the correct HRC form (JV209-Life Stages Full Application) should be submitted to Research Partnerships by 5pm, Wednesday 16 September 2009.
Contact Fiona Kenning, Project Coordinator, Research Partnerships, with any queries about this RFP or the application process.
Click here for the Request for Proposal (PDF 234KB) and follow this link Partnership Funding Foms download page for the application forms and guidance notes.
Occupational Health and Safety Joint Research portfolio
OHS001 - Prevention of Occupational Respiratory Diseases RFP
Preventing the occurrence of occupational disease is a key priority for the funding partners. This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to establish a future-focused research project which assesses the current status of interventions that relate to occupational respiratory diseases, and which identifies the critical factors that need to be considered when designing and implementing such interventions and whether they are being applied in practice. The successful research team will test one intervention designed to increase the use of preventative workplace practices for occupational respiratory disease arising from dust exposures.
OHS002 Indicators for Surveillance of Occupational Disease RFP
Surveillance of occupational disease has been identified as an essential part of an effective national occupational health and safety system. By measuring occupational disease, priorities to facilitate occupational disease prevention efforts can be identified and prevention strategies can be assessed.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to establish a future-focused research project which provides for a model which identifies valid indicators (including lead indicators) of occupational disease in particular, cancer, respiratory disease (including asthma) and dermatitis, that will lead to improved targeting and assessment of interventions and contribute to ongoing surveillance of occupational disease. Applicants should refer to the RFP document for further details.
Primary Prevention of Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases Research Strategy
The HRC and the Ministry of Health have developed a Joint Venture in the Primary Prevention of Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases. The broad objective of this initiative is to generate a targeted programme of research that will provide the evidence base required to reduce the incidence of cancer and other chronic diseases through primary prevention.
Two broad areas have been identified as key areas the funding partners would like to invest in; the first area has a tobacco cessation focus and the second has a nutrition, physical activity and obesity focus.
1. Nutrition, physical activity and obesity focus
PPCR007 - Brief Interventions in Primary Care and Workplace Settings
Objective: To determine whether, and to what extent, brief interventions in primary care and workplace settings are effective in the promotion of physical activity, nutrition and the management of weight.
PPCR008 - Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Public Health Interventions to Prevent Obesity
Objective: Ascertain the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of selected public health interventions to prevent obesity, thus providing an evidential basis for policy and funding decisions.
PPCR009 - Prevention of Obesity and Related Chronic Disease in People with Disabilities
Objective: To determine whether, and to what extent, primary and secondary prevention of chronic disease is effective for people with disabilities and to identify the ways in which currently administered physical activity and nutrition interventions can be modified to better meet the needs of this group.
2. Tobacco cessation focus
PPCR005 - Smoking cessation interventions in primary care
This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks a controlled trial project which compares an intensive smoking cessation intervention through the implementation of the NZ Smoking Cessation Guidelines, in particular the ‘ABC' approach, against ‘standard practice' in a primary care setting. Prior to undertaking the trial, the research team will first undertake a brief formative research phase. Formative research methods will enable the engagement of primary care professionals, in particular support and assistance from leaders in the primary care sector and inform the design of the controlled trial.
PPCR006 - Testing the Effectiveness of NRT Smoking Cessation Interventions
This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks a controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a combination of currently subsidised Nicotine Replacement Therapy, (transdermal patch, nicotine gum, nicotine lozenges) and/or other Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) delivery modes and/or behavioural support in terms of improving quit success rates. The research funded via this RFP should enable the Ministry of Health and related parties to introduce or modify targeted interventions to prevent smoking initiation and/or promote tobacco cessation attempts, particularly for priority population groups.
Whanau Ora Research Partnership
The HRC and Nga Pae o Te Māramatanga in partnership with the Accident Compensation Corporation and the Families Commission have made a joint commitment to co-invest in whānau ora research that targets key information needs for each agency.
This research fund for whānau provides an opportunity to focus on the collective health and wellbeing of whānau at a level that is beyond individuals, families, and individual households. This particular initiative is designed to address factors that promote and contribute to whānau health by maximising whānau resilience. It is anticipated that applicants will be able to develop research project(s) that address the collective dimension and identify the critical factors that underpin resiliency.
By releasing this RFP, the Whānau Ora Research Partnership funding organisations seek to purchase a number of studies. The total budget available for research is up to $1.4M (fully costed, exclusive of GST).
The full Request for Proposals is available as a PDF document.
Primary Prevention of Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases Research Strategy - Request for Proposals 2008
The HRC and the Ministry of Health have developed a Joint Venture in the Primary Prevention of Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases. The objective of this initiative is to generate a targeted programme of research that will provide the evidence base required to reduce the incidence of cancer and other chronic diseases through primary prevention. The first three years of the programme will be focused on tobacco control and nutrition, physical activity and obesity.
PPCR003 - Increasing the effectiveness of the ‘HEHA workforce'
This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to establish ways to improve delivery of nutrition and physical activity interventions for Māori and Pacific peoples by the HEHA workforce. The project should be developed in collaboration with those delivering HEHA initiatives and services, particularly those targeted to Māori and Pacific peoples. This could include DHB management, dieticians, HEHA project managers, mainstream, Māori and Pacific community health and social service providers etc. Research teams may wish to consider partnering with one of the District Health Boards. Organisational, socio-cultural, policy and/or knowledge-based aspects of the workforce may be the focus of projects funded through this RFP.
Click here for results of PPCR003 RFP
PPCR004 – Motivations for quitting smoking and staying quit in Māori, Pacific and low-income New Zealanders
This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to establish a qualitative project which examines the motivations for quitting smoking and for staying quit in Māori, Pacific and low-income smokers and ex-smokers. Specifically, the research should identify the key intrinsic and extrinsic motivations to quit for the priority population groups listed – whether and how these differ from what is known about motivations to quit in the general population and the relative importance of these for each group. The reasons why people choose formal and/or informal methods to quit should be explored, alongside an examination of the perceived strengths and limitations of these methods. Ultimately, this project should result in the identification of the key determinants that mediate behaviour change with regard to smoking; it should also outline the implications for the design of tobacco interventions in order to enhance motivation and facilitate the formation of intentions to take action.
Click here for results of PPCR004 RFP
Māori Health Joint Venture - Request for Proposals 2008
MĀORI HEALTH RESEARCH PRIORITIES PROJECT– CANCER
Identifying health research priorities to promote improved health outcomes and address inequalities experienced by Māori
The HRC and the Ministry of Health have developed a partnership to jointly fund research which will promote health outcomes for Māori (Māori health research). This partnership is a joint initiative between the two organisations with each partner providing 50% of the funding. Ownership of the Māori Health Joint Venture rests jointly with the funding partners.
The partners wish to co-invest in a project of up to 12 months in duration that identifies Māori health research priorities in cancer that will contribute to the achievement of whānau ora, to more effective service delivery for Māori and improved health outcomes for Māori.
This Request for Proposals (RPF) for a project that will contribute to the growing body of knowledge in Māori health cancer research development. It is expected that the project will address Goal 5, objective 2 of the Ministry's Cancer Control Action Plan.
Click here for results of Māori Health Research Joint Venture (Research Priorities Project - Cancer) RFP
International Investment Opportunity Fund (IIOF)Objective 1: Building International Research Collaborations
The HRC seeks to allocate funds to enable outstanding New Zealand researchers (including emerging researchers) to establish research collaborations with overseas research teams. The fund will support applicants to engage in research activities that will produce gains for New Zealand and/or the leveraging of overseas funds to support a longer term research project. A total funding pool of up to $1.07M over two years (exclusive of GST) is available for HRC-aligned proposals through Objective 1 of the IIOF. Objective 1 is open to proposals from New Zealand-based research organisations and companies doing research, including Crown Research Institutes, Universities, Research Associations and private companies. At this stage there is no restriction on the type of partnership opportunity that will be considered, nor on the health-related discipline; however, interested parties should consult the Request for Proposals (RFP) document for more information about priority investment areas under this Objective.
Click here for results of the Objective 1 RFP 2009
Occupational Health and Safety Joint Research Portfolio
The HRC, the Accident Compensation Corporation, and the Department of Labour have developed an Occupational Health and Safety Joint Research Portfolio. An objective of this initiative is to generate a targeted programme of research to address some of the knowledge gaps with respect to occupational health and disease in New Zealand.
The partners have identified noise-induced hearing loss as a key area for research, and in 2006 issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) Noise-induced hearing loss: epidemiology, noise exposure and prevention. Following consideration of responses to the 2006 RFP, the proposed research was divided into two separate but interrelated, future-focused projects addressing (i) the epidemiology of noise-induced hearing loss and noise exposure, and (ii) prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. The first of these projects was recently commissioned.
This RFP seeks to establish the second project, which will evaluate the effectiveness of extant work-related interventions to reduce noise-induced hearing loss in New Zealand, identify the critical factors that need to be considered when designing and implementing such interventions, and propose strategies where current interventions are ineffective.
Click here for results of the Occupational Health and Safety RFP 2007
Maori Health Joint Venture - Disability
Identifying health research priorities to promote improved health outcomes and tackle inequalities experienced by Māori with a disability. The HRC and the Ministry of Health have developed a partnership to jointly fund research which will promote health outcomes for Māori (Māori health research).
This Request for Proposals is for a project up to 12 months in duration that will contribute to the growing body of knowledge in Māori health research development and to promoting outcomes and participation of disabled Māori. It is also expected that this work will contribute to the future of innovative Māori health research and provide opportunities to generate knowledge about positive health and disability outcomes for Māori. To this end, we expect the initiative will be undertaken in partnership with whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori communities to enable these communities to identify their own research priorities for these health issues. The total budget for the research may be up to $270,000 (fully-costed, exclusive of GST).
Click here for results of the Māori Health Joint Venture (Disabilities Research Priorities) RFP 2007
Immunisation Research Strategy
In 2003, the HRC and the Ministry of Health established the Immunisation Research Strategy (the Strategy). The Strategy is a joint research initiative with both partners providing funding for strategic research projects. The purpose of this initiative is to develop an evidence base for immunisation policy, planning and service provision towards a reduction of vaccine preventable disease rates across all population groups.
By releasing this Request for Propsoals (RFP), the Ministry of Health and the HRC seek to purchase a number of studies addressing the barriers to and enablers of immunisation. There is currently $1.0 million (fully-costed, exclusive of GST), jointly provided by the Ministry of Health and the HRC available to fund research in this area.
Click here for results of the Immunisation Research Strategy RFP 2007
International Investment Opportunity Fund (IIOF) Objective 2: Developing International Funding Partnerships
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the HRC have established a joint initiative to conduct collaborative research into metabolic diseases. By releasing this Request for Proposals, A*STAR and the HRC seek to purchase a number of studies in the area of metabolic diseases. A total funding pool of up to NZD$1.8M (exclusive of GST) is available through the HRC's International Investment Opportunities Fund (Objective 2) and A*STAR for this joint initiative. Each joint project is expected to receive a combined grant of NZ$300,000-500,000 for 2 years.
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